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Tag Archives: Israel Galindo
The good stuff, or, why did the chicken cross the road?
A student from my January philosophy course recently came by the office to follow up on some lingering questions. It’s always a good sign when a student pursues learning after the conclusion a course. It hints that one has achieved … Continue reading
Posted in humor, personal growth, philosophy
Tagged classics, curriculum, Israel Galindo, teaching
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The Brain and Learning 7
Some years ago I took a seminar with communication guru Edwin Tufte. He concluded his seminar on communication and design with a film of a magician’s performance. The short film was a clever and effective way to demonstrate some of … Continue reading
The brain and learning, 6
Today’s brain and learning concept: the brain learns through conscious and unconscious processes. A great deal of the insights we acquire and the patterns that we grasp are a consequence of ongoing unconscious processing, perhaps more than we realize or … Continue reading
The brain and learning, 5
Today’s brain and learning concept: the brain perceives and creates parts and wholes. The brain has two separate but simultaneous tendencies for organizing information. One is to reduce information to parts. The other is to perceive and work with information … Continue reading
The brain and learning, 4
Today’s brain and learning concept: emotions are critical to learning. Generally, educational enterprises tend to separating emotion from thinking. Though the importance of emotions to learning has been acknowledged the connection between emotion and cognition remains, by and large, unaddressed. … Continue reading
Posted in children, Christian Education, development theory, personal growth, teaching
Tagged brain, Christian Education, education, Israel Galindo, Learning, teaching
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The brain and learning, 3
Today’s brain and learning concept: the brain makes meaning through patterning. The human brain is not a formal logic machine. It makes sense of life experience by finding patterns and order, largely through making connections. At the heart of patterning … Continue reading
Posted in personal growth, teaching
Tagged brain, children, classroom, Israel Galindo, teaching
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The brain and learning, 2
Today’s brain and learning concept: the brain is social. Bowen systems theory and developmental psychologists stress that individuals must always be seen as integral parts of larger social systems. Part of our identity depends on establishing community and finding ways … Continue reading
The brain and learning, 1
I’ll be teaching my Introduction to Teaching course during the May term. It’s a misnomer as the course actually focuses on one narrow area of teaching, namely, instruction. Two frameworks inform the approach to the course: (1) research on effective … Continue reading
Posted in personal growth, teaching
Tagged Add new tag, brain, children, classroom, education, Israel Galindo, teaching
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Five just plain wrong notions about leadership
On occasion I find myself startled at hearing a persistent wrong notion that just won’t go away. These notions are sometimes overheard in informal conversation, but sometimes they are offered in lectures or presentations. I don’t doubt that the people … Continue reading
Posted in bowen family systems theory, leadership
Tagged Bowen systems theory, Israel Galindo, leadership
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Book review: Seeds for the Future, by Dale
Opening this “seed catalog,†as author Bob Dale calls his book on organic church leadership (Seeds for the Future: Growing Organic Leaders for Living Churches. St. Louis, MO: Lake Hickory Resources, 2005), you are struck almost immediately by central themes … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Dale, church growth, congregational leaders, Israel Galindo, Seeds for the future
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