Open AccessUsing Brain Research and the Experience of Knitting Socks in Teacher Education
Author(s) -
Zabe MacEachren
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
learning landscapes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1913-5688
DOI - 10.36510/learnland.v5i1.540
Subject(s) - socks , psychology , mathematics education , pedagogy , computer science , computer network
This article is a self-study of the experience of introducing sock knitting as a course assignment for teacher candidates. The idea originated from a personal desire to easily turn a sock heel while dealing with dementia in an aging parent who once knit well. The adaptations this assignment have undergone are explained with regards to a personal ongoing study of brain research, reflections about teaching knitting, and students’ comments about the challenges of learning to knit socks.