Evans-Palmer, Teri

University/Organization: University of California Santa Cruz Title Engaging Disengaged Youth: Successful Strategies for Museum Educators Synopsis Student distractions in social learning contexts have escalated and are taxing the effectiveness of museum educators who...

Fukushima, Nahoko

University/Organization: Tokyo University of Agriculture Title The Sensuality of Books: Toying with Edo Sharebon Books Synopsis This paper discusses unique aspects of the reading experience of sharebon works, a genre of Edo “playful literature”. The...

Gubler, Rea

University/Organization: Southern Utah University Title Bread, A Common Cultural Thread for All Ages Synopsis Found on most dinner tables across the globe, bread is often the staff of life. Participants will examine the cultural significance of bread in family...

Hazelrigg, Amy

University/Organization: Eastern New Mexico University Title It’s Really Cool Because I Get to Learn Stuff”: Teaching and Learning ON, an Origina Reading Comprehension Strategy, in an Elementary Classroom Synopsis An analysis of student responses in a...

Hepworth, Elise M.

University/Organization: Wayne State College Title The 21st Century Vocal Pedagogue: A Mediator and Translator for the Vocal Studio and Its Interdisciplinary Colleagues Synopsis The field of vocal pedagogy continues to search for a definitive method of discovering...

Izbicki, Patricia

University/Organization: University of West Florida Title Robert Schumann’s Illness and Its Effect on His Music Synopsis Robert Schumann is one of the most famous Romantic composers of the nineteenth century. However, behind the beauty, artistry, and passion of his...