Term
Spring 2024
Capstone
Capstone Project
Degree Name
MAT
Facilitator(s)
Julianne Scullen
Content Expert
Brandon Hendrickson
Abstract
This capstone project is a curricular exploration of the educational philosophy of Kieran Egan. Egan's LiD project proposes a student learning project centered on his theory of the development of understanding which posits children as mimicking the process through which society has used language tools in order to develop new forms of thought. The author drew on descriptions of LiD projects to meet a desire to make education a more engaging and natural process. The research question "In what ways can teacher instruction support Learning in Depth in a secondary English and Language Arts classroom?" uses LiD as the magnifying glass in order to explore a way out of personal and societal educational impasse. Drawing on the significant amount of literature written by Egan, the author seeks to describe a curriculum to inspire learning through ideas remiss from contemporary schools and education processes. The methodology of this curriculum describes materials to organize a LiD project into a condensed year-long fashion. The organization materials in turn help to envision how note sheets can incorporate the development of understanding into an ELA classroom. The findings highlight the efficacy of the modified LiD approach in fostering student engagement, ownership of learning, and interdisciplinary exploration and prompt a transformative educational experience that transcends traditional boundaries. Readers will either be introduced into a paradigmatically-shifting theory around a research project, or will explore how the author sought to use LiD and Egan's ideas to foster a processual understanding of how education can match the awareness and recognition that comes with genuine learning.
Project Type
Curriculum
Keywords
Brain-based Learning, Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Teaching
Recommended Citation
Hoiseth, William, "Egan-Inspired Year-long LiD project for an ELA Secondary Classroom" (2024). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects. 1018.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_cp/1018
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text
dc_publisher
DigitalCommons@Hamline
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application/pdf
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School of Education Student Capstone Projects