Placing Students at the Heart of Creative Learning

by Owen; Nick

• ISBN13: 9780415569996
• ISBN10: 0415569990
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-11-29
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Introducing creativity to the classroom is a concern for teachers, governments and future employers around the world, and there has been a drive to make experiences at school more exciting, relevant, challenging and dynamic for all young people, ensuring they leave education able to contribute to the global creative economy.Developing a Creative Curriculum shows teachers of key stages 2 and 3 how to introduce creativity to what is often seen as a prescriptive curriculum, and addresses the tensions between innovation and the requirement to follow the curriculum. Describing the different ways in which teachers and school leaders can deliver the curriculum to their pupils in exciting and refreshing ways, this book will explain:How to encourage teachers and pupils to 'own' the curriculumThe role that pupil voice plays in a creative curriculumThe environment needed to creatively manipulate the curriculumHow to introduce innovation to teaching practiceWhy a new creative curriculum is needed for the 21 st centuryProviding case studies and examples of the ways in which teachers have delivered the curriculum in a creative way, this book is an invaluable guide for all those involved in teaching and engaging young people.