Wisdom of the Body - What Embodied Cognition Can Teach Us About Learning, Human

Combing cutting edge science and educational philosophy, The Wisdom of the Body offers practical, effective advice for anyone interested in how humans learn and think. With compelling arguments in favor of an embodied approach to school, Shonstrom illuminates the power of learning through physical, sensory experiences, and challenges traditional approaches in education by offering dynamic, ground-breaking examples of how an embodied pedagogy could revolutionize learning.

List of contents

Table of Contents
Author's Note
Introduction
Chapter 1: Bodies of Knowledge
Chapter 2: A Brief History of a Good Idea at the Time
Chapter 3: Evolutionary Baggage Claim
Chapter 4: Got Dopamine?
Chapter 5: The DeMoN in our Heads
Chapter 6: Gandalf of Brooklyn
Chapter 7: Bodies of Literature
Chapter 8: Prose in Repose
Chapter 9: Deconstructive Criticism
Chapter 10: Monkey See, Monkey Do
Chapter 11: Gut Feelings
Chapter 12: Virtual Race
Chapter 13: Anything Boys Can Do
Chapter 14: Golden Oldies
Chapter 15: Dionysian Embodiment
Chapter 16: The Jumper
Acknowledgements
Appendix: A Practical Guide to Embodied Education
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

By Erik Shonstrom

Summary

The Wisdom of the Body uses embodied cognition studies to challenge conventional approaches to learning, and offers compelling examples of how an embodied approach to education could revolutionize schools.

Product details

• Authors: Erik Shonstrom, Shonstrom Erik
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781475840643
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-4064-3
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, EDUCATION / Professional Development, cognitive development, cognitive science, educational philosophy, embodied learning, embodied mind, embodied pedagogy, embodiment, increase productivity, kinesthetic learning, meditation, mind body co, SCIENCE / Cognitive Science, Educational psychology, teacher training, Teaching skills & techniques, Cognitive studies, Cognitive Science, EDUCATION / Teaching / General