Surpassing Standards in the Elementary Classroom: Emotional Intelligence and Academic Achievement Through Educational Drama

by Lee R. Chasen

Overview

Surpassing Standards in the Elementary Classroom outlines a new theoretical and practical approach to classroom instruction and student achievement in language arts and social studies. This inspirational guide provides elementary classroom teachers with comprehensive, easy-to-implement lesson plans and specific activities that engage and integrate emotional intelligence skills in order to empower intellectual understanding within the academic curriculum. The book would be an asset for undergraduate or graduate courses or teacher training programs that deal with elementary education, educational theory and practice, curriculum development, content and instructional styles, and is a valuable tool for elementary school teachers and counselors, administrators, staff developers, college students training to be teachers, and professional development and staff training seminars.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433103070
Publisher:	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	02/28/2009
Series:	Counterpoints: Studies in the Postmodern Theory of Education Ser.
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

The Author: Lee R. Chasen is the founding director of Kid Esteem Inc., a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to the emotional and social intelligence of children, families, schools, and communities. Chasen has two Master’s degrees in education and a Ph.D. in educational theatre from New York University. A registered drama therapist and a New York State-licensed creative arts therapist, Chasen contributed a chapter to the text Clinical Applications of Drama Therapy in Child and Adolescent Treatment (2005) entitled «Spectacle and Ensemble in Group Drama Therapy Treatment for Children with ADHD and Related Neurological Syndromes».

Editorial Reviews

«The power of Lee R. Chasen’s new book, ‘Surpassing Standards in the Elementary Classroom’, lies in his compelling argument that learning is about integration. As an emotionally intelligent and creatively wise writer, Chasen provides clear and concise examples of how and why an optimal education must integrate mind and body, feeling and thought, play and reflection, text and sub-text. Chasen’s important book is a must-read for all elementary school teachers searching for the best practices to meet the developmental, psycho-social, and creative needs of their students.» (Robert J. Landy, Professor of Educational Theatre and Applied Psychology; Director, Drama Therapy Program, New York University)
«This user-friendly text offers important insight into the practical ways social-emotional development can be integrated into everyday curricula. As a first year teacher, I found Lee R. Chasen’s perspective to be inspiring and full of awareness in regards to the positive effect social-emotional development can have on students’ intellectual growth, as well as building good character skills. Teachers will be motivated and enthusiastic about implementing these creative and realistic lesson plans in their classrooms.» (Krista Granieri, Elementary School Teacher, Literacy Graduate Student, Dowling University)

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