Having the JourneyPhysics Education and Transformative Experiences
“The map is not the substitute for a personal experience. The map does not take the place of an actual journey. . . . But the map, a summary, an arranged and orderly view of previous experiences, serves as a guide to future experience”
John Dewey, The Child and the Curriculum
Motivated Use
Expansion of Perception
Experiential Value
Transformative Experience
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Frame Content as Ideas
Scaffold Re-Seeing
Model Transformative Experiences
Teaching for Transformative
Experiences
Frame Content as Ideas
Frame Content as Ideas
Select Content Worth Teaching
Use Compelling Metaphors
Foster Idea-Based AnticipationEmphasize the Experiential Value
Scaffold Re-Seeing
Identify Re-Seeing Opportunities
Use Experientially Anchored Instruction
Use Real-World Updates
Identify
Re-Seeing
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Experientially Anchored Instruction
Have students identify and share experiences related to the content.
Develop case studies out of the shared experiences.
Have students investigate these case studies.
Real-World
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Model Transformative Experiences
