Metaphor+Overview

=Definition: A metaphor is a way to understand an abstract concept by comparing it to a seemingly dissimilar but familiar concept.=

Value (So What):

 * ===A tool to explore ideas and information at a deeper level.===
 * ===Use it to teaching for understanding.===
 * ===Can provide strong mental images which can increase retention===
 * ===He was walking on thin ice.===
 * ===She was a grizzly bear in the mornings===
 * ===Her eyes were pools of blue===
 * Source: Marzano, R. J., Norford, J.S., Paynter, D. E., Pickering, D. J., and Gaddy, B. B. (2001). //A handbook for classroom instruction that works//. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

Commonly Used although not always explicitly taught in literature and science.

 * ===Equating:===
 * ===a cell to a factory===
 * ===a DNA molecule to a ladder===
 * ===the kidney to a water filter===
 * ===the eye to a camera===



Examples from Teacher Education:

 * ===Equating:===
 * ===Teaching to Leading (Baker, Roueche, & Gillett-Karam, 1990, Teaching as Leading)===
 * ===Teaching to Storytelling (Egan, Kieran, 1986, Teaching as Story Telling)===
 * ===Teaching to a Journey (Palmer, 1983, To Know We Are Known: Education as a Spiritual Journey)===
 * ===Teaching to Conservation (Postman, 1979, Teaching as a Conserving Activity)===
 * ===Teaching to Subversive Activity (Postman, 1969, Teaching as a Subversive Activity)===
 * ===Teaching to Art (Spock, 1978, Teaching as a Lively Art)===
 * ===Teaching to Morality (Tom, 1984, Teaching as a Moral Craft)===