Turning Pupils on to Learning: Creative classrooms in action

by Elkington; Rob

• ISBN13: 9780415577731
• ISBN10: 041557773X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-10-11
• 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.Turning Pupils Onto Learning shows that creativity works on many levels, and in order to motivate and re-engage young people at key stages 2 and 3 with learning, a greater emphasis on personalisation is needed. Providing an accessible overview of key issues and debates relating to the creation of an environment and conditions which motivate young people, and with a wealth of practical material and activities to help teachers, this book will explain:What is meant by engagement, motivation and authenticity in learningHow to generate motivation in young people through creative initiativesHow to eliminate the sources of decreasing motivation in the classroomThe importance of young people's voicesHow to build a culture which engages pupils and turns them onto learningProviding case studies and examples of successful creative projects designed to motivate pupils, this book is an invaluable guide for all those involved in teaching and engaging young people.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	p. viii
List of contributors	p. x
Series introduction	p. xiii
Who this book is for and how you might use it	p. xvi
Acknowledgements	p. xviii
Introduction	p. 1
Of dreams and curiosity: what works and how do we know?	p. 13
Active approaches to teaching: improving and enriching performance and understanding of Shakespeare	p. 26
Ensuring equality with a focus on boys' learning	p. 39
The neighbourhood classroom	p. 52
The place of possibilities	p. 65
Dangerous conversations	p. 84
Appendix	p. 98
Notes	p. 104
References	p. 106
Index	p. 108
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