Share Paper: Teaching and Learning in the Conceptual Age: Integrating a Sense of Symphony into the Curriculum

1. Dawn Futrell-Schilling, Sacramento State University, United States

Abstract: Pink (2006) believes that we are moving into a conceptual age and this means the requirements for a desirable employee have changed, placing more value on whole brain thinkers. If this is the case, the next step is applying right brain-directed practices in the educational system. Pink identifies six senses that make up whole brain thinkers. They are design, story, meaning, empathy, play and symphony. This paper discusses Symphony, which is the ability to see various elements as a whole. Symphony is an important aspect of developing the skills that draw upon both the right and left side of the ...