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K-16 WORKSHOP
Art, Music and Revolution
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Spencer Art Museum, Reception Room (room 307)

The workshop addresses the roles that music and visual art play in revolutionary movements throughout the world, particularly in Russia and Eastern Europe, East Asia, Africa and Latin America. The goal is to develop applications of this knowledge in the K-16 classroom. (For full program, click here.)

Lesson Plans

K-12 WORKSHOP
Learning to Negotiate the Peace: International Trade in the 21st Century
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Date: Saturday, November 8, 2008

Lesson Plans

K-16 WORKSHOP
Art, Politics, and Revolution: The Russian Avant-Garde and the Struggle for Ideas
Time: 10 AM - 1 PM
Date: Saturday, April 12
The workshop will be connected to exhibits:
http://www.spencerart.ku.edu/exhibitions/lissitzky.shtml
and http://www.spencerart.ku.edu/exhibitions/constructivist.shtml

E. W. Clowes, “Utopia in Avant-Garde Russian Art and Literature,” LIST OF INTERNET IMAGES

Lesson Plan: Deconstructing Architecture: A Look at the Avant-Garde in Russian Architecture.
Written by Pamela Rohlfing, Special Education Teacher, Maple Park Middle School, Gladstone, MO.

Lesson Plan: A Selection of Russian Avant-Garde Art and Architecture 1890-1934.
Written by Paul Adams, Social Studies Department, Topeka High School, Topeka, KS.

WORKSHOP
"Teaching World Cultures through Animated Movies: A Journey from France and Russia to Japan"

SchedulePDF Document - Requires Adobe Acrobat

Brian Smith, the President of the KU Anime Club, and the club members promote various anime activities at the 2007 Kansas City Japan Festival.

Balkan Semester

WORKSHOP
"Conflict and Creativity in the Balkans"

Lesson Plan: What to think about the Balkan situation in the 1800s and 1900sPDF Document - Requires Adobe Acrobat


On the Air Lesson Plans: Special Forces, The Cold War & The Future: How to use Special Forces in History and Current Events in the Classroom.PDF Document - Requires Adobe Acrobat

On the Air Lesson Plans: ‘Everyone has an Uncle Vanya’ Understanding Character Through Mimic Writing.PDF Document - Requires Adobe Acrobat

WORKSHOP
"On The Air: Host your own Interactive Learning Show!"

November 11, 2006.

800th Anniversary of the Founding of the Mongol Empire PDF Document - Requires Adobe Acrobat

WORKSHOP
"Mongols: Forging a bridge of trade and knowledge between Asia and Europe"
April 8th, 2006

Mongol Lesson Plans: