SELF DIRECTING 3.3 INSPIRING & CREATIVE TEACHING SEPTEMBER 2014 MARCEL VAN DER POL

KERIDWEN, ENLARGE YOUR FRAME OF MIND

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The Arrow in the Bull’s Eye Tales & Theatre as Teaching Tools

Drs Marcel van der Pol

www.KERIDWEN.com

Tales & Theatre as Teaching Tools

A = X+Y+Z

A = The Arrow in the Bull’s Eye X = Tension & Relaxation

Y = Gripping & Letting go Z = Aiming & Hitting

The Arrow in the Bull’s Eye Tales & Theatre (Archery) principles: ≽ tension & relaxation, ≽ gripping & releasing, ≽ aiming & hitting

sender

receiver

receiver

sender

media message

response

knowledge, history, values,

etc

knowledge, history, values,

etc

.

presentation

Who is responsible? What for?

Information Processing Use them Playfully and Effectively in Stories and Lectures!

• Senses: V.A.K.(O.G.) – seeing, hearing, feeling/moving, smelling, testing

• Matching vs. Mismatching – Recognition vs. Exceptions

• Forest vs. Trees – Overview vs. Details

• Options vs. Procedures – Possibilities vs. Structure & Truth

Tales & Theatre as Teaching Tool

content student context

Recording Experiencing

Adapting Opening up Processing

Sharing

....….................. Doing ....…..................

....….................. Making ....…..................

....….................. ....….................. Reflecting ....….................. ....…..................

....….................. ....….................. Integrating ....….................. ....…..................

= possible starting point for your story

TALES AS TEACHING TOOLS LEVELS OF TELLING A GOOD STORY

1. Pleasure • Fun, no rules

2. Education • Culture, Morals, Reflection

3. Self Directing • Change in Perception & Reality

4. Magic • Unspeakable, Wisdom

BASIC ELEMENTS EDUCATIONAL STORIES

STEP BY STEP... 1

Scenery, Era 2

Accommodation 3

Main character(s)

4 What’s going on:

Question, Dilemma, Challenge

5 Helper(s),

Resource(s)

6 Obstacles

7 Solutions,

Possibilities

8 Final Outcome,

Result

9 Telling the Story:

Enlarging Frames of Mind

naar : Alida Gersie,, Joseph Campbell,, Keridwen

Tales & Theatre in Education Encounter

1. Here-and-now

2. Contact

3. Contract

Performance

1. Present

2. Wrapping up

3. Presenting

Story 1. Outline 2. Content 3. Interaction

Storyteller 1. Liking 2. Daring 3. Performing

Directing your Lessons

•Agatha Christie style - induction

•Columbo style - deduction

•Nested loops style - combination

Facts, figures & contexts

Lecture / Story

Essence

Designing Tales in Lectures

Story Dynamics & Lecture Dynamics Interactions vs Keeping on Track

Accent? (+/-)

Making Up Scenario’s

• Alternative Stories: telling you about my uncle....

•Use playfully: perspectives, positions, paradigms and story

elements

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Home Departure

(leaving/aiming) Context

Dragon & Treasure Call (who/what)

Sentry (stop!) Traveling Companions?

(friend/foe) Encounters

Events Developments Helper (stijl)

Arrival (change?)

•Adventures Tales as Teaching Tools

The Adventure of Exploring & Learning

-Sentry & Lamppost

Self Directing 3.3 in Teaching

BL BR BC

CR CL

FR FL FC

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• The Classroom as a Stage

• Theatre as Teaching Tool

• Better Teaching/Lecturing by Performing

B = Back

C = Centre

F = Front

L = Left

R = Right

Learning: Inside or Outside …?

Zelfportret

Researcher

Artist Judge

Warrior Four Appearances of the Creative Teacher The Biggest Challenge?

Thanks to the Creative Whack Pack of Roger van Oech

The Arrow in the Bull’s Eye

Telling a Good Story Well, The Biggest Challenge?

The Biggest Challenge?

Tales As Teaching Tools Stages of Transformation 1. Open Story

• My possible version of reality 2. Closed Story

• My story is true 3. Frozen Story

• This is how it allways goes. 4. Liquefying the story

• Enlarging my Frame of Mind: different stories are possible, too.

Liquefying the Story, The Biggest Challenge?

Learning & Teaching Styles

Learning & Teaching Styles

It is not how intelligent you are.

But how you are intelligent

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80%

MINDMAPPING THE STORY DEVELOPING LESSONS & STORIES

3 stages,

3 MindMaps:

•Constructing

•Teaching style

•Learning style

Visibility • Font size - 1 cm / 3 meter

• Legibility

• Position screen

• Don’t block the screen

Making preparations How to Use Visual Media

Simplicity • Every item its own slide

• Keep content simple & accurate

• 7 words / line & 7 lines / slide

• Slides: less is more

Travelling as a real Hero is... ...like travelling with spoon and egg

The horseflower-paradox: If you can’t get rid of them, you could try to love them!?

The Chimney Paradox Tales & Theatre: Source Of Creativity, Empowerment & Teaching

• Out of Your Box • Wisdom

• Logic • Facts

Chassidic Creative Problem Solving

Sometimes it’s good to know a Guide, who can support

you to get past the Dragon and claim your Treasure.

The Dance of the Hero helps you to shoot your

Educational Arrow in the Bull’s Eye

Welcome

Marcel van der Pol www.KERIDWEN.com

www.THEDANCEOFTHEHERO.com