Creative Teaching
Getting it Right
1st Edition
Published on 23. October 2006
160 pages
978-0-8264-4106-5 (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." * 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!" * Teacher Magazine *More details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Academic/professional/technical: Undergraduate. Academic/professional/technical: Research and professional
ISBN-13
978-0-8264-4106-5 (9780826441065)
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10/2006
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
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Person
David Starbuck is Deputy Head of a secondary school in the UK. David has taught in England, Scotland and Africa, and has been Head of RE, Head of PSHE and Head of Sixth Form. He has a particular interest in developing pupils' independent learning skills and fostering a school-wide enjoyment of learning. He is also Creative Director of Learning Performance, the UK's leading provider of study skills education, where he has written the study skills workshops that are used in around half of the UK's secondary schools.
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 aepocketsAE 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
