Experiential Learning-Informational Processing "I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand." (Confucius, 551-479 B.C.)

Experiential Learning-Informational Processing
"I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand."
(Confucius, 551-479 B.C.)

Theories 👥

ELA 😃

Social Studies 😃

Arts 😃

Curricular Links ✅

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Example

Curricular Links ✅

express ideas and develop understanding

consider the ideas of others

experiment with language and forms

ask questions and contribute related ideas

discover and explore

use prior knowledge

participate in projects that improve or meet the particular needs

create and use a simple map to locate communities studied in the world

analyze how the community is being studied

apply new ideas and strategies to contribute to decision making and problem solving

demonstrate cooperative behaviour

make connections between cause-and-effect relationships from information gathered from varied sources

evaluate ideas and information from different points of view

development of imagery based on observations of the visual world

increase range of actions and viewpoints depicted

express feelings and individual messages

represent surface qualities of objects and forms

add finishing touches

connect own ideas and experiences with those of others

apply phonic rules and generalizations

Dewey 👤

Freire 👤

Montessori 👤Scientific observation has established that education is not what the teacher gives; education is a natural process spontaneously carried out by the human individual, and is acquired not by listening to words but by experiences upon the environment" *Montessori, M.(n.d)

record of document activities, people and discoveries

illustrate or tell a story

Painted Snowglobe with Nature ✏

Theory of Experience

Two central ideas - continuity and interaction

Students paint a snowman in a snowglobe using materials from outside (e.g. pine branches) to create a development of realistic imagery for snowflakes, landscape and a snowman.

Continuity

Interaction

Humans are sensitive and/or affected by experience

Humans survive by learning from experience after they are born than do animals who rely on pre-wired instinct

Education is for providing people with skills to live in society
All experiences are influential whether good or bad

Past experiences interact with present situations to create present experiences

Any situation can be experienced in different ways because of unique individual differences

Educators can't control students' past experiences, but they can try to understand past experiences to create better and meaningful learning experiences for a student

Four Planes of Development

Childhood: 6-12
Elaboration of Mind and Personality, Moral and Social Mental Development

Adolescence: 12-18 Development of Social Policy, Reflective/Interpretive mind, Sense of Justice and Dignity

Infancy: 0-6
Development of Absorbent Mind and Individual Personality/Intense Concentration, Language Order, Self-Construction

Maturity: 18 - 24 Evaluation of Social Policy

Teaching Model:
Emphasis on intrinsic motivation and student choice

Intentional learning environments designed to facilitate self-directed learning

Multi-aged classrooms are provided to foster trusting relationships within a peer cohort

Working with children of differing ages encouraging leadership skills and collaboration

Beautifully prepared Montessori materials extend learning

Example 2

Students are asked to draw a tree in their sketchbooks. After the initial sketch, they are taken outside and invited to observe and describe any tree of their choice. They are then invited to draw the tree from any angle they choose.

Back in the classroom, the students are asked to reflect on both trees and state any observations they have about both pictures.

"No one is born fully formed: it is through self-experience in the world that we become what we are" Paulo Freire (n.d)

Students are taught a lesson on emotion. They are given the task of using construction paper , popsicle sticks and playdoughs to construct different kinds of human feelings. Students participation in this activity provides them with the experience and knowledge of understanding different kinds of feelings. This might be difficult to achieve without going through the process of generating the emotions .