Provide a metaview, lifting students into a wider view of the concept. Use another medium (not reading or writing) to connect students' personal knowing to the concept (i.e. visual arts, music, movement, metaphor, etc.) Involve learners in reflective production that blends the emotional and the cognitive.
Use another medium (not language) to connect students to the concept
3. Image: (to form a mental picture). You need your students to IMAGINE, to picture the concept as they understand it, (Einstein seeing light curving) have experienced it, before you take them to the experts.
Objective: Integrating personal experiences into conceptual understanding.
Activity: Provide a metaview, lifting students into a wider view of the concept. Use another medium (not reading or writing) to connect students' personal knowing to the concept (i.e. visual arts, music, movement, etc.). Involve learners in reflective production that blends the emotional and the cognitive. Transforms the concept yet to be taught into an image or experience, a "sneak preview" for the students. Deepen the connection between the concept and its relationship to the students' lives. Relate what the students already know to what the experts have found
Assessment: Quality of student production and reflection.