Thinking about creativity
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This document discusses creating a spontaneous learning environment that encourages creativity and independent thinking in students. It addresses challenges in the current English education system like lack of challenge and reliance on teachers. The focus is on developing students' personal learning and thinking skills through open-ended tasks, debate, and considering different perspectives rather than just right/wrong answers. Ideas are presented for making the classroom more conducive to creativity, such as flexible seating, displays celebrating errors, and props. The document also discusses collaboration between departments and bringing an international dimension to lessons.
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- 1. Chris FullerThinking about creativity
- 2. Issues in English education systemMotivation
- 3. Behaviour
- 4. Choice of easier subjects for GCSE
- 5. Lack of independence when pupils arrive at KS5 - No capability for researchORthinking for themselvesTasks inappropriate
- 6. Lack of challenge in MFLIn this sessionRecentchanges in approachCreating a spontaneousenvironmentThinking of thetaskWorkingwithotherdepartmentsAddingtheinternationaldimensionWhat´syournextstep?
- 7. Personal Learning and Thinking SkillsEmphasisondevelopingskills - “Personal Learning and ThinkingSkills” (PLTS)Attemptstoallowourpupilstobecreative
- 8. Desirefortheteachernottobe at theheart of EVERYTHINGPersonal Learning and Thinking Skills
- 11. withthanks to Isabelle Jones
- 13. Thinking about our “thinkers”
- 14. Creating a spontaneous environment
- 15. Creating the spaceHow many people can pupils talk to EASILY in your current room? table layout
- 17. Wall supportWhat is going to provide reassurance to our pupils? do we let them study our displays?
- 18. what do we think about errors?
- 19. what do wewantthemtobethinkingabout?Propsother ideas? cardboard TV?
- 20. wigs?
- 21. masks?RewardsHow do we reward our pupils who are prepared to embrace spontaneity? stickers
- 22. pupil elected teacher of the lesson
- 23. postcards home?No right answer
- 24. Thinking of the taskCan you be creative when you can only achieve a right / wrong answer? open ended, not transactional
- 25. need for room to debate / present argumentsLanguage of SpeculationWhat do our pupils want to be able to express in languages? argumentative attitudes
- 27. developing during the years
- 28. needs planning into SoW
- 29. the art of circumlocutionNo wrong answers
- 30. Sort through the cards + build up the case for each argument.¿España?
- 31. ¿El extranjero?Your answer must be based on the information given. FIND YOUR EVIDENCE! Write down your conclusions in full in English. ©Neil Jones
- 32. ©Neil Jones
- 33. Las Islas CanariasLas Islas Canarias forman parte del Estado Español.©Neil Jones
- 34. Mysteries
- 35. Reading ImagesWho?Where?Why?What has just happened?What is about to happen?Why?
- 36. ©Rachel Hawkes ¿Quéva a pasarahora?¿Dóndeestamos? ¿Quéacaba de pasar?¿Qué o quién hay en la foto?¿Qué no se puedever?¿Cuándo se hizo la foto?¿Qué se puedever?
- 37. Odd One Out
- 38. Living graphs
- 39. Predictions
- 41. PredictionsPreparation in schoolsSchools are seen as being at the forefront of preparations for London 2012. They are encouraged to participate in all aspects of the preparations. The stress on sport comes at a time when schools are encouraged to pay ever greater attention to all aspects of diet, nutrition and exercise. The number of obese children is increasing and fewer children are engaging with sports on a long-term basis. For schools, the question is how they can take advantage of the different opportunities being presented to them. Cash will probably have to be sought for specific projects. Headteachers will need to consider potential requirements in their schools and be prepared to act quickly once an announcement of any new programmes is made. Linking with the new education programme being put forward by London 2012 will help. For the past year the London 2012 Committee has been working with schools to create a programme which meets all their needs, thereby linking the Olympics in all areas of the curriculum, not just sport.http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/2012-olympics-promoting-primary-pe-5312
- 43. Twist the question roundWhat would not happen if...?What did you not do last weekend?
- 44. Word precisionWhat is your ideal classroom like?ANSWER IN ONLY 7 WORDS!
- 45. Pupil bingoImportance of fun even at higher levels!
- 46. Working with other departments
- 47. Whatcouldwe do withflags?Flagscoloursgeographicalneighboursart- createtheirowncreativewriting- describe yourkingdom
- 48. Which major country in South America is not in dark blue? Why?Where abouts in the continent is it?
- 49. Climatezones
- 51. Development
- 52. Population density and development
- 53. Development
- 54. What is your Spanish department working on?thankstoNeil Jones, www.mfljones.wordpress.com
- 55. Poetry and dramathankstoNeil Jones, www.mfljones.wordpress.com
- 58. Going global
- 61. Chris FullerThinking about creativitywww.chrisfuller.typepad.com@chrisfullerismsChrisfullerinspain@hotmail.com