An Imaginative Approach to Teaching.AN IMAGINATIVE APPROACH TO TEACHING. Kieran Egan Kieran Egan, (born 1942) is a contemporary educational philosopher and a student of the classics, anthropology, cognitive psychology, and cultural history.[1] He has written on issues in education and child development, with an emphasis on the uses of imagination and the . San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden : Jossey-Bass, 2005. 251 pp. Hardcover, $24.95. In his latest book, Kieran Egan gives teachers creative ways to use learning tools at their disposal. Egan explains that all children come into the classroom knowing how to use certain "cognitive tools" for learning. An imaginative teacher can use these tools to provide engaging lessons, if there is a desire to reach the creative side of each student. Egan identifies three types of "cognitive tools": tools for oral language, tools for literacy, and tools for theoretical learning. Tools for oral language include story, metaphor, rhyme rhyme or rime, the most prominent of the literary artifices used in versification. Although it was used in ancient East Asian poetry, rhyme was practically unknown to the ancient Greeks and Romans. , rhythm, pattern, and, more surprisingly, jokes and gossip. Literacy tools include a sense of reality, a sense of wonder, revolt and idealism, and a literate eye. Tools for theoretical thinking include a sense of abstract reality, a sense of agency, and a search for authority and truth. It is with the use of each of these tools that teachers can tap into the imagination of the learners in their classroom and reach students in a unique way. The chapters each describe a type of tool for learning, both in summary and in detail. More important, each chapter is followed by a half chapter that gives suggested lesson plans on different topics. In addition, the author provides a glossary, several appendices ap·pen·di·ces n. A plural of appendix. , and a bibliography to support each technique. Kieran Egan, a professor of education, has written several books on the art of teaching. His previous work has focused on teaching techniques that foster and develop the imagination of children. With An Imaginative Approach to Teaching, Egan provides educators with new ways to promote creativity in the classroom. This book is an essential resource for all educators. Reviewed by Maren Roedenbeck, 2nd-grade teacher, Dr. Carlos Finlay Carlos Juan Finlay (December 3 1833 – August 20 1915, Havana), was a Cuban physician and scientist. Finlay was born Juan Carlos Finlay in Puerto Principe, Cuba of French and Scottish descent. He changed his name to Carlos Juan Finlay later in his life. Elementary School elementary school: see school. , Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL |
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