Creativity Across the Primary Curriculum

Creativity Across the Primary Curriculum - Framing and Developing Practice By Anna Craft

Thisbook takes an inspirational look at how to foster children's creativityas well as following the guidelines in the National Curriculum. Thebook:

• explores the nature of the creative mind
  
• investigates the role of play and the concept of creativity
  
• examines appropriate continuing professional development for teachers
  
• looks at the personal and professional identities of teachers
  
• considers ways of analysing and describing creative practice.

Thistext looks at the bigger picture in education, asking what sort ofsystems need to be designed to develop children's learning in the 21stcentury. It will be a resource to teachers, head teachers and advisorystaff committed to asking questions, encouraging play and not allowingproblems or circumstances to block action.

Contents:
IntroductionPart 1: Creativity in Children and Teachers 1. What is Creativity? 2.Illustrating Creativity in Children and Teachers 3. Creativity and PlayPart 2: Creativity Across the Curriculum 4. The Arts and Humanities 5.Maths and Science 6. Technology Part 3: Personal and ProfessionalDevelopment 7. Understanding Self and Creative Potential 8. FosteringCreativity in the Primary Classroom 9. Professional Development forCreativity Part 4: Vision 10. Re-visioning Education for the 21stCentury 11. Creativity, Virtue and Humanity

Framing and Developing Practice
Anna Craft
£22.99