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Metaphors & analogies : power tools for teaching any subject / Rick Wormeli.

Wormeli, Rick. (Author).
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  • ISBN: 9781571107589 (alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 1571107584 (alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: viii, 174 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Portland, Me. : Stenhouse Publishers, c2009.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-170) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Events create ripples and equations are balances : metaphors in every subject -- Familiarity breeds content -- Archimedes' metaphorical legacy : the right tools for the job -- Walking in our students' shoes, and sometimes making the shoes ourselves -- Focusing the lens on English language learners -- Metaphor in motion : the physics of comprehension -- Seeing is believing : developing visual metaphors -- The incubation stage : hatching new metaphors and analogies -- Cleaning out the metaphorical carburetor : teaching students what to do when metaphors break down -- Listening to harmony and discordant sounds : transcending current education metaphors -- Appendix A: Metaphorical terms and devices -- Appendix B: In the classroom : creative examples of metaphors from teachers -- Additional resources.
Subject: Teaching.
Metaphor > Study and teaching.

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