Transforming Student Travel (eBook)

Faye Brenner fulfilled her dream of becoming a tour director after two previous careers in formal and informal education, as a teacher and a summer camp director. She credits the International Baccalaureate program for teaching her how to think and how to teach.

ForewordWendy W. Amato, Ph.D.PrefaceAcknowledgementsPART ONEChapter One: Encouraging New EyesThe International BaccalaureateFrom Recall to ThinkingTaking the Tour to the Next StepGoethe’s Principles of CriticismShifts in MeaningChapter Two: How Do We Know?The Ways of KnowingLanguageThe Language of the LandscapeCulture, Race, and LanguageMetaphorSense PerceptionMultiple Intelligence TheorySight and SoundTaste and SmellBalance, Hunger, Thirst, and MovementSense Perception as a Form of CommunicationEmotionTeens and EmotionsEmotional Response to the LandscapeEmotion and the United States Holocaust MuseumReasonPutting it All Together: A Lesson at the Boston Old State HouseFrom Commentary to AnalysisImaginationWalking in Someone Else’s ShoesImagination Can Be FunFaithThe Religious LandscapeSecular FaithThe Faith of the SentinelsIntuitionIntuition and InstinctAn Intuitive Lesson at the National Portrait GalleryMemoryMemory v. MemorizationMemory and LearningChapter Three: It’s Not All about History and ArchitectureLanguageSocial SciencesMathematicsNatural ScienceThe Visual and Performing ArtsEthicsChapter Four: Teaching Strategies on the RoadA Cadre of Educators: Developing RelationshipsDeveloping Relationships with StudentsModeling Critical ThinkingInteracting with StudentsUsing Social Networking: Smart Phones, Tablets, and Other TechnologyDangling the Carrot: The Pros and Cons of RewardsPART TWOIntroduction to City Resource GuidesChapter Five: Washington, D.C.Monuments and Memorials: An Integrated ApproachLanguage ArtsSocial SciencesMathematics Natural SciencesArts and CultureArchitectureVisual ArtsTheaterEthicsWashington Addendum: The Korean War Veterans MemorialChapter Six: New YorkLanguage ArtsSocial SciencesMathematicsNatural SciencesArts and CultureArchitectureTheaterVisual ArtsMusicEthicsChapter Seven:PhiladelphiaLanguage ArtsSocial SciencesMathematicsNatural SciencesThe ArtsTheaterVisual ArtsEthics Philadelphia Addendum: The People of Elfreth’s AlleyChapter Eight:BostonLanguage ArtsSocial SciencesMathematicsNatural SciencesThe ArtsMusicPublic ArtArchitectureEthicsBoston Addendum: Franklin’s Magic SquareResources