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Experiential Learning…

…Without Casualties

Learning based on experience is more sticky and more interesting to the learner

What resources are in your back

pocket?

Or your bag, or your backpack?

My Experience…

5 Continua of Informal to Formal

Informal/FormalInformal -------------------------------------- Formal

Multiple Intelligence/Learning Styles

Kinesthetic ------------------------------------ Auditory

Planning“In the Moment” ----------------- Lesson Planned

MomentsWaiting for the Moment ------ Creating the Moment

LeaderTeacher ------------------------------- Coach

Informal/FormalInformal --------------------------------------- Formal

Informal Learning Is NEVER OVER. It’s Going On All The Time.

Have you walked through this gate?

Zion Gate

1967

Capture of the Old City

Multiple Intelligence/Learning StylesKinesthetic ------------------------------------ Auditory

Multiple intelligences and Learning Styles

1. BODILY-KINESTHETIC/ KINESTHETIC Learners

2. LINGUISTIC intelligence/ AUDITORY Learners (also musical)

3. SPATIAL Intelligence/ VISUAL Learners

4. INTERPERSONAL

5. INTRAPERSONAL

6. MUSICAL

7. LOGICAL-MATHEMATICAL

8. NATURALISTIC

*The Eight Intelligences are based on Howard Gardner’s work on Multiple Intelligences.

Planning“In the Moment” ----------------------- Lesson Planned

Three Ways to link new concepts with Experience:

C. Connecting with previous experience

B. In-the-moment

A.Create an experience

MomentsWaiting for the Moment ------- Creating the Moment

Control the CONTEXT

Look Around

LeaderCoach ------------------------------- Teacher

Coaching Lecturing

Your Role

How did you learn to ride a

bicycle?

What role did an

adult/teacher play?

Informal/FormalInformal -------------------------------------- Formal

Multiple Intelligence/Learning Styles

Kinesthetic ------------------------------------ Auditory

Planning“In the Moment” ----------------- Lesson Planned

MomentsWaiting for the Moment ------ Creating the Moment

LeaderCoach ------------------------------- Teacher

Take a breath…

Let it out slowly

Experiential Education

Direct Experience + Focused Reflection = Experiential Education

Experience and EducationExperience + Participant + Guide/Educator

= Experiential Education

A participant/student engaged in:

an Experience with reflection is engaged in Experiential Learning.

A participant/student engaged in:Experiential Learning with a guide/educator providing focused reflection is engaged in:

Experiential Education

David A. Kolb from www.infed.org

Experiential Education Model

Camp/ Youth Group

מזוזה

Mezuzah

Classroom

Text

Song

Video

Activity

Some Tools

Four+ Focused Reflection and Meaning Making Tools:

1. Tell me about that… (OR tell me more about that…)

2. What does this mean to you?

3. How does this change your understanding of…?

4. What did you learn from that?

5.

6.

7.

Four Jewish Focused Reflection Tools:• Focus on your core values, principles or concepts. They are:

1.

2.

3.

• Make it personal and Jewish: “When I think about this I think of… and that really resonates with me.”

• A question, a blessing or a ritual • Jewish tradition teaches…

What’s are your big picture concepts?

Four Jewish Focused Reflection Tools:• Focus on your core values, principles or concepts. They are:

1.

2.

3.

• Make it personal and Jewish: “When I think about this I think of… and that really resonates with me.”

• A question, a blessing or a ritual • Jewish tradition teaches…

Smile

Frown

Smile

Show me the results

RABBI ALEXANDRAIS’ or RAV HIMNUNA’S PRAYERBerachot 17a (as translated by Danny Siegel)

May it be Your will, O our God,that we be allowed to stand in places of astonishing

lightand not in dark places,and may our hearts know no pain,and may our vision not be so cloudedthat we not see all the blessings of Lifethat You have given us.

Thanks so much. I’d love your feedback or to say, “Hi.”You can reach me at any of the places below.Peace,Mike

michael@michaelmellen.com@michaelmellenwww.facebook.com/michael.mellen1646-719-6884 (general703-298-6730 (cell