The Lure of Abstraction It can be intoxicating to realize that a whole world of abstract ideas exists that can explain and help us interpret the world of our daily lives. If supported in thinking in theoretical ways, many of our senior students/adult learners quickly and thoroughly take to the powerful understanding of the world […]
Tag: #toolsofimagination
Cognitive tools–theoretical and practical examples
Talking Images
Imagery can turn a curriculum outcome or dry piece of info into a vital part of a fascinating, compelling story — Kate Charette (@kate_charette) Last night #imaginEDchat was all about IMAGERY. More than 35 educators from all over the planet spent an hour discussing the power of imagery for learning. Here are few snap shots of the discussion–notice the […]
The Selfish Teacher
By Christa Rawlings (MEd in Imaginative Education; Grade 6 Teacher) 5 years into my teaching degree I was bored. Bored, bored, bored. I could not believe that I had spent so much time, effort and money getting into a career that I found dull already. I was very tempted to abandon teaching altogether and find […]