Posts Tagged ‘Experiential Teaching Strategies’

More on helping students practice decision-making, compromise, and consensus through experiential activities. A funny story:

Last week I mentioned my favorite way to divide a group into teams using a “Which One?” scenario where partners practice compromise/decision-making. After reading the last entry my colleague Kristen reminded me to share my funny “success” story from using this method with students in an elementary school:
I was working with a 2nd grade classroom [...]

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What is Experiential Education?

What is Experiential Education? How is it relevant to my work as an educator or counselor?

The experiential approach to education and group work is based on the idea that change and growth take place when people are actively (physically, socially, intellectually, emotionally) involved in their learning rather than just being receivers of information. The philosophy [...]

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Association for Experiential Education Conference Workshops

Jen Stanchfield’s workshop The Art of Experiential Group Facilitation. Jennifer Stanchfield and Josh Meyer presented a Holistic Approach to Teaching focused on brain-based learning, differentiated instruction and positive behavioral supports.

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Getting Them out of Their Seats—Active Ways to Start Conversations and Process, Review and Reflect

Today’s Wood ‘N’ Barnes Friday Lesson:
Two weeks ago I submitted the post “Bringing Learning to Life Through Reflection” which explored the use of metaphor in reflection. I mentioned that by using a variety of reflective methods—ranging from group dialogue, active reflection methods, artwork and the use of tangible objects, images, or metaphor—we can help participants [...]

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My Latest “Friday Lesson” at Wood ‘n’ Barnes “Designing the Group Experience”

Facilitation is an art that involves a combination of practice, observation, knowledge of theory, and creativity. Effective facilitators act as creative “designers” of lessons and experiences.  Through careful observation of all the elements involved in a group’s personality and setting, they intentionally choose and order activities in order to maximize learning opportunities.  Many educators call [...]

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