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Exam Class Toolkit - how to create engaging lessons that ensure progression and results:
The key philosophy within this book is to show how exam preparation should not destroy good learning and teaching.
Musings on Creativity in Teaching (Part 2: Lessons from Bananarama and Depeche Mode)
An argument in favour of teachers becoming more expert in the art of Learning and Teaching as a way of increasing creativity.
Read more »Musings on Creativity in Teaching (Part 1: Knowing Your Knowledge)
Post about the importance of subject knowledge as a first step to creativity in teaching.
Read more »Ideas for Encouraging Collaboration and Creativity Part II: how to brainstorm properly
If you are looking to start an innovations group either in your school or across county and you want to focus on a particular issue then you probably need to thrash out some ideas before you decide. A good old-fashioned brain-storming session will be great starting point for your collaboration. We also mentioned a [...]
Read more »Ideas for Encouraging Collaboration and Creativity Part I: how to collaborate virtually
How to collaborate virtually
If you are working in different geographical areas and struggle to meet regularly then you need to find easy yet effective solutions to ensure that your collaboration does not suffer. Also, these ideas work well if you simply wish to kick-start the collaboration before meeting. Here follows a series if ideas that [...]
Getting creative with SEN
Today my Year 9 low ability / SEN class made this:
It was the result of a lesson that started by analysing current adverts for their message. We then went on to look at the story of Kitty Eckersley and why her husband joined the Army.
Next, we brainstormed (properly – in fours and in silence, then [...]
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