Time was when orchestras and ensembles wanted to reach out to new audiences, they took their instruments out to the park and shopping malls where teens and young families tended to gather. In today’s world, increasingly, people are meeting online. Some intrepid, tech-savvy musicians and ensembles are out there in the virtual community, presenting virtual concerts in the new virtual park. Who are they? What are their experiences and what are the lessons we can learn?

Engaging the students in establishing the classroom rules might be a good idea.The article includes some of the activities you could do to involve the students to creat the classroom rules.

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Students come up with 10 - 12 classroom rules that they have had in the past or think are necessary for a classroom. ...

To learn about developing classroom rules. To learn about making rules for a group of people when the group is comprised of many different people. To learn that different groups of people may have different rules.

Lesson plan to encourage students to consider the effect their individual actions have on the group. To encourage students to brainstorm and develop ideas for classroom rules.

Students will be engaged in creating the classroom rules.

Students work together to create classroom rules by brainstorming why they are at school and what they need while they are there.

It talks about the purpose of fasting and celebrating the end of Ramadan.

The article talks about the Artist Adam Henein and his artwork. The artíst's vision of placing his art work in the middle of the garden.

"In Media Res is dedicated to experimenting with collaborative, multi-modal forms of online scholarship. Our goal is to promote an online dialogue amongst scholars and the public about contemporary approaches to studying media. In Media Res provides a forum for more immediate critical engagement with media at a pace closer to how we experience mediated texts. Each weekday, a different scholar curates a 30-second to 3-minute video clip/visual image slideshow accompanied by a 300-350-word impressionistic response. "

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It talks about the history of the Jordan River and the spot where Jesus was baptised.

It describes life in Amman.

Companion web site for Crosscurrents, a thematic anthology that combines important critical essays with carefully selected primary texts of children's literature. The anthology is divided into eight parts, each of which addresses a central issue in children's literature studies: instruction and entertainment, adult and child points of view, oral and written traditions, realism and fantasy, boys' and girls' books, words and pictures, adaptations and spin-offs, values and censorship. The text is designed for undergraduate and graduate courses in children's literature, and can be used in a variety of ways. Diverse texts from across the English-speaking world and some translated selections. Web site contains sample syllabi and links to related material on authors, illustrators, and works in the anthology See also Table of Contents and other details at Oxford UP web site and Crosscurrents page in Facebook.

Tips and strategies in preparation for back to school.Helpful lesson plans for different subjects and grades.

Lesson plans and activities to help teachers and students during the first week of school.

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