A Toolkit for Creative Teaching in Post-Compulsory Education - Hardcover

Eastwood, Linda; Coates, Jennie; Dixon, Liz; Harvey, Josie; Ormondroyd, Chris; Williamson, Sarah

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0335234151 ISBN 13: 9780335234158

Publisher: Open University Press, 2009

Synopsis

• Are you looking for ways to encourage learners to think more creatively?
• Do you need ideas for fun and engaging activities for individuals and groups?
• Would you like a practical step-by-step guide written by practitioners for practitioners?

YES? Then this is the book for you!

This is the essential resource for trainees and teachers working in the PCET sector who are looking for new and creative ways of engaging and motivating their learners.

The book contains 50 brilliant activities that can be used in a variety of settings and applied to different subject areas. The authors give specific details relating to planning, preparation and implementation for each activity and, in addition, suggest a whole range of further variations for each activity to try out too!

Key features include:

• 50 practical and innovative teaching activities
• Practical tips to get the most from each activity
• Variations and subject-specific examples
• Thinking Points to encourage reflection
• What Next signposts to further reading
• A theoretical framework which sets the activities within the context of creativity and innovation

A Toolkit for Creative Teaching in Post-Compulsory Education is an essential handbook for teacher training students and for new and experienced teachers undertaking Professional Development.

About this title

About the Author

The authors are all based at the University of Huddersfield, UK, in the School of Education and Professional Development.

Edition details

• Publisher: Open University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0335234151
• ISBN 13: 9780335234158
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144