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Equine Assisted Learning @ CSP. What if you had a teaching tool to: Engage students Build Higher Order Thinking skills Connect learning to life Impact emotions to deepen learning Break down barriers ????. You do!. Meet the team of adjunct faculty who can deliver those tools-
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What if you had a teaching tool to: Engage students Build Higher Order Thinking skills Connect learning to life Impact emotions to deepen learning Break down barriers ????
You do! Meet the team of adjunct faculty who can deliver those tools- Tisha Dancer Moni Ben
Equine Assisted Learning • incorporates horses experientiallyfor growth and learning. • It is a collaborativeeffort between an educator and a horseprofessional • working with students and horses to address learning goals . What is EAL?
Why EAL? The best thing for the inside of a [person] Is the outside of a horse. WW Will Rogers
Socratic Method: • teacher imparts no information, • Instead, asks questions • the pupil eventually comes to the desired knowledge. • The teacher takes a “pose” of ignorance How does it work?
Not directive teaching about horses/horsemanship The art of asking questions Socratic method Focus on process The horse task is never the goal – the focus is the process Solution - Oriented
Introducing the task To everyone
It’s not about the task or the horses ---- It’s about how it connects with YOUR life Debrief - Discuss
“The unique experience with the horses will be something that I will always remember. It has given me things to think about that will help me be a better teacher.”“
Teaching of Literacy F07 Knock down task Set up task Figure out How we can work together to accomplish the task….
Choose your tools Consult with others Try something
Debrief Discuss