The Narrative Tree of Education

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The Narrative Tree of Education

In a Round- table conference in 1931, Mahatma
Gandhi in one of his speeches said, "The
beautiful tree of education was cut down by you
British. Therefore today India is far more
illiterate than it was 100 years ago."
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storyline
collaboration
story
PBL
rythm
pantomime
role play
drama
music
flannelgraph
visualization
ways of learning
auditory perception
vision
tactual sensation
taste
smell
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Different Kinds of Stories

• (Terhi)

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How is a narrative composed?

• There is a unique sequences of events/mental
  states/happeningsforming the plot configuration
• There are actors
• The narrative can be real or imaginative

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The intrigue/plot of the narrative

• Changing situations characters acting to them
• Hidden aspects cause new predicaments/problems
• The accepted pattern is disturbed element of
  surprise

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The solution

• Should generate a feeling of satisfaction

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Use of Narratives in Education

• The teacher tells a story (Eivors biblical
  stories) Active partaking students singing,
  drawing, rhythmic, dancing, ...(Eivor, Martina,
  show video)
• Students tell and act a storyStoryline projects,
  storycrafting (Niina, show text), discourse
  (Sibban), problem based learning (Martina)
• Life stories (Marina)
• Narrative as research method (Susie)

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Science Instruction in Comprehensive School Pre-
and In-Service Teachers Ideas Dr Sivbritt
Dumbrajs and Dr Tuula Keinonen University of
Joensuu, Department of Applied Education sivbritt.
dumbrajs_at_viistammi.fi tuula.keinonen_at_joensuu.fi
Different Kinds of Stories Terhi
Lindroos terhi.lindroos_at_luukku.com
One Day on the Moon a Storyline Project Dr
Sivbritt Dumbrajs sivbritt.dumbrajs_at_viistammi.fi
On the Doorstep Class Teachers Preparing to
Teach Physics and Chemistry Dr Sivbritt
Dumbrajs Mattlidens skola sivbritt.dumbrajs_at_viista
mmi.fi
storyline
Narratives in Science Education Sivbritt
Dumbrajs Mattlidens skola sivbritt.dumbrajs_at_viista
mmi.fii
collaboration
story
PBL
rythm
pantomime
Such a wedding! Niina Kontio niina.kontio_at_kolumbus
.fi
role play
drama
music
flannelgraph
visualization
To Narrate a Biblical Story Eivor
Kontio Grankulla Swedish Evangelical
Chuch eivor.kontio_at_evl.fi
ways of learning
auditory perception
vision
tactual sensation
taste
smell