Creativity Across the Primary Curriculum by Anna Craft

Creativity Across the Primary Curriculum by Anna Craft

This book takes an inspirational look at how to foster children's creativity as well as following the guidelines in the National Curriculum. The book: 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. This text looks at the bigger picture in education, asking what sort of systems need to be designed to develop children's learning in the 21st century. It will be a resource to teachers, head teachers and advisory staff committed to asking questions, encouraging play and not allowing problems or circumstances to block action.

'I thought creativity was out of fashion these days, but here is a timely reminder of what we should be doing in primary education: namely, educating the whole child, and not just the part that does SATsThe brief is wide but the author nevertheless manages to discuss the issues in some depth. It will be a useful inspiration to teachers and students concerned about these issues.' - Natalie Ford, NATE journal

'... Anna Croft presents a book which explores the nature of creativity and then seeks out ways in which creativity can be promoted through national curriculum subjects and teachers' professional development. The book is easily readable and the author purposefully informs teachers about ways in which creative thought can be engendered in primary schools ... As the NCCCE states 'The case for change is strong and the need for action is urgent' ... Creativity Across the Primary Curriculum [goes] some way toward promoting the changes required and outlining the actions which need to be taken.' - English 4-11

Craft, Anna: - Anna Craft is Professor of Education at the University of Exeter and The Open University. She is Founding Lead Editor of the international journal Thinking Skills and Creativity. She is part of the core DPC research team, based at the Graduate School of Education, University of Exeter and at Trinity Laban Dance and Music Conservatoire.

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ISBN 13	9780415200950
ISBN 10	0415200954
Title	Creativity Across the Primary Curriculum
Author	Anna Craft
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	1999-10-21
Number of pages	200
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.