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- Dancing deities
- In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 11
- The asparas in mirror image stances balance on one bent leg in active positions typical of classical Southeast Asian dances. One hand is held above the head and the other in front of the chest with their wrists and fingers stretched...
- By Lorraine Aragon.
- Reviving traditional arts
- In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 20
- Here, three female palace dancers wearing silk costumes perform in Phnom Penh. The young women dancing in unison have their left feet raised with upward toes, their left arms gesturing forward, and their right hands on their hips. Each one wears a differently-colored,...
- By Lorraine Aragon.
- Comics in the classroom
- Graphic novels aren't just “literature lite”: they're a genre you can use to explore philosophy, history, human interactions, visual literacy, and more with soon-to-be adults in a high school English class.
- Format: article
- By Ross White.
- Teach what you love
- Stephen Mullaney works as a half-time ESL resource teacher/half-time second grade language arts teacher at Club Boulevard Elementary in Durham. This article focuses on his advice for teachers working with ESL students.
- By Sydney Brown.
- Don't put it down, put it up!
- In a fifth grade classroom based around projects, everything has its place. This classroom profile shows you the design and purpose of Debra Harwell-Braun's fifth-grade classroom.
- By Kathleen Casson.
- Communicating information and ideas: a philosophy of writing
- In Writing for the Web, page 2
- Many kinds of writing can be adapted for the web, but it's important to know what you're trying to communicate.
- By David Walbert.
- Finding your audience: a primer
- In Writing for the Web, page 3
- Before you sit down to write something, ask yourself some questions about the people who will read it.
- By David Walbert.
- Scannability: organizing for the web
- In Writing for the Web, page 5
- How you organize and format your writing can go a long way toward making it readable.
- Format: article
- By David Walbert.
- Looking for support
- An elementary special education teacher talks about finding support in challenging situations.
- By Kathleen Casson.
- North Carolina Thinking Skills: An introduction
- There are five dimensions in the model of thinking skills used to classify questions for the state's assessment tests.
- Format: article
- By Tom Munk.
- Designing your gym class
- From classroom organization to warm-up procedures, one physical education teacher provides a blueprint for a structured physical education program.
- By Bozena Mielczak and Kim Campbell.
- Culture everywhere
- In Intrigue of the Past, page 1.3
- In their study of culture, students will use a chart to show the different ways that cultures meet basic human needs and recognize that archaeologists study how people from past cultures met basic needs by analyzing and interpreting the artifacts and sites that they left behind.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 and 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- Archaeology as a career
- In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.2
- In their study of archaeology as a career, students will read essays and complete an activity to gain an understanding of and appreciation for the career of a professional archaeologist.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)
- Sample welcome letter and syllabus
- Dear Parent or Guardian, I want to take this opportunity to introduce myself and express my excitement about working with your child this semester [or year]. I love teaching [insert subject] because I care deeply about each of my students....
- By Kristi Johnson Smith.
- Two women carry trays suspended from shoulder poles in street at Hoi An
- Two women carry trays suspended from shoulder poles in a street at Hoi An. Both woman wear conical sunhats and loose, pajama-style work clothes. This method of transporting food or other goods while walking depends on the equal balancing of front and back...
- Format: image/photograph
- Long side portico and front turret of Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh
- Long side porticos, lion stair rails, tiered roofs, and ornate turrets adorn the Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh. This elaborate temple, located about 60 miles northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, was constructed between 1933 and 1955. Cao Dai is a relatively new religion...
- Format: image/photograph
- Colorful columns and hall of Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh
- Carved dragons and swirling clouds spiral around pink, blue, black, and white columns in the yellow interior hall of the Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh. White cloud paintings decorate a blue arched ceiling. A second-floor balcony allows visitors to look down upon...
- Format: image/photograph
- Followers dressed in white sit worshipping in Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh
- Dozens of followers dressed in white robes worship in the colorful Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh. The congregation, seen from behind, sits cross-legged on the floor with their hands held up in front of their chests. White robes are worn by lay congregants and...
- Format: image/photograph
- Woman in white robes sweeps veranda steps of Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh
- A grey-haired woman in long white robes sweeps the veranda steps of the Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh. The woman wears the clothes of lay worshippers: a long white tunic robe over loose white pants. She is sweeping a set of semi-circular polished stone steps...
- Format: image/photograph
- Carved columns and robed worshipper on veranda of Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh
- Three columns carved with dragons and lotus flowers, and a white-robed worshipper walking nearby, are seen on the front veranda of the Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh. White robes are worn by lay congregants and solid color robes of red, blue, or yellow are worn...
- Format: image/photograph
