Drama
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R049266
Active Learning Through Drama, Podcasting, and Puppetry
This professional resource, written by an experienced arts educator and media specialist, demonstrates how drama, shadow puppetry and podcasting can be used as vehicles to meet cross-curricular outcomes. The book offers a discussion of the affective and academic benefits of this process-based work, as well as examples of lesson plans. Black-and-white photographs and samples of students' work illustrate the suggested techniques. Active Learning through Drama, Podcasting, and Puppetry provides a table of contents, a bibliography, a general index and an author/illustrator/title index of the resources suggested for use in the classroom.
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $40.00 US
Record posted/updated: August 16, 2020
R035680
SaskCulture
This website invites people to discover Saskatchewan's vibrant cultural community, explore how the depth and diversity of culture and cultural activity are essential to this province and experience a sample of Saskatchewan's rich cultural life. The site provides access to news, resources, information on key cultural issues and more.
Media and Formats : Website
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Record posted/updated: July 8, 2020
R102476
Responding to Arts Expressions
Responding to arts expressions is an important part of arts education. Viewing and listening are discovery processes that require critical and creative thinking in order to develop deep understanding of the arts. Throughout their arts education experiences, students are encouraged on a regular basis to respond actively to a wide range of art works from each of the four strands including dance, drama, music, and visual art. Students are also engaged in responding to films and other interdisciplinary forms of art.
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Media and Formats : Document
Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: April 14, 2020
R070136
Canadian Museum of History
Access to displays related to the arts and culture is provided on this site. In addition, there are sections for students and teachers which provide teaching aids and selected learning resources, as well as information on educational programs offered at the museum.
Media and Formats : Website
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Record posted/updated: August 29, 2020
R034907
Dramathemes: Classroom Literacy That Will Excite, Surprise, and Stimulate Learning (4th ed.)
This resource uses themes from a rich selection of well-known children's literature as springboards to drama exploration. In each of the 10 chapters, the "Drama and Literacy Extensions" section provides teachers with an array of ideas for establishing dramatic contexts and developing roles. Included are a table of contents and an index.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $24.95
Record posted/updated: August 29, 2020
R014027
CBC Digital Archives. Arts & Entertainment
Oscar Peterson, Karen Kain, the Group of 7, Bill Reid, Glen Gould, Leonard Cohen, Robert LePage and the Rolling Stones are just a few of the profiles that the CBC Archives has pulled together on this website. Each of the musicians, artists and dancers highlighted on the site have several audio or video clips illustrating their work as well as suggested classroom activities. In addition to information on individuals or groups, there is coverage related to topics such as censorship.
Media and Formats : Website
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Record posted/updated: March 23, 2020
R070383
Drama Worlds: A Framework for Process Drama
Drama Worlds examines the complex improvised event called process drama and identifies it as an essential part of today's theatre. The sources of process drama and its connections with more familiar kinds of improvisation are explained. This book from The Dimensions of Drama Series provides examples of several process dramas and identifies dramatic strategies and characteristics including role play and script acting. This resource is theoretical in nature and it is specifically aimed at drama teachers. Appendices include references for each chapter and an extensive bibliography.
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $41.95
Record posted/updated: June 22, 2018
R102477
Saskatchewan Artists Ignite
This website presents conversations with four Saskatchewan artists including musician David Lawlor, dancer/choreographer Robin Poitras, visual artist Neal McLeod and actress Michele Sereda. The four artists discuss their artistic practices, the value of the arts, who is an artist?, the creative process, communicating through the arts and responding to the arts.
Media and Formats : Website
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Record posted/updated: May 4, 2020
R102495
Big Ideas in Arts Education: Grades 6-9 Inquiry Units
These units were created by the Living Sky Arts & Learning Committee and were designed to assess Saskatchewan Arts Education outcomes using Understanding by Design as a guiding principle in lesson planning.
•  Art Can Change the World
•  Big Ideas in Arts Education: 6-9 Project Overview
•  Problem Solving Portraits: Caricatures Thinking Outside the Box
•  Show Don't Tell
Media and Formats : Video
Topic : Inquiry
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Record posted/updated: December 7, 2018
R036971
Saskatchewan Arts Board
The Arts Board provides a wide range of services that enable Saskatchewan residents to experience and enjoy the arts. News, exhibitions, the permanent collection and links to other Saskatchewan art sites are provided.
Media and Formats : Website
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Record posted/updated: July 8, 2020
R070378
Canadian Heritage Collection Series
This series focuses on Canada during the 20th century through the use of primary documents. Each book addresses a particular Canadian theme and examines it by decade from 1900 to 2000. Whether the topic is visual art, pop culture or advertising, each book uses an excellent selection of original photographs, drawings, writings and maps to bring the topic and the time period to life. This appealing series offers students a wealth of insight into our country's past and its people. Each book includes a table of contents.
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•  Advertising: Reflections of Culture and Values
•  Popular Culture
•  The Visual Arts
Media and Formats : Book
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Record posted/updated: October 20, 2019
R070415
Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils
The education programs and resources aim to provide Saskatchewan rural residents with access to the same opportunities afforded urban residents in the development of visual literacy. Education packages from previous touring exhibitions are available as resources for teachers and gallery staff. These packages offer arts activity ideas and strategies for engaging audiences in visual art.
Media and Formats : Website
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Record posted/updated: June 13, 2017
R070382
Dance Composition: An Interrelated Arts Approach
This practical resource offers numerous opportunities to explore the interactive relationships among the four strands of arts education. Dance Composition provides 28 exercises to assist students in understanding the commonalities across the strands and to explore means of physically interpreting through movement what the senses personally reveal to them. It also highlights three dance projects that provide a model for students to create choreographic works involving music composition, story adaptation, costumes and props, artists' statements and reflections on the creative process. The text is supported by black-and-white photographs and diagrams. Included are a table of contents, a general arts glossary, a music glossary and a list of participating artists.
The accompanying compact disc offers original compositions by Barry Prophet that enrich the dance exercises and movement exploration assignments.
A website that provides access to music software, instructions on creating computer-assisted music, a journal entry handout for each activity, self-assessment handouts and rubrics is available at www.HumanKinetics.com/DanceComposition
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Media and Formats : Book CD/DVD
Price : $72.95
Record posted/updated: July 8, 2024
R033791
Structuring Drama Work (3rd ed.)
The purpose of this book is to outline some of the conventions for structuring dramatic activities. The book sets out models so the use of conventions can be seen as part of a dynamic process that enables students to make, explore and communicate meaning through theatre form. This user-friendly resource is filled with accessible and adaptable working ideas and strategies for drama including descriptions of 100 key conventions grouped under the following headings: Context-Building Action, Narrative Action, Poetic Action and Reflective Action. The conventions offer starting points for further activities. The book gives clear advice on utilizing theatre as a learning process and planning drama to maximize involvement and learning. This resource is a practical handbook for drama teachers or anyone engaged in drama activity with students.
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $57.95
Record posted/updated: November 26, 2019
R037619
Museums Association of Saskatchewan - Museums Map
Using this online map, teachers and students can easily locate museums within Saskatchewan. The site provides the basic contact information, hours and links to specific websites for art galleries and historical museums.
Media and Formats : Website
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Record posted/updated: August 29, 2017
R047380
Truth and Reconciliation Resources - Arts Education
The titles listed below may support instruction in the classroom related to the history, work and ideals of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). These resources have not undergone the full evaluation process that is carried out for core and additional resources. Before using these resources in the classroom, educators should consider the sensitive emotional issues related to the work of the TRC and consult their local resources evaluation policy. Resources that appear on the core and additional resources lists and support the ideals of the TRC can be found by clicking on Truth and Reconciliation in the Filter by Content section of any resources list on the curriculum site that contains titles on this topic.
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•  Project of Heart (Canada)
•  The Secret Path (animated film)
•  Truth, Dance and Reconciliation
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Topic : Truth and Reconciliation
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Record posted/updated: April 21, 2022
R070379
Careers in Culture
Culture is an extremely broad term and careers in this area vary greatly. This interactive website informs students about the many fields of employment within the cultural sector.
The site includes links that provide information that students require to make a decision about careers in film and broadcasting, live performing, cultural management, new media, music and sound recording, the visual arts, writing and publishing and heritage.
Lights Up! An Activity Kit for CIC-Online provides teachers with materials to help students learn more about cultural careers. The kit is divided into seven units with activities that expand on the information in Careers in Culture.
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Record posted/updated: July 8, 2024
R070407
Arts Education 9. Core Learning Resources (2009)
This list of learning resources identifies high-quality resources that have been recommended by the Ministry of Education to complement the curriculum, Arts Education 9.
Media and Formats : Document
Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: January 3, 2019
R070070
Arts Education 9. Additional Learning Resources (2009)
This list of learning resources identifies high-quality resources that have been recommended by the Ministry of Education to complement the curriculum, Arts Education 9.
Media and Formats : Document
Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: July 4, 2019
R049366
Aboriginality
Aboriginality re-imagines the strength and spirit of First Nations culture through narrative mediums that connect urban First Nations youth to their rural ancestral histories. Dallas Arcand, world champion hoop dancer and hip-hop artist, is inspired by both new and traditional elements of First Nations culture. He plays dual roles in being both a positive First Nations presence in mainstream urban media and a touchstone to traditional First Nations roots and culture.
A teacher's guide is available.
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Media and Formats : Video
Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: July 8, 2024
R025662
Saskatchewan Drama Association
The Saskatchewan Drama Association is a professional growth network of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation.
Media and Formats : Website
Price : unavailable
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Record posted/updated: July 8, 2020
R101663
Stories of Courage: Saskatchewan Second World War Veterans Remember
This series of eight videos presents the personal stories of 17 Saskatchewan residents who served during the World War II.
•  Price of Freedom. Episode 2
•  Supporting the Troops. Episode 6
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Record posted/updated: August 24, 2021
R053615
Deepening the Discussion: Gender and Sexual Diversity
This document will assist individuals and communities to engage in meaningful discussions and actions to respond to the experiences, perspectives and needs of students and families who are gender and/or sexually diverse (GSD). It will: assist school divisions, central office personnel, administrators, educators, First Nations and Métis organizations and community partners to develop a deeper understanding of gender and sexual diversity; assist in understanding the unique educational, health and safety needs of staff, students and their families who self-identify as gender and/or sexually diverse; provide practical strategies, suggestions and frequently asked questions to support schools and communities as they work with students to anticipate and overcome challenges related to transphobia, homophobia and heterosexism; acknowledge the shared responsibility of ensuring that all students who identify as gender and/or sexually diverse have the same opportunities for safety, socialization and success in schools; assist educators in planning curricular-based instruction and assessment to meet the unique needs of gender and/or sexually diverse students; and assist school divisions and First Nations and Métis organizations to fulfill their ethical and professional responsibilities to provide safe, equitable and inclusive learning environments for all students regardless of their actual or perceived differences.
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Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: February 13, 2019
R102702
Treaty Education Outcomes and Indicators
The Treaty Education outcomes and indicators at each grade level are designed to engage learners on a journey of inquiry and discovery. When meaningfully and thoughtfully incorporated into subject areas, Treaty Education moves beyond an idea to become actualized as a belief that benefits all learners.
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Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: February 13, 2019
R103070
Historical Learning Resources Updates
Learning Resources Updates provided an annual supplement to every subject-specific bibliography that supported K-12 curricula.
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Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: January 2, 2019