Creative Teaching
Getting it Right
Published on 23. October 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-8264-9158-9 (ISBN)
Description
Most teachers accept that learning is most effective when it is enjoyable, but they are given little direct advice about how to achieve the creative and motivating classrooms that educationalists appeal for. This fascinating book creates a coherent picture of how teachers can make learning easier and more enjoyable for their pupils, including activity ideas, self-evaluation exercises and adaptable action plans for improving both classroom and whole-school ethos.
Reviews / Votes
"This is a stimulating, informative and very readable book that strives to support teachers in enhancing teaching and learning." "I recommend this book to teachers. It offers persuasive educational thinking, practical suggestions, activity ideas, self-evaluation exercises and classroom and whole school improvement strategies." -- Dr Garry Bennett, Assistant Head Hartismere HIgh School, Eye, Suffolk * Education Today * "Creative Teaching provides practical ideas for creative learning and teaching techniques for the classroom and the whole school environment...This book will be particularly useful to students just starting their teaching careers. It is a good read, which I recommend to all teachers who are in need of inspiration!" -- Samina Hussain * Teacher Magazine *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Teachers, Student Teachers
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Weight
170 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8264-9158-9 (9780826491589)
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Additional editions
E-Book
10/2006
1st Edition
Continuum Publishing Corporation
€16.49
Available for download
E-Book
10/2006
1st Edition
Continuum Publishing Corporation
€16.49
Available for download
Person
David Starbuck works part-time as a Secondary teacher in Surrey. The rest of his time is devoted to running his family's company, Learning Performance (an education consultancy), which runs courses for teachers on facilitating the learning process.
Content
Chapter One: Introduction; What is creative teaching? - Some research into learning skills and pupil performance - Schools that get it right: stories from our presenters; Chapter Two: The Creative Classroom; What pupils need; What teachers need; Self-evaluation: what not to be doing; The philosophy of a creative classroom and steps to achieve it Simple creative teaching and learning ideas for the classroom: + Lesson Starters + Lesson Middles + Lesson Enders + Starting and finishing a topic; Chapter Three: The Creative School; Avoid pockets of good practice by developing some whole-school initiatives; Evaluate how well your school caters for creativity; Some ideas for your school; Chapter Four: Conclusion; Where next?; Action Plans.