Ancient Times 6 Pack

Kathleen Gould Lundy is the Course Director of the Fine Arts Program at York University, Faculty of Education. Kathy is on secondment from the Toronto District School Board, where she is District-wide Coordinator of Dramatic Arts and Dance. While she was at the board, she taught teachers how to use drama and dance as teaching methodologies within an inclusive curriculum. Kathy has coordinated the writing of a number of curriculum documents including The Treasure Chest: Story, Drama and Dance/Movement in Motion, a videotape and package made in partnership with the Danny Grossman Dance Company. Kathy has published a number of professional books, including, What Do I Do about the Kid Who...? Fifty Ways to Turn Teaching into Learning.

Joan Green has had a distinguished career as an educator and leader in the public sector. She was the Director of Education for the Toronto Board of Education and, prior to that, served as a teacher, principal, and superintendent for the City of Toronto. In 1995, Joan became the CEO of the Ontario Education of Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO). In 2002, she was appointed a Commissioner on Education for the Province of Alberta. Joan is a published author on curriculum, assessment, leadership, and equity issues, and co-authored Northern Lights: Outstanding Canadian Women. She has received many honours and awards, including the distinguished Educator Award from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, and the Leadership Award for Women in Educational Administration in Ontario. Joan has been a member of the board for hospital, university, and cultural institutions, and is the Chair of the Board of Goodwill Toronto, Central and Eastern Ontario. She currently serves as an advisor to governments and school boards on policy, governance, and school improvement.

Jennifer Glass is an Instructional Coordinator of K-12 ESL/ELD programs in a large, diverse Canadian school board. She has a Master of Education degree focusing on language, culture, and teaching through the lens of professional development. Throughout her career, Jennifer has supported English language learners and their teachers in a variety of roles that include classroom and ESL teacher, consultant, and additional qualification instructor. Jennifer has written collaboratively for a variety of resources that include school board, university and Ministry of Education documents. In her spare time, Jennifer works toward achieving life balance with family, friends, and the outdoors.

Special Features

• Speaking Up - students work with their prior knowledge and talk informally to a partner or in a small group about what they know about the topic. In these activities they begin to "talk themselves into understanding." They work with their own ideas and vocabulary, then read the text and look at the visuals.
• Speaking Out - students link what they knew before with what they have learned in the text. They are given the opportunity to apply what they are learning through activities that help them find their voice. Using the new information and vocabulary from the text and images, students work with a partner or in a small group to talk about what they are learning. Once they have confidence, vocabulary, and a sense of what they want to say publicly, they will tell their ideas to a wider audience.
• Talk Tips - these are helpful tips to guide students in terms of pronunciation, vocabulary development, tone, voice, and body language when speaking. These tips are revealed as the students engage in the Speaking Up and Speaking Out activities and can be incorporated into their oral language development.
• Listen Up - these are tips and techniques to help students improve their listening skills.