1. Introduction
1. Introduction
This project is designed to illustrate aspects of creativity in primary schools
This project is designed to illustrate aspects of creativity in primary schools
Emma Charnock receiving her Primary Science Teaching Award in 2013
Emma Charnock receiving her Primary Science Teaching Award in 2013
This website is the fifth in a series of online materials designed to share examples of creative practice. These illustrations of teaching and learning are designed to help teachers appreciate what creativity might look like in their classrooms.
This website is the fifth in a series of online materials designed to share examples of creative practice. These illustrations of teaching and learning are designed to help teachers appreciate what creativity might look like in their classrooms.
These classroom episodes are presented to highlight features of teacher’s creative practice and the nature of creativity that emerges between pupils in the process of learning.
These classroom episodes are presented to highlight features of teacher’s creative practice and the nature of creativity that emerges between pupils in the process of learning.
Each of these web pages showcase a range of episodes from Primary Science Teaching Award (PSTA) award winners’ classrooms.
Each of these web pages showcase a range of episodes from Primary Science Teaching Award (PSTA) award winners’ classrooms.
In this part of the website, the creative use of 'The Bright Ideas Time Strategies' alongside an exploratory investigation into electrical circuits is demonstrated. These engaging activities, that Miss Charnock utilises, can be adopted by other teachers.
In this part of the website, the creative use of 'The Bright Ideas Time Strategies' alongside an exploratory investigation into electrical circuits is demonstrated. These engaging activities, that Miss Charnock utilises, can be adopted by other teachers.
Below Miss Charnock describes how she envisages, and facilitates, learning science creatively.
Below Miss Charnock describes how she envisages, and facilitates, learning science creatively.
Interestingly, the children also acknowledged Miss Charnock's child-led approach to scientific investigation. For example, Aaron and Peter described a science lesson from the previous week.
Interestingly, the children also acknowledged Miss Charnock's child-led approach to scientific investigation. For example, Aaron and Peter described a science lesson from the previous week.
