TEACHING AS IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT
The Deep Teaching Process Workshop
A pathway toward reintegration across the curriculum

by Jackie Alan Giuliano, Ph.D.

The Deep Teaching Process, which takes a learner on a journey from Recognition and Responsibility to Reassessment and the creation of profound Change in one's daily life, is based on principles of critical thinking, problem solving, and nonlinear, non-patriarchal approaches to thinking, reasoning, and learning. With these tools, a learner is challenged to think and to under-stand diverse cultural, social, and intellectual perspectives and to perceive the natural world as an intimate and integral part of our lives. To develop this Deep Teaching Process, I drew from many elements including deep ecology, ecopsychology, ecofeminism, despairwork, spiritual ecology, bioregionalism, critical thinking, movement therapy, and my own teaching experience with learners of all ages.

Deep teaching emphasizes the lack of clear boundaries in the world, the interdependence of all life, the fleeting nature of scientific "truths," the ever-changing character of our universe, and the importance of perception in our journey through life. Deep teaching is a style that recognizes the intrinsic sacredness and value of all living and non-living beings and sees humans, as Fritjof Capra says of deep ecology, "as just one particular strand in the web of life." Deep teaching recognizes ecology as the central field from which all others must emanate. It redefines our notion of power. It is about learning to see relationships.

In this workshop, participants will learn this process and practice experiential learning activities for each step that will include artistic experiences, field experiences, creative writing, journaling, and body movement.