1st Edition

Applying Cross-Curricular Approaches Creatively

By Jonathan Barnes Copyright 2018
186 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

186 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

186 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Applying Cross-Curricular Approaches Creatively explores the relevance and effectiveness of cross-disciplinary and project-based teaching. With a focus on personal reflection and discussion, it offers educators inspiration, guidance and resources to deliver a truly integrated curriculum creatively. Exploring how we can make connections in the classroom through our own lives and those of our... Read more

1. Connecting autobiography and creativity 2. A Positive pedagogy and a connecting curriculum 3. A History of Cross-curricularity 4. The cross curriculum in the 20th and 21st centuries 5. Choosing Cross-curricular themes 6. Mind-full approaches: Living and learning in the present 7. Planning for and creating creativity 8. Child and teacher-led learning: Opportunistic approaches 9. Making meaning: Assessing creative and integrated learning 10. Teachers and Children researching creative connections Postscript: A connected, creative and positive life in education

Biography

Jonathan Barnes is Visiting Senior Research Fellow in Education at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.