Explorations: Studies in Culture and Communication, principally edited by Edmund Carpenter and Marshall McLuhan, was the first postwar journal to engage directly with the new "grammars" of mid-century new media of communication. Launched in Toronto in 1953, at the very moment that television made its national debut in Canada, Explorations presented a mosaic of approaches to contemporary media culture and became the site in which McLuhan and Carpenter first formulated their most striking insights about new media in the electric age. The extraordinary breadth of contributions to Explorations from leading thinkers across the arts, humanities, social and natural sciences makes this journal a founding publication in the now burgeoning field of media studies. Originally funded by a Ford Foundation grant, the eight coedited issues of Explorations ran from 1953 to 1957 and are reprinted here for the first time in sixty years. For a listing of all articles in this series, refer to the Summaries at the end of the series introduction.

Third in a series designed to expand the idea of music theory to points beyond the written page, to have students realize that the music they are performing, listening to, and composing evolves from the realm of music theory. Book 3 covers notes on the grand staff, rhythm, eighth notes, intervals, pentachords, and triads.

The book presents the learners of English with a unique blend of reading, speech and thinking activities that encourage them not only to read and speak in English, but also to think and write in the language.

Kindergarten is different, and we know it! Only Explorations in Art combines a solid foundation in how to use tools and materials with the delight of exploring materials, developing skills and inventing new ways to create. The Teacher's Edition includes: * The critical classroom management techniques that make all the difference in ensuring a successful lesson. * Images of artwork and quotations from students * Interesting facts about tools and art, such as the history of crayons or scissors. * Teaching Tips and Variations/Extensions that include support on safety, differentiated instruction, classroom management, observation and assessment tips, and ways to include the classroom teacher. Each two-page spread in the Teacher's Edition includes: * Lesson: Each Big Book lesson begins with art images, and questions to encourage exploration. * Photos and Illustrations: Photographs and illustrations illustrate teacher technique, classroom seating, students at work, and other helpful content. * Student Artwork: Examples of student artwork and quotations are included throughout. * Assessment: Point-of-use assessment criteria is included for each lesson. The assessment criteria always relates to the lesson objectives. * Studio Exploration: Each Big Book lesson ends with a Studio Exploration. Clear, illustrated examples and directions help children explore, while ensuring an opportunity for individual expression and problem solving. * Variations/Extensions: Variations/Extensions are included with each lesson. Here the suggestion of using warm colors for cutting and cool colors for the background incorporates a color concept into this lesson on cutting. * Scissors History: The Teacher's Edition includes interesting facts for teachers to share with students, including the fact that many consider that Leonardo da Vinci invented scissors. * Teaching Tips: Teaching Tips include safety tips; ways to challenge and engage students; support fordifferentiated instruction; classroom management tips, such as giving a fair warning to children before collecting the scissors; games; and ways to include the classroom teacher. * Professional Development: The program includes built-in professional development, including this quotation from an early childhood expert, "Learning to use scissors is one of the important ego-building achievements of early childhood. Children discover that scissors give them instant power to make changes in paperand other materials." Claire Cherry, Creative Art for the Developing Child * Lesson Resources: Children's Trade Books are recommended for each lesson.

Explorations: Studies in Culture and Communication, principally edited by Edmund Carpenter and Marshall McLuhan, was the first postwar journal to engage directly with the new "grammars" of mid-century new media of communication. Launched in Toronto in 1953, at the very moment that television made its national debut in Canada, Explorations presented a mosaic of approaches to contemporary media culture and became the site in which McLuhan and Carpenter first formulated their most striking insights about new media in the electric age. The extraordinary breadth of contributions to Explorations from leading thinkers across the arts, humanities, social and natural sciences makes this journal a founding publication in the now burgeoning field of media studies. Originally funded by a Ford Foundation grant, the eight coedited issues of Explorations ran from 1953 to 1957 and are reprinted here for the first time in sixty years. For a listing of all articles in this series, refer to the Summaries at the end of the series introduction.

"A series of simulations designed to challenge high-ability learners in history, English, and the humanities".

This book is a compatible instructional component to any algebra textbook and was developed by University of Hawaii under the Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Improvement Act. The tasks align with the content and instructional approach used in daily classes that emphasize standards-based teaching and learning. The tasks include problem solving, manipulatives, and open-ended questions that let students demonstrate their understanding in different ways. Each topic has multiple labs that can be used at points throughout related chapters giving students the opportunity to enhance their understanding of the concepts or to bridge concepts to skills. Some labs use manipulatives such as algebra tiles or graphing calculators. Each lab includes a problem solving experience. Chapters include: (1) "Problem Solving"; (2) "Real Numbers"; (3) "Algebraic Expressions"; (4) "Equations and Inequalities"; (5) "Graphing"; (6) "Systems of Equations and Inequalities"; (7) "Polynomials"; (8) "Products and Factors"; (9) "Quadratic Equations"; and (10) "Rational Expressions and Equations". (KHR).