Examples of Imaginative Education Lesson & Units
Simply using a joke or telling a story doesn’t reflect the Imaginative Education (IE) approach; creating an imaginative, story-shaped context for learning, does. As you look at the example below, notice how different cognitive tools are employed to engage emotion with knowledge. Be sure to also look at the entire outline to get a complete sense of how IE can shape teaching/learning.
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Engaging the Mythic Imagination
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| Sketch, Sketches, Sketching |
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| Subject: Visual Arts
Age: 5 to 9 Planning Framework: Mythic Author: Linda Holmes |
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| Transportation |
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| Subject: Cross Curricular
Age: 5 to 6 Planning Framework: Mythic Author: Justin Wu and Judy Baum |
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| The Brotherhood of French & English: À la Mode |
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| Subject: English/French
Age: 6 to 8 Planning Framework: Mythic Author: Colleen Howard Waldegger |
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| Pioneers |
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| Subject: Social Studies
Age: 6 to 9 Planning Framework: Mythic Author: Lisa Peterson |
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| Heat |
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| Subject: Science
Age: 5 to 7 Planning Framework: Mythic Author: Kieran Egan |
| Unit Outline |
| Butterfly Transformations |
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| Subject: Science
Age: 5 to 8 Planning Framework: Mythic Author: IERG Team |
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| Colour |
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| Subject: Science
Age: 5 to 7 Planning Framework: Mythic Author: Mary Mulleady |
Engaging the Romantic Imagination
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| From Sheep to Shawl: Exploring Fiber |
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| Subject: Textiles/Applied Arts
Age: 12 to 18 Planning Framework: Romantic Author: Debbie Stapleton |
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| What’s the Matter? States and Properties of Matter |
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| Subject: Science
Age: 11 to 13 Planning Framework: Romantic Author: Lindsay Zebrowski |
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| Serving Canadian Communities through Careers |
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| Subject: Planning
Age: 11 to 13 Planning Framework: Romantic Author: Marlene Roseboom |
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| Shape and Space |
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| Subject: Mathematics
Age: 12 to 13 Planning Framework: Romantic Author: Sherri Mohr |
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| Mean Median Mode |
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| Subject: Mathematics
Age: 10 to 13 Planning Framework: Romantic (Starts on p.7) Author: Cherry-Ann Drakes |
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| Introduction to Poetry |
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| Subject: Language arts
Age: 14 to 16 Planning Framework: Romantic Author: Melissa Cheung |
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| 14 Lines |
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| Subject: English Literature
Age: 14 to 16 Planning Framework: Romantic Author: Allie Hamilton |
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| A Canadian Project |
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| Subject: Social Studies
Age: 11 to 14 Planning Framework: Romantic Author: Susan Hayes |
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| Ecosystems |
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| Subject: Science/Biology/Ecology
Age: 11 to 14 Planning Framework: Romantic Author: Judy Dabideen-Sonachansingh |
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| Angles |
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| Subject: Geometry
Age: 8 to 15 Planning Framework: Romantic Author: Kieran Egan |
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| Amazing Life Cycle of the Eel |
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| Subject: Science
Age: 9 to 14 Planning Framework: Romantic Author: Kieran Egan |
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| Bread Around the World |
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| Subject: Home Economics
Age: 16 to 18 Planning Framework: Romantic Author: Marianne Honeywell |
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| Measuring the earth from a shadow |
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| Subject: Geometry
Age: 8 to 15 Planning Framework: Romantic Author: Kieran Egan |
Engaging the Philosophic Imagination
| Unit Outline |
| Complex Numbers |
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| Subject: Mathematics
Age: 16 to 20 Planning Framework: Philosophic Author: David Egan |
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| Visual Art and Culture |
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| Subject: Visual Art
Age: 15 to 21 Planning Framework: Philosophic Author: Jessa Salkeld |
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| Differential Calculus |
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| Subject: Mathematics
Age: 16 to 20 Planning Framework: Philosophic Author: David Egan |
| Multiple Lessons |
| High Flight (Risk-Taking) |
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| Subject: Language Arts
Age: 15 to 18 Planning Framework: Philosophic Author: Ruthanne Wrobel |
| Full Unit Plan |
| Mosses |
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| Subject: Science
Age: 16 to 18 Planning Framework: Philosophic Author: Dmitri Zebroff |
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| Wireless data communication |
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| Subject: Technology
Age: 16 to 18 Planning Framework: Philosophic Author: Bratislav Mladenovic |