{"title":"Kieran Egan","description":"\u003cp\u003eKieran Egan’s works explore innovative approaches to education that challenge traditional methods. His writing delves into how imagination and creativity can transform teaching and learning, offering fresh perspectives for educators and readers interested in educational theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on the cognitive and emotional aspects of learning, Egan’s books invite readers to rethink how knowledge is conveyed and absorbed. His contributions provide insightful reflections on cultivating deeper understanding and engagement in the classroom.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"an-imaginative-approach-to-teaching-by-kieran-egan-9780470928486","title":"An Imaginative Approach to Teaching","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, award-winning educator Kieran Egan shows how we can transform the experience of K-12 students and help them become more knowledgeable and more creative in their thinking. At the core of this transformative process is imagination, which can become the heart of effective learning if it is tied to education's central tasks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Imaginative Approach to Teaching\u003c\/em\u003e is a groundbreaking book that offers an understanding of how students' imaginations work in learning and shows how the acquisition of cognitive tools drives students' educational development. This approach is unique in that it engages both the imagination and emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe author clearly demonstrates how knowledge comes to life in students' minds if it is introduced in the context of human hopes, fears, and passions. To facilitate this new educational approach, the book includes a wide variety of effective teaching tools — such as story, rhythm, play, opposition, agency, and meta-narrative understanding — that value and build upon the way children understand their experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMost important, Egan provides frameworks for lesson planning and more than a dozen sample lessons to show how teachers can use these tools to awaken intelligence and imagination in the classroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470046871788,"sku":"9780470928486","price":58.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780470928486-an-imaginative-approach-to-teaching.jpg?v=1775209186"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/kieran-egan.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}