R. Dean Johnson is a former fiction editor at Hayden's Ferry Review. He has taught composition, creative nonfiction, and fiction at Kansas State University, The University of Alabama, Arizona State University, Cameron University, and Prescott College. His essays and stories have appeared in several journals including Ascent, F. Scott Fitzgerald Review, New Orleans Review, Santa Clara Review, and The Southern Review.

Teachable Moments isn't just a field guide to great teaching ideas; it's also a thoughtful examination of why a classroom with straight rows of desks is often the worst place for real learning. Sometimes the best place is a canyon-filled with dancers.

• Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 IntroductionChapter 3 Part I: Pedagogical Approaches to Experiential EducationChapter 4 Part II: Experiential Education in PracticeChapter 5 AcknowledgementsChapter 6 About the Editor

R. Dean Johnson is a former fiction editor at Hayden's Ferry Review. He has taught composition, creative nonfiction, and fiction at Kansas State University, The University of Alabama, Arizona State University, Cameron University, and Prescott College. His essays and stories have appeared in several journals including Ascent, F. Scott Fitzgerald Review, New Orleans Review, Santa Clara Review, and The Southern Review.

Teachable Moments isn't just a field guide to great teaching ideas; it's also a thoughtful examination of why a classroom with straight rows of desks is often the worst place for real learning. Sometimes the best place is a canyon-filled with dancers.

• Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 IntroductionChapter 3 Part I: Pedagogical Approaches to Experiential EducationChapter 4 Part II: Experiential Education in PracticeChapter 5 AcknowledgementsChapter 6 About the Editor

R. Dean Johnson is a former fiction editor at Hayden's Ferry Review. He has taught composition, creative nonfiction, and fiction at Kansas State University, The University of Alabama, Arizona State University, Cameron University, and Prescott College. His essays and stories have appeared in several journals including Ascent, F. Scott Fitzgerald Review, New Orleans Review, Santa Clara Review, and The Southern Review.

Teachable Moments isn't just a field guide to great teaching ideas; it's also a thoughtful examination of why a classroom with straight rows of desks is often the worst place for real learning. Sometimes the best place is a canyon-filled with dancers.

• Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 IntroductionChapter 3 Part I: Pedagogical Approaches to Experiential EducationChapter 4 Part II: Experiential Education in PracticeChapter 5 AcknowledgementsChapter 6 About the Editor