Teachable Moments
Essays on Experiential Education
Published on 1. March 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
152 pages
978-0-7618-3346-8 (ISBN)
Description
How do educators better reach their students, better capture their attention and imagination without sacrificing scholarship? Teachable Moments: Essays on Experiential Education examines the pedagogy of Prescott College, a school that has embraced experiential education and been finding success with it for over thirty years. These essays-from scholars in fields as wide ranging as religious studies, environmental science, psychology, dance, literature, adventure education, and peace studies-examine the challenges and, ultimately, the rewards of student-centered education.
Each essay is preceded by an introduction that presents a synopsis of the work, the writer's biographical information, and a brief comment from the writer. The principles of experiential education, from pedagogy and class preparation to actual experiences and administrative duties, are shared throughout in story and anecdote.
Teachable Moments: Essays on Experiential Education is a helpful guide for all educators.
Each essay is preceded by an introduction that presents a synopsis of the work, the writer's biographical information, and a brief comment from the writer. The principles of experiential education, from pedagogy and class preparation to actual experiences and administrative duties, are shared throughout in story and anecdote.
Teachable Moments: Essays on Experiential Education is a helpful guide for all educators.
Reviews / Votes
Teachable Moments isn't just a field guide to great teaching ideas; it's also a thoughtful examination of why a classroom with straight rows of desks is often the worst place for real learning. Sometimes the best place is a canyon-filled with dancers. -- Christopher Cokinos, Utah State UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
234 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7618-3346-8 (9780761833468)
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Persons
R. Dean Johnson is a former fiction editor at Hayden's Ferry Review. He has taught composition, creative nonfiction, and fiction at Kansas State University, The University of Alabama, Arizona State University, Cameron University, and Prescott College. His essays and stories have appeared in several journals including Ascent, F. Scott Fitzgerald Review, New Orleans Review, Santa Clara Review, and The Southern Review.
Content
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Part I: Pedagogical Approaches to Experiential Education
Chapter 4 Part II: Experiential Education in Practice
Chapter 5 Acknowledgements
Chapter 6 About the Editor
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Part I: Pedagogical Approaches to Experiential Education
Chapter 4 Part II: Experiential Education in Practice
Chapter 5 Acknowledgements
Chapter 6 About the Editor