1st Edition

Teachable Moments The Art of Teaching in Primary Schools

By Peter Woods, Bob Jeffrey Copyright 1996
174 Pages
by Routledge

174 Pages
by Routledge

174 Pages
by Routledge

Creative teaching is an art form – aesthetic, intuitive and expressive. The proliferation of new educational policies in the early 1990s and the related increase in tensions and dilemmas facing schools, combined with the growing demand for a wider range of skills and knowledge among children meant that there was an even greater need for creative teaching than before the National Curriculum.... Read more

Preface.  Acknowledgements.  1. Creative Teaching and its Significance  2. Creative Teachers  3. A New Professional Discourse? Adjusting to Managerialism  4. The Emotional Side of Teaching and Learning  5. Creating Atmosphere and Tone  6. Stimulating the Imagination through Story  7. Managing the Curriculum.  References.  Name Index.  Subject Index.

Biography

Peter Woods, Bob Jeffrey