Month: October 2017

Imaginative Education (IE): Activities & Insights Wonder-Full Links & Resources

Imagine: TEDx West Vancouver 2017

October 31, 2017

I took to the TEDx stage September 23, 2017 to talk about how I am–and you are–a perfinker. Knowing this about human beings matters a great deal when it comes to education. My talk was entitled Engage Emotion, Engage Imagination: Cognitive Tools At Work A synopsis: Human beings are emotional and imaginative; they feel and envision possibilities. […]Read More

Imaginative Education (IE): Activities & Insights Random Ideas About Education

Using Cognitive Tools To Create Imaginative Classroom Spaces

October 30, 2017

Can the cognitive tools of imagination help shape how we actually organize our classrooms? Can cognitive tools help make classroom displays more engaging? I think so! Please leave your thoughts–I’d love to hear from you. Click here to read my article in the UKEdChat Magazine (June, 2017).Read More

Imaginative Education (IE): Activities & Insights Random Ideas About Education

How To Engage Our Imaginations As Educators

October 26, 2017

By Carolina López (MEd in Imaginative Education; Director/Co-Founder Educación Imaginativa de México) The role of imagination in education wasn’t always a topic as popular as it is becoming today. Educators around the world are being proactive about engaging students’ imaginations in learning. But I think we’ve been delaying the conversation about the importance of developing teachers’ […]Read More

Imaginative Ecological Education (IEE): Activities & Insights Wonder-Full Links & Resources

Puddles And Biodiversity

October 24, 2017

By Chris Sweetman (Ecological Educator & Navigator Wannabe, UK) On today’s walk I decided it would be a slow journey exploring the delights of Autumn – leaves, berries and puddles. For some reason as I wandered along pausing to take photographs my thoughts began to wonder what could live in these puddles. After watching The […]Read More

Imaginative Ecological Education (IEE): Activities & Insights Walking Curriculum

Walking, Wonder, & Writing: Supporting Literacy Through Imaginative Place-Based Practices

October 10, 2017

Everything has a story. It was a glorious day—truly glorious. I had a sneaking suspicion that the teachers that chose my session entitled #getoutside: Resources For Cross-Curricular, Place-Based Learning In Your Schoolyard shared the same wish: they really wanted to #getoutside as well! This walkshop provided participants with the opportunity to play with some imagination-focused place-based teaching […]Read More

Imaginative Education (IE): Activities & Insights

Oddly enough…writing poetry can feel like doing ballet in a

October 6, 2017

Poetry. Boring? Government. Ordinary? Math. Lifeless? We think not. I had the pleasure this week of working with a diverse group of 42 secondary school teachers. They came from many different schools and taught a range of topics in Grades 8-12. The session was entitled Emotion At The Helm Engaging Emotions and Imaginations in The […]Read More

Imaginative Education (IE): Activities & Insights Wonder-Full Links & Resources

Taming Worry Dragons: Engaging Imagination To Treat Anxiety

October 5, 2017

By Dr. Sandra Clark, Psychologist I have been working with anxious children and teens for over 20 years and have been impressed with how well they use their imaginations both in maintaining anxiety and in reducing it! The power of imagination, use of metaphor, heroic quests, story telling, and play are essential to helping anxious […]Read More