By Dr. Julia Manini (Ed.D/M.R.E/B.Ed/Principal) Before there were manuals to instruct, googles to search, timely TikTok consultations to inform and insta(nt) “posts” to “feed” us, there lived the magic of the unwielded imaginings of our childhood—a time where the unscreened possibility, of spaces and ideas, parts and places, creatures and people…were all coloured by the […]
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The Eldering Imagination
By Kieran Egan (Emeritus Professor, Simon Fraser University) Much, maybe most, of what one reads about imagination focuses on children, and on how we may help stimulate and develop their imaginations. We may also read a lot about how adult imaginations are crucial to creative work and to the general cognitive benefit of the mature person. […]
The Heroic Classroom: Planning With Imagination
By Christa Smith-Rawlings (MEd in IE; Grade 6/7 Teacher, Learning in Depth Teacher, Twitter @HeroicClassroom) Welcome back to: The Heroic Classroom. Over the course of the school year I am on the hunt for two things: 1. Reflections on my lessons and how various Heroic Qualities present themselves. 2. Observations of how/if students recognize Cognitive Tools in action and how they […]