Teaching for Creativity: What can it look like in the classroom?
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About this event
Explore how to develop young people’s creativity in the classroom in this webinar with Professor Bill Lucas and Dame Alison Peacock. This is an event for teachers, educators, and cultural sector organisations interested in methods for teaching creativity to young people, connected to A New Direction’s recent Teaching for Creativity resources.
In this webinar, Professor Bill Lucas (Centre for Real World Learning, University of Winchester) will introduce the five Creative Habits of Mind: Imaginative, Inquisitive, Persistent, Collaborative and Disciplined. They are drawn from the five-dimensional creative thinking model developed in his work with Professor Guy Claxton and Dr Ellen Spencer. The Creative Habits of Mind offer a great tool for tracking the development of creativity in students of all ages, and provide a scaffold for educators to develop the creativity of students across the curriculum.
In conversation with Dame Alison Peacock (Chartered College of Teaching), Bill will discuss how the habits were developed, how they fit within existing practice, and the benefits of using the framework to describe teaching and learning for reflection and development. You will also hear about each of the habits in turn, to understand what they might look like in a classroom context.
Learning outcomes
• Teachers and educators will deepen their knowledge of creativity and how to teach it, with practical examples of how to use the pedagogies across their teaching and learning.
• Cultural Sector organisations will learn about the Creative Habits framework and how to integrate it as part of their learning resources and wider educational offer.
This is a webinar event taking place on Zoom. Closed captions will be available.
About the Teaching for Creativity Resources
Like many others, A New Direction believes that creativity is an essential skill that can be taught. Through Teaching for Creativity, we want to support schools and teachers to develop the creativity of their students, whilst also helping to broaden and diversify the curriculum in response to the combined crises currently facing young people.
Our Teaching for Creativity resources draw on the expertise of London’s cultural sector to provide rich learning materials that help develop young people’s resilience and ability to navigate these times. They can be used by teachers across the curriculum, and explore a range of topics including RSE, the climate crisis, and Black British history. The resources form part of our longer-term commitment to generating relevant and accessible learning materials that help us have braver conversations in the classroom and articulate the power of creativity.
Find out more: https://www.anewdirection.org.uk/what-we-do/schools/teaching-for-creativity
Organiser A New Direction
Organiser of Teaching for Creativity: What can it look like in the classroom?
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A New Direction is a London-based non-profit generating opportunities for children and young people to unlock their creativity.
Why does A New Direction exist?
London is one of the greatest creative hubs in the world. Every day, thousands of the children and young people who live here are inspired by the city’s culture to unleash their own creative side. They have the chance to develop their skills, talents and passions, becoming people who can thrive in a challenging, changing world and boost our wider society.
But there are also thousands of young people who miss out on London’s creative opportunities. Barriers of inequality or simple lack of support stop young people from reaching their creative potential, which has knock-on effects for their chances of personal fulfilment and success in later life.
What is the vision of A New Direction?
Inequality is not set in stone; we can make London into a city with equal opportunities to engage with culture and be creative for all young people and children. This is our vision.
We are working towards a society where all children and young people can thrive through developing their creativity.
What does A New Direction do?
We work directly with the organisations at the front line: schools, cultural venues, local authorities and businesses. We unite those organisations to campaign for better policies that serve children and young people. We organise joint events and projects to reach a broader audience. We connect young people to mentors, work experience and inspiration.
Who does A New Direction help?
Children and young people in London and through helping them, wider society.
