Talking Imagination with School Leaders: Storytelling and Storylistening
Calling all school leaders! The Talking Imagination with School Leaders series on imaginED seeks YOUR feedback on different tools of the imagination. We’re curious about how you engage imagination in your leadership practices. The format is simple. Use the comment option below to respond to different prompts and questions. Or TWEET your answer! (Please tag @perfinker) […]
Unzipping the Jacket: Using Cognitive Tools to Dissolve Feelings of Otherness Between Students and the Natural World
By Alyssa Dixon (MEd in Imaginative Education, Teacher with Surrey School District) When I was little and would run my fingers over the grass or marvel at the song of a bird I never felt separate or other. As I grew and became entrenched in society, walls (figuratively and literally) began to spring up between […]
Connecting to Concrete: Breaking Through Urban Barriers with Imaginative Ecological Education (IEE)
By Krista Rutschmann (Educator, MEd in Imaginative Education) Every time we talk about Outdoor Education or Place-based learning, I think about our schoolyard and die a little inside. While others rhapsodize about the green spaces behind their schools or the creeks a couple of blocks away, I cringe at memories of syringes found, homeless camps […]