FLORENCE CHRISTOPLOS PETER J. VAI,LETUTI?

Florence Christoplos is a professor of Education at Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland. Over her 20 years of public schml and university teaching, she has developed the approaches to crea- tive thinking through the arts described in this fastback. She conducts workshops for teachers who are not specialists in the arts, providing them the opportunity to develop and implement their own applica- tions of her methods. She believes that open-ended, problem-solving approaches to the arts are the most effective way to develop creative thinking in young children.

Peter J . Valletuni is dean of Graduate Studies and professor of Spe- cial Education at Coppin State College in Baltimore, Maryland. He earned his bachelor's degree in speech and drama and his master's in speech pathology and audiology from Brooklyn College. His doc- torate in special education is from Teachers College, Columbia University. In his 38 years in education, he has served as an elemen- tary teacher, special education teacher, school administrator, and col- lege professor. His interest in the arts reflects his avocational pursuits as an actor, singer, dancer, and director in community theater and off-Broadway productions.

Series Editor, Derek L. Burleson

Fastback Titles lconroued trom back cover1 What Educators Should Know About Copyright Teenace Suictdr: What Can the Schaals Do7 .eta i a s cs for learnerr A Mode 10, lracn.ng Tn~nkint Sk Ilr: the nr urlon Placarr The Induction of New Teachers The Case for Basic Skills Prorramr in Hlghcr Educatlon Recruiting Superior Teachen: The Intervie*, D.̂ r..r

Teschlng and Teacher Education: Implementing Reform Learnlnglhrough Laughter: Humor in the Clarrroom Hlgh School Dropouts: Causes. Consepusecs and Cure Community Education: Processes and Programs Teaching the Process of Thinking. K-12 Dealing with Abnormal Behavior in IheClassrwm Teaching Science as Inquiry Mentor Teachers: The California Model Using Microcomputers in School Administration Missing and Abducted Children: The School's Role in Prevention A Model for Effective School Discipline Teaching Reading in the Secondary School Educational Reform: The Forgotten Half Voluntary Relig!our Activities in Public Schools: Policy Guidelines Teaching Writing with the Microcomputer How Should Teachers Be Educated1 An Asserr. men1 of Three Reform Reports A Model far Teaching Writing: Process and O."A,,". , ,"""., Preschool Programs for Handicapped Children Sewme Adolescents' Readme Interests Throurh ~ o u n g h d u l t Literature - The Year-Round School: Where Learning Never Stops Usmg Educational Research in the Classroom M~cracornputerr and the Classroom Teacher Wrttlng for Professional Publication Adopt a School-Adopt a Business Teenager Parenthood: The School's Response AIDS Education: Curriculum and Health Policy D~alogue Journals: Writing as Conversation Preparing Teachers for Urban Schaelr Education: By lnvitat#on Only Mission Poss~bIe: lnnovat~ons in the B a n r Schools

270 A Pnmcr on Mur c for Won.Mur c an Eaurato~r 271 Estrao#d~nary E d m t o r r lerronr n Laadersnlp 272. Re ig on and tne Schools S go I cant C o ~ r t

Deckions in the 1980s 273. The High-Perlorming Educational Manager 274. Student Press and the HmlvoodDecis ion 275. Improving the Textbook Selection Procrrr 276. Effective Schools Research: Practice and

Pram~se 277. Impravlng Teaching Through Coaching 278. How Chlldrtn Learn a Second Language 279. Eliminating Procrastination Without Putting It

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280. iB) ly childhood Education: What Research Tells I,* ">

281. Personalizing Slaff Development: The Career Lattice Model

282. The Elementary School Publishing Center 283. The Case far Public Schools of Choice 284. Concurrent EnrolimrntProgramr:Colle~Credit

for High School Students 285. Educators' Consumer Guide t o Private Tutoring

Services 286. Peer Suoervirion: A Wav of Proferr ional i r in~

Teachlng 287. D~fferantiatadCarerrOppartunitierforTeachrn 288. Cantroverrial lrrues in Schools: Dealing with

the Inevitable 289. Interactive Television: Progress and Potential 290. Recruittng Minorities into Teaching 291. Preparing Students for Taking Tests 292. Creating a Learning Climate for the Early Child-

hood Years 293. Career Beginnings: Helping Disadvantaged

Youth Achieve Their Potential 294. InferactiveVidaodirc and the TeachinpLaarning

D."r.rr . . . , . . . . 295 Ur.ng M clocomputelr w t h Clltad Stddrntr 296 Urmg M crocompdtafr for leacn ng tea0 ng 297 Ustng H c ~ o c a m p ~ l e ~ s for Team ng Sc enct 298 S l ~ a a n l Pt uarr n the C asstoom 299. Cooperative ldarning 300. The Care for School.Basrd Health Clinics 301. Whole Brain Education 302. Publlc Schools as Public Forums: Use of

Schools by Won-School Publics 303. Deveiop~ng Children's Creative Thinking

Through the Ar ts 304. Meeting the Needs of Transient Students 305. Student Obastty: What Can theSchools Do7

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PDK Fastback Series Titles 107. Fosteringa Pluralistic Societylhrough Multi-

Ethnic Education 111. Teacher lm~rovement Throueh Clinical

-"" ...... 114 Urlng Rola Playing I. the C l a r r ~ o o n 118 The Case tot Comprtmc)l-Bared Eoucat on 119 Teacn ng the C tted and lalentto 121 S r ~ o r n l D rr o neand rne .8w 127. Writing cent& in the Elementary School 128. A Primer on Piaget 130. Deallog with Stress: A Challenge for Educators 132. How Partnt-Teacher Conferences Build

Partnerships 135. Performance Evaluation of Educational

Personnel 137. Mlnlmum Competency Testing 138. Legal lmpllcations of Minimum Competency

Tertlng 143. The Process of Grant Proposal Developmmt 145. Mlgrant Education: Teachlng the Wandering

On.* " ... 146 Cantrove~s~al Issuer tn Our Sc?oois 147 Ndlrl l on and Learnfng 148 Edrtat~on in the USSR 149 Teach n t warn h e * s ~ a ~ e r s The Llvlns . .

Curricuium 151. Bibliotherapy: The Right Book at the Right Time 153. Questions and Answers on Moral Fducation 154. Mastery Learning 159. Education for Cui tunl Pluralism: Global

Roots Stew 162. The Public Communitv Collece: Tho Pibole's

-, ......... 164 Cn orrn r Books: A L-cy lor the l o ~ n p 165. Teacher Unlonr and the Power S l~uc tv r r 166 Progress ve E d c a t ~ o n Lessons from Th lw

Schao~r 167. Bar r Education: A H~stor!cal Penpactire 169 Teacn ng Ins Learn ng Dnsabled 170. Safely Educat on in in* Elementary School 171. t o r r r l an in Contempora~ Japan 172. Tne School s Role n tnc P#eventnon of Child

Abuse 174. Youth Particiostion for Earlv Adolcmntr :

.earnong and i t r v lng in tne~ornmunnty 175. 1 me Hanagamtnt for t d r c a l o ~ s 176 EOJC~I ng Veloa IyC nao r o ~ t h tan q, ne,u nm u~o. r ...... .................... r..

182. School Public Relations: Communicatin~ to the Community

183. Economic Education Across the Curriculum 186. L e ~ l Issuer in Education of the Handicapped 187. Ma,nrtreamtng in the Secondary School: The

Role of the Regular Teacher 188. Tuition Tar Credits: Fact and Fiction

189. Challenging the Gifted and Talented Through Mentor-Assisted Enrichment Projects

190. The Care for the Smaller School 191. What You Should Know About Teaching and

Learnins Stvler - ~ , ~~

192. i i ~ a r y Research Stnte81rr l o # lducaton 193. Tne learn na of WI tang in Our Schools 194. Teach nc an0 tne An of Ouestion ns 195. ~ndersianding the New ~ i g h t and lir Impad

on Education 196. The Academic Achievement of Young Americans 197. Etfertive Programs for the Marginal High

School Student 199. What Should We Beleaching in the

Social Studler? 201. Master Teachers 202. Teacher Preparation and Certification: l h e Call

far Reform 203. Pros and Cans of Merit Pay 205. The Case for the All-Day Kindergarten 206. Philosophy for Children: An Approach to

Critical Thinking 207. Television and Children 208. Using Television in the Cuniculum 209. Writing to Learn Across the Curriculum 210. Education Vouchers 211. Decision Making in Educationai Senin@ 213. The Schoorr Rola in Educating Lvers iy

Handicapped Students 214. Teacher Career S tam: Implications for Stan . .

Development 216. Education in Healthv L i f s l v l r r : Curriculum . .

Implications 217. Adolescent Alcohol Abuse 218. Homework-And Why 219. America's Changing Families:

A Guide for Educators 220. Teach~ng Mildly Retarded Children

in the Regular Classroom 221. Changing Behavior: A Practical Guide

101 Teacherr and Parents 222. Issuer and Innovations in

Foreign Language Education 224. Teaching About Religion in t k Public Schools 225. Promoting Voluntary Reading in

School and Home 226. How to Start a School/Business Partnership 227. Bilingual Edueatlon Policy: An international

Perspective 228. Plann~ng for Study Abroad 230. Improving Homa.School Commvnicatimr 231. Community Service Projects: Citizenship in

Act~on 232. Outdoor Education: Beyond the Classmom Walls

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