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Thursday May 4, 2017
3:00 PM EDT
  • participatechat May 4 @ 3:00 PM EDT
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  • UKEdSch May 4 @ 3:01 PM EDT
    It's 8pm - welcome to #UKEdChat - this week exploring "Creativity in Schools" - Six questions coming up :-) https://t.co/rMfgydHBxn
  • ukedchat - Moderator May 4 @ 3:01 PM EDT
    #UKEdChat - Question 1 How do you personally define creativity, and what is your main influence?
  • UKEdSch May 4 @ 3:01 PM EDT
    #UKEdChat - Question 1 How do you personally define creativity, and what is your main influence?
  • Classkick May 4 @ 3:02 PM EDT
    Absolutely true especially in finding powerful ways to connect with your Ss... keep building rapport one student at a time! #ukedchat
    In reply to @Vivgrant
  • PaulWN1 May 4 @ 3:02 PM EDT
    @ukedchat A1 Using ideas or the imagination to create something. Trying to give pupils the skill #UKEdChat
  • seempli May 4 @ 3:03 PM EDT
    A1 The ability to see things differently #UKEdChat
  • Team_Satchel May 4 @ 3:04 PM EDT
    Creativity can be defined as individuality. It's about your imagination & how you delve into it to source ideas. It's inspiration #UKEdChat
    In reply to @UKEdSch
  • Classkick May 4 @ 3:04 PM EDT
    A1: Being original - trying new things or trying things in new ways. Producing unique outcomes. #ukedchat
  • digicoled May 4 @ 3:04 PM EDT
    To me, it goes beyond subjects. Creativity is a way of thinking and seeing the world #ukedchat
    In reply to @ukedchat
  • teacherchalky1 May 4 @ 3:04 PM EDT
    A1 I Creativity is to do with being innovative in the classroom, if you try the same old things you'll get the same old results #ukedchat
    In reply to @UKEdSch
  • digicoled May 4 @ 3:05 PM EDT
    Yes, i’d agree with you there #UKEdChat
    In reply to @seempli
  • Elizabethutch May 4 @ 3:06 PM EDT
    A1 Anything that comes from your own imagination is creative. Reading is the biggest influence #ukedchat
  • digicoled May 4 @ 3:06 PM EDT
    Looking at your experiences in life, and applying them to different situations #UKEdChat
    In reply to @Team_Satchel, @UKEdSch
  • Classkick May 4 @ 3:06 PM EDT
    There also feels like a kind of transcendence with creativty - like you have risen above the mundane/current options to see more #ukedchat
  • UKEdSch May 4 @ 3:06 PM EDT
    #UKEdChat
    • AislingSBrown May 4 @ 3:05 PM EDT
      Feel that creativity is about exploring many influences, not concentrating on one
      In reply to @UKEdSch
  • ICTmagic - Moderator May 4 @ 3:06 PM EDT
    Do you think creativity means 'unique' thinking and way of seeing the world? #ukedchat
    In reply to @digicoled, @ukedchat
  • fameidle May 4 @ 3:06 PM EDT
    A subject we love! #UKEdChat
    In reply to @UKEdSch, @ukedchat
  • UKEdSch May 4 @ 3:07 PM EDT
    Like that #UKEdChat We all come from different experiences in our lives. It’s about using them as a creative source.
    In reply to @AislingSBrown
  • UKEdSch May 4 @ 3:07 PM EDT
    So how do you define it? #UKEdChat #creativity
    In reply to @fameidle, @ukedchat
  • seempli May 4 @ 3:07 PM EDT
    Unique is not the issue. It should be unique (or new) for you. At least as a first step in skill development. #ukedchat
    In reply to @ICTmagic, @digicoled, @ukedchat
  • digicoled May 4 @ 3:08 PM EDT
    For you, yes #UKEdChat For others, there will be greater influences, and as educators, we need to recognise that :-)
    In reply to @Elizabethutch
  • lcatherine91 May 4 @ 3:08 PM EDT
    Showing our view of the world, determined by our experiences, and expressing this through what we say, write, draw etc. #ukedchat
    In reply to @ukedchat
  • digicoled May 4 @ 3:08 PM EDT
    Agree. Sadly many will mock and diminish it #UKEdChat
    In reply to @Classkick
  • ICTmagic - Moderator May 4 @ 3:08 PM EDT
    Isn't working within a system, but succeeding despite it, still creative? #ukedchat
    In reply to @Miss_E_Miller, @ukedchat
  • JLJbusinessed May 4 @ 3:08 PM EDT
    Hey all! Happy Thursday 😀 #ukedchat
  • ukedchat - Moderator May 4 @ 3:09 PM EDT
    #UKEdChat - Question 2 Has creativity evolved in your school, and if so, how?
  • digicoled May 4 @ 3:09 PM EDT
    Not ‘unique’ necessarily #UKEdChat but a different perspective explored from own life experiences
    In reply to @ICTmagic, @ukedchat
  • UKEdSch May 4 @ 3:09 PM EDT
    #UKEdChat - Question 2 Has creativity evolved in your school, and if so, how?
  • fameidle May 4 @ 3:09 PM EDT
    Difficult to answer! Personally I find creating from scratch hard, but developing ideas to create a final product much easier #UKEdChat
    In reply to @UKEdSch, @ukedchat
  • _theteachr May 4 @ 3:10 PM EDT
    I think creativity is about connecting the dots that are not always connected. Learned over time... #ukedchat
  • UKEdSch May 4 @ 3:10 PM EDT
    Would echo that sentiment #UKEdChat You see an idea or resource and think “How could I use that in my classroom…?”
    • AislingSBrown May 4 @ 3:09 PM EDT
      Completely agree. It's why I find twitter so good for cpd to help me be more creative in school
      In reply to @UKEdSch
  • Classkick May 4 @ 3:10 PM EDT
    A2: I feel like more Ts are inviting Ss to ask the tough questions and explore their own thoughts, especially through 20% time #ukedchat
  • PaulWN1 May 4 @ 3:10 PM EDT
    A2 Yes. Particularly in P.E we are aiming to give pupils more choice as to where the direction of their learning goes #UKEdChat
  • seempli May 4 @ 3:11 PM EDT
    And being able to identify the "relevant" dots :) #ukedchat
    In reply to @_theteachr
  • GeoDebs May 4 @ 3:11 PM EDT
    Subverting the rules, having a different and 'unusual' approach to whatever the topic is. A way of thinking, not just doing. #ukedchat
    In reply to @ukedchat
  • digicoled May 4 @ 3:11 PM EDT
    Saw it go from 100% creative learning right down to 25% with a greater focus on tests, assessment and accountability #UKEdChat :-(
    In reply to @ukedchat
  • EggtoothProject May 4 @ 3:11 PM EDT
    Hi #UKEdChat how are we all today? Anyone I know here? 🙂
  • teacherchalky1 May 4 @ 3:11 PM EDT
    A2 I'm not sure I'd say across the whole school, but it defiantly has i my own teaching #ukedchat
    In reply to @UKEdSch
  • LessonToolbox May 4 @ 3:12 PM EDT
    Evaluating topics confident in for exams and identifying #revision/#study topics via @ForAcadBusComp #studyideas #ukedchat #aussieEd
  • BarefootComp May 4 @ 3:13 PM EDT
    #UKEdChat Are you using enough cross-curricular computing in your classroom? We can help! Book a FREE workshop https://t.co/26WNT64zXi #BBSB
  • BST_Principal May 4 @ 3:13 PM EDT
    In schools it means daring to give students opportunities to step outside boxes & boundaries - & the confidence to take that step! #UKEdChat
  • UKEdSch May 4 @ 3:13 PM EDT
    How? #UKEdChat
    In reply to @teacherchalky1
  • EggtoothProject May 4 @ 3:13 PM EDT
    #UKEdchat Any teachers fancy winning this for their class? Go on you know you want to. 🙂
  • fameidle May 4 @ 3:14 PM EDT
    I work in higher ed in a theatre so it's always been creative, but over the years student involvement has increased dramatically #ukedchat
    In reply to @ukedchat
  • ICTmagic - Moderator May 4 @ 3:14 PM EDT
    Does this mean that only a finite number of people can be creative? https://t.co/jLjOy52Ksp #ukedchat
    In reply to @digicoled, @ukedchat
    • digicoled May 4 @ 3:09 PM EDT
      Not ‘unique’ necessarily #UKEdChat but a different perspective explored from own life experiences
      In reply to @ICTmagic, @ukedchat
  • EggtoothProject May 4 @ 3:14 PM EDT
    Boom #UKEdChat
  • Elizabethutch May 4 @ 3:14 PM EDT
    Agreed, everyone is different but I believe that without reading creativity is difficult. Any reading helps to inspire. #ukedchat
    In reply to @digicoled
  • ClearSkyCharity May 4 @ 3:15 PM EDT
    A real problem for non academic or SEN #ukedchat
    In reply to @digicoled, @ukedchat
  • OppWorksIpswich May 4 @ 3:15 PM EDT
    I always thought the idea of education was to learn to think for yourself. #UKEdchat #Essex
  • seempli May 4 @ 3:15 PM EDT
    That's like asking if only finite number of people can get in physical shape. The answer is No. Anyone can. Res may vary though. #ukedchat
    In reply to @ICTmagic, @digicoled, @ukedchat
  • _theteachr May 4 @ 3:15 PM EDT
    Play seems to have an influence in creativity. #ukedchat
  • digicoled May 4 @ 3:16 PM EDT
    Is this achievable? #UKEdChat Do pupils and parents expect results too much?
    In reply to @BST_Principal
  • teacherchalky1 May 4 @ 3:16 PM EDT
    These are 2 activities I've used during revision this year #ukedchat
    In reply to @UKEdSch
  • fameidle May 4 @ 3:16 PM EDT
    Absolutely it does #UKEdChat
    In reply to @_theteachr
  • digicoled May 4 @ 3:16 PM EDT
    If they have the mindset #UKEdChat ;0)
    In reply to @ICTmagic, @ukedchat
  • seempli May 4 @ 3:17 PM EDT
    Absolutely. #creativity is #play. And vice versa. #ukedchat
    In reply to @_theteachr
  • _theteachr May 4 @ 3:17 PM EDT
    Education is what is left after all the facts have been forgotten - don't know who said that but always a favourite quote. #ukedchat
  • ICTmagic - Moderator May 4 @ 3:17 PM EDT
    Some might not... yet. #UKEdChat
    In reply to @digicoled, @ukedchat
  • digicoled May 4 @ 3:17 PM EDT
    Hmm, I see plenty of creativity with young learners who cannot yet read. They are incredibly creative in their play :-) #UKEdChat
    In reply to @Elizabethutch
  • ClearSkyCharity May 4 @ 3:17 PM EDT
    Totally- I'll Second that! #ukedchat
    In reply to @fameidle, @_theteachr
  • storifiedart May 4 @ 3:18 PM EDT
    It's the ability to remove the constraints and think freely #UKEdChat
    In reply to @ukedchat
  • liliandwayne1 May 4 @ 3:18 PM EDT
    #MrV: Education is what is left after all the facts have been forgotten - don't know who said that but always a favourite quote. #ukedchat
  • UKEdSch May 4 @ 3:19 PM EDT
    #UKEdChat - Question 3 How creative is your practice, and what do you focus on?
  • ICTmagic - Moderator May 4 @ 3:19 PM EDT
    So would 'novel thinking/skills' be a better description? #ukedchat
    In reply to @seempli, @digicoled, @ukedchat
  • Elizabethutch May 4 @ 3:19 PM EDT
    ok you have me there, but even really young children can be inspired by a picture book :) #ukedchat
    In reply to @digicoled
  • ukedchat - Moderator May 4 @ 3:19 PM EDT
    #UKEdChat - Question 3 How creative is your practice, and what do you focus on?
  • sibatch May 4 @ 3:19 PM EDT
    #UKEdChat Always love this quote!
  • ClearSkyCharity May 4 @ 3:19 PM EDT
    Play is the language of the child #ukedchat
    In reply to @fameidle, @_theteachr
  • storifiedart May 4 @ 3:19 PM EDT
    I'd love to know peoples different experiences on this topic! #UKEdChat
    In reply to @UKEdSch
  • BST_Principal May 4 @ 3:20 PM EDT
    It's so important to encourage & celebrate genuinely student-led activity to establish a culture of creativity in schools #UKEdChat
  • LessonToolbox May 4 @ 3:20 PM EDT
    New Post - S.P.I.T #Marking by @MrThorntonTeach https://t.co/IBMDQTHRo2 #ukedchat #aussieed #sschat
  • Elizabethutch May 4 @ 3:20 PM EDT
    Not running away but have a taxi run to do. Thanks for the very brief chat :) #ukedchat
  • storifiedart May 4 @ 3:20 PM EDT
    It's why I want to bring my project into schools as much as possible #UKEdChat
    In reply to @UKEdSch
  • UKEdSch May 4 @ 3:20 PM EDT
    What have you experienced? #UKEdChat And how do you define ‘creativity’?
    In reply to @storifiedart
  • PaulWN1 May 4 @ 3:20 PM EDT
    A3 Very. Giving pupils responsibility to make their own games, activities and rules #UKEdChat
  • Halsbury_Ski May 4 @ 3:21 PM EDT
    Looking for a #schoolski resort where beginners can really progress? https://t.co/aNAryaqf7y #ukedchat #pechat #schooltrip
  • seempli May 4 @ 3:21 PM EDT
    I prefer: the skills to always find extraordinary in the ordinary. To look at something and never see it the same way twice #ukedchat
    In reply to @ICTmagic, @digicoled, @ukedchat
  • PaulWN1 May 4 @ 3:21 PM EDT
    A3 I Try to put pupils in games and ask them to find different solutions or ways to achieve different goals #UKEdChat
  • darthaniel2007 May 4 @ 3:21 PM EDT
    classclimate: RT hettonschool: The latest Hetton School Weekly! https://t.co/2RobC9eFup Thanks to classclimate cjs76 stevebunce #ukedchat …
  • EggtoothProject May 4 @ 3:21 PM EDT
    #ukedchat Its not really my practice that's creative - the real creativity comes from the students
  • teacherchalky1 May 4 @ 3:21 PM EDT
    A3 I like to split the lesson up into sections and think of how to spice each section up with games ect #ukedchat
    In reply to @UKEdSch
  • storifiedart May 4 @ 3:21 PM EDT
    As a teacher myself I experienced fear of arts-based work from staff and pupils. Year 6 having had minimal experience of paints #UKEdChat
    In reply to @UKEdSch
  • fameidle May 4 @ 3:21 PM EDT
    Fame Idle is a tool for Y6 teachers to get creative with their class we'd love to hear from those who've staged it over the years!#UKEdChat
    In reply to @ukedchat
  • storifiedart May 4 @ 3:22 PM EDT
    I believe everyone has the power to be creative. Creativity is the removal of fear through the act of making something you love #UKEdChat
    In reply to @UKEdSch
  • ICTmagic - Moderator May 4 @ 3:22 PM EDT
    I would be very interested to know if/how schools actively develop creativity, rather than just encouraging and letting it happen. #UKEdChat
    In reply to @UKEdSch, @ukedchat
  • _theteachr May 4 @ 3:23 PM EDT
    I get a bit more creative after I get boring - ie during death-by-revision season. Boredom prerequisite for creativity sometimes! #ukedchat
  • digicoled May 4 @ 3:23 PM EDT
    Oh completely #UKEdChat I love seeing how easy you can capture them with books. Important to offer wide range of creative experiences :-)
    In reply to @Elizabethutch
  • keran77 May 4 @ 3:23 PM EDT
    A1: Creativity is about imagination and thinking differently. My main influences are art, music, books and the chn I teach. #UKEdChat
    In reply to @UKEdSch
  • storifiedart May 4 @ 3:23 PM EDT
    Thank you so much :) I'm on a mission to help keep our classrooms creative. Arts-based creative writing for all children 😍#UKEdChat
    In reply to @EggtoothProject, @UKEdSch
  • ICTmagic - Moderator May 4 @ 3:24 PM EDT
    In practice, what does that look like? Can you cite specific examples from your own teaching experience? #ukedchat
    In reply to @seempli, @digicoled, @ukedchat
  • _theteachr May 4 @ 3:24 PM EDT
    Giving a bit of a chance for being creative should be part of every lesson so it creativity becomes more habitual. #ukedchat
  • EggtoothProject May 4 @ 3:25 PM EDT
    #ukedchat real creativity should feel like play and play is how we learn - does there need to be an output ?
  • Vivgrant May 4 @ 3:25 PM EDT
    This is what resilience is all about... 😊 #sltchat #PrimaryRocks #ukedchat #teacher5aday #womenEd #bameed #educoach
  • keran77 May 4 @ 3:25 PM EDT
    A2 Creativity has evolved through being empowered by HT to do so. Thinking differently, using ideas from colleagues #UKEdChat
    In reply to @UKEdSch
  • seempli May 4 @ 3:26 PM EDT
    1 Confession: I am not a T. But I have developed a platform to do just that (develop the ability to see things diff and imagine) #ukedchat
    In reply to @ICTmagic, @digicoled, @ukedchat
  • storifiedart May 4 @ 3:26 PM EDT
    I am 100% about creative practice. I try to free kids from the constraints of 'doing it right' to create work they that love #UKEdChat
    In reply to @UKEdSch
  • lcatherine91 May 4 @ 3:26 PM EDT
    A3 I focus on giving pupils opportunities to think about how the learning relates to their experiences & to question and challenge #ukedchat
    In reply to @ukedchat
  • _theteachr May 4 @ 3:26 PM EDT
    As a teacher don't play the read-my-mind game when you ask a question - really think about answers that on the surface are 'wrong' #ukedchat
  • digicoled May 4 @ 3:27 PM EDT
    My greatest creative thinking moments are when i'm doing nothing #UKEdChat Perhaps why so many in edu are not creative - no time!
    In reply to @_theteachr
  • _theteachr May 4 @ 3:27 PM EDT
    2... you'll sometime find gems of creativity ... #ukedchat
  • fameidle May 4 @ 3:27 PM EDT
    We’d love to see theatre used much more in schools as a learning tool #education #teaching #UKEdChat #CultivatingCreativity
  • ICTmagic - Moderator May 4 @ 3:27 PM EDT
    Schools often value conformity over creativity. Can true unbounded creativity really exist in our schooling system? #UKEdChat
  • seempli May 4 @ 3:27 PM EDT
    2 Once this core skill is developed, it can be applied to exploring any subject (in biz org, schools, personal life...) #ukedchat
    In reply to @ICTmagic, @digicoled, @ukedchat
  • storifiedart May 4 @ 3:27 PM EDT
    Yeah, mess and lack of confidence often, and also due to art often being a squeezed out topic (pardon the pun lol) #UKEdChat
    In reply to @EggtoothProject, @UKEdSch
  • UKEdSch May 4 @ 3:28 PM EDT
    #UKEdChat - Question 4 Could a ‘creative curriculum’ design work across ALL key stages? Why?
  • ukedchat - Moderator May 4 @ 3:28 PM EDT
    #UKEdChat - Question 4 Could a ‘creative curriculum’ design work across ALL key stages? Why?
  • BST_Principal May 4 @ 3:28 PM EDT
    Is that true? Creativity can be hard work - & a successful outcome (& recognition of its worth) incredibly rewarding. #ukedchat
    In reply to @EggtoothProject
  • keran77 May 4 @ 3:28 PM EDT
    A3 We focus on thinking skills across the curriculum. I focus on that mainly. I've become more creative in teaching maths too #UKEdChat
    In reply to @UKEdSch
  • ukedchat - Moderator May 4 @ 3:28 PM EDT
    Would agree with aspects of this #UKEdChat But how much time do students have for this? Some thinking will take place hours after lessons.
    In reply to @lcatherine91
  • storifiedart May 4 @ 3:28 PM EDT
    Based in the North East but now beginning to deliver workshops nationwide which is very exciting! #UKEdChat
    In reply to @EggtoothProject, @UKEdSch
  • ICTmagic - Moderator May 4 @ 3:29 PM EDT
    Fair enough. But you (I assume) went to school once (perhaps twice! 😋). What would it look like in practice for your school days? #ukedchat
    In reply to @seempli, @digicoled, @ukedchat
  • digicoled May 4 @ 3:29 PM EDT
    I fear that exams and accountability would prevent this #UKEdChat
    In reply to @ukedchat
  • PaulWN1 May 4 @ 3:30 PM EDT
    A4 Yes. Allowing pupils to use their imagination and ideas to create different kinds of responses, answers and work #UKEdChat
    In reply to @ukedchat
  • storifiedart May 4 @ 3:30 PM EDT
    I believe so. Topic based learning is immersive and I think experienced based learning drives a higher level of pupil engagement #UKEdChat
    In reply to @UKEdSch
  • ICTmagic - Moderator May 4 @ 3:30 PM EDT
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  • ICTmagic - Moderator May 4 @ 3:30 PM EDT
    Superb Windows app – turns touchscreen PC into powerful note/sketch pad #ukedchat #edchat https://t.co/CLNPxvEFyl https://t.co/o0xwds9DlR
  • seempli May 4 @ 3:30 PM EDT
    Less grades and more being open to surprising questions by Ss (even if the answer is not in the pre-defined material) #ukedchat
    In reply to @ICTmagic, @digicoled, @ukedchat
  • ATaleUnfolds May 4 @ 3:30 PM EDT
    Light up your literacy! Write a KS2 adventure film https://t.co/1pEUKblsWp @intofilm_edu @lgfl #ukedchat #litfilmfest
  • ClearSkyCharity May 4 @ 3:30 PM EDT
    These look great 😊 . What a wonderful kinaesthetic way to learn #ukedchat
    In reply to @storifiedart, @UKEdSch
  • EggtoothProject May 4 @ 3:30 PM EDT
    #ukedchat that's such a shame
    In reply to @storifiedart, @UKEdSch
  • teacherchalky1 May 4 @ 3:31 PM EDT
    A4 in theory yes, but would need good planning a resources to be put i place before hand #ukedchat
    In reply to @UKEdSch
  • _theteachr May 4 @ 3:31 PM EDT
    We shouldn't compartmentalise creativity as a type of lesson. Look for it more proactively in every day situations. you'll see it. #UKedchat
  • ouapicture May 4 @ 3:32 PM EDT
    Fear - https://t.co/tqXQO0qOxf #primaryrocks #ukedchat #edchat
  • steph_jacklin May 4 @ 3:32 PM EDT
    A big problem we see lots of times. #ukedchat #heretohelp
    • digicoled May 4 @ 3:27 PM EDT
      My greatest creative thinking moments are when i'm doing nothing #UKEdChat Perhaps why so many in edu are not creative - no time!
      In reply to @_theteachr
  • ukedchat - Moderator May 4 @ 3:32 PM EDT
    Wonder if many (secondary) schools have? #UKEdChat
    In reply to @teacherchalky1, @UKEdSch
  • ICTmagic - Moderator May 4 @ 3:32 PM EDT
    Do grades necessarily need to get in the way? #ukedchat
    In reply to @seempli, @digicoled, @ukedchat
  • digicoled May 4 @ 3:33 PM EDT
    How do you mean? #UKEdChat
    In reply to @steph_jacklin
  • storifiedart May 4 @ 3:33 PM EDT
    Thank you so much! I love watching the children engage with writing and art this way - really inspires me to keep going #UKEdChat
    In reply to @ClearSkyCharity, @UKEdSch
  • digicoled May 4 @ 3:34 PM EDT
    At the end of Year 6 and Year 11? Yes! Everything else builds up to those critical moments for schools #UKEdChat
    In reply to @ICTmagic, @seempli, @ukedchat
  • storifiedart May 4 @ 3:34 PM EDT
    Absolutely - we can change that though I really believe it! #UKEdChat
    In reply to @EggtoothProject, @UKEdSch
  • seempli May 4 @ 3:34 PM EDT
    Necessarily? No. But they do create a strong bias toward "the right answer". And that's a #creativity killer #ukedchat
    In reply to @ICTmagic, @digicoled, @ukedchat
  • keran77 May 4 @ 3:34 PM EDT
    A4 Our topics form a connected curriculum as much as we can. It's promoted creativity in teaching and learning. #UKEdChat
    In reply to @UKEdSch
  • storifiedart May 4 @ 3:36 PM EDT
    I reckon secondary school pupils would benefit from a more creative curriculum approach, although it would take careful planning! #UKEdChat
    In reply to @ukedchat, @teacherchalky1, @UKEdSch
  • UKEdSch May 4 @ 3:36 PM EDT
    #UKEdChat - Question 6 How can school leaders support teachers to be creative in their subjects?
  • ukedchat - Moderator May 4 @ 3:36 PM EDT
    #UKEdChat - Question 6 How can school leaders support teachers to be creative in their subjects?
  • BST_Principal May 4 @ 3:36 PM EDT
    No - but they can be allowed to... although encouraging a culture of creativity can improve be good for grades too. #ukedchat
    In reply to @ICTmagic, @seempli, @digicoled, @ukedchat
  • storifiedart May 4 @ 3:36 PM EDT
    Thank you so much, really appreciate that 😊📝🎨🖼 #UKEdChat
    In reply to @EggtoothProject, @UKEdSch
  • WMosaic May 4 @ 3:36 PM EDT
    UK school & MAT business managers & heads should check out @TeacherIn for supply teachers. Eliminate agency fees. Teachers win too #ukedchat
  • fameidle May 4 @ 3:36 PM EDT
    We love seeing the light come on in a child where they found something they enjoy & have possibly never considered #UKEdChat @ukedchat
  • digicoled May 4 @ 3:37 PM EDT
    Allow teachers freedom; trust their professional judgements, and; take a few creative risks themselves #UKEdChat
    In reply to @ukedchat
  • _theteachr May 4 @ 3:37 PM EDT
    Was it Einstein that said that creativity in thinking was a major strategy in discovery? #UKEdChat
  • teacherchalky1 May 4 @ 3:37 PM EDT
    With progress 8, I wouldn't old my breath #ukedchat
    In reply to @ukedchat, @UKEdSch
  • storifiedart May 4 @ 3:38 PM EDT
    They have to be brave - and take those risks that allow freedom. It's so hard in the current testing culture we have but its true #UKEdChat
    In reply to @UKEdSch
  • ukedchat - Moderator May 4 @ 3:38 PM EDT
    Yes, and schools should also support in widening their life experiences, with range of different arts #UKEdChat
    In reply to @lcatherine91
  • _theteachr May 4 @ 3:39 PM EDT
    Try this: when you hear a wrong answer, pause and think why they have that answer-even if it seems silly. Will give you an insight #ukedchat
  • ukedchat - Moderator May 4 @ 3:39 PM EDT
    Yes #UKEdChat Indeed. And therein lies the problem?
    In reply to @teacherchalky1, @UKEdSch
  • keran77 May 4 @ 3:39 PM EDT
    A5 Share ideas, model good practice, encourage others to think differently, make sure everyone knows that is allowed and needed! #UKEdChat
    In reply to @UKEdSch
  • fameidle May 4 @ 3:39 PM EDT
    Check out our established, popular original #y6 leavers musical written especially for children aged 10-12 #ukedchat #CultivatingCreativity
  • PaulWN1 May 4 @ 3:39 PM EDT
    A6 Allow for themed days. New types of lesson. Signpost and encourage staff towards creative resources #UKEdChat
    In reply to @digicoled, @ukedchat
  • digicoled May 4 @ 3:40 PM EDT
    Did it ever? #UKEdChat
    In reply to @darthaniel2007, @ICTmagic
  • darthaniel2007 May 4 @ 3:42 PM EDT
    #UKedchat A6 they can allow time for things to go wrong to encourage risks.
  • ClearSkyCharity May 4 @ 3:42 PM EDT
    Creativity gets crushed by need to pass test e.g. The child w/ dyslexia who writes only words they can spell for fear of failure #ukedchat
    In reply to @seempli, @ICTmagic, @digicoled, @ukedchat
  • ukedchat - Moderator May 4 @ 3:43 PM EDT
    Yes, they can...but do they? #UKEdChat
    In reply to @darthaniel2007
  • integrex May 4 @ 3:44 PM EDT
    A revolution in interactive education for #send. Available to use in the home #edchat #ukedchat #send https://t.co/jJds9pbXcH
  • ukedchat - Moderator May 4 @ 3:45 PM EDT
    #UKEdChat - Q6 Each and every subject has the opportunity to add creativity. What creative opportunities do you see in your subject area?
  • UKEdSch May 4 @ 3:45 PM EDT
    #UKEdChat - Q6 Each and every subject has the opportunity to add creativity. What creative opportunities do you see in your subject area?
  • LessonToolbox May 4 @ 3:45 PM EDT
    Washing line to show reasons for rise and fall of highwaymen via @KingsMacHistory #ukedchat #aussieEd #historyteacher #sschat
  • storifiedart May 4 @ 3:46 PM EDT
    Ive been lucky so far to meet some daring heads who believe in the power of creative freedom for children. Great schools, fab kids #UKedchat
  • darthaniel2007 May 4 @ 3:46 PM EDT
    #ukedchat No, not in my experience. I don't always think it's down to them, but the system they feel bound to.
    In reply to @ukedchat
  • AhsanAshraf May 4 @ 3:46 PM EDT
    Anyone who does anything to help a child is a hero to me. #ukedchat #SLTchat
  • PaulWN1 May 4 @ 3:46 PM EDT
    A6 Pupils planning and leading parts of the lesson. Sharing their ideas with others and teaching their peers #UKEdChat
    In reply to @ukedchat
  • 3DPrintWorks May 4 @ 3:47 PM EDT
    #3dprinting is a great conduit for children to express their creativity. https://t.co/TNaKTFlBIT. Do you agree? #ukedchat
  • ouapicture May 4 @ 3:48 PM EDT
    BIG ideas today. 'Things don't have to be the way they are.' - Kid President. Let's save the rhinos! #primaryrocks #ukedchat #edchat 🦏💛🦏💛🦏
  • ukedchat - Moderator May 4 @ 3:48 PM EDT
    Not easy to fight that one #UKEdChat
    In reply to @darthaniel2007
  • storifiedart May 4 @ 3:48 PM EDT
    I think that schools can learn a lot from the EYFS in their subject specific approach to creative learning #UKEdChat
    In reply to @UKEdSch
  • teacherchalky1 May 4 @ 3:48 PM EDT
    A6 in Science there's loads but I like using literacy games #ukedchat
    In reply to @UKEdSch
  • darthaniel2007 May 4 @ 3:49 PM EDT
    Isn't creativity predicated on knowledge to some extent? Therefore, knowledge (thus grades) are an important factor in creativity #ukedchat
    In reply to @BST_Principal, @ICTmagic, @seempli, @digicoled, @ukedchat
  • storifiedart May 4 @ 3:49 PM EDT
    Treat art, music, kinaesthetic experiences as the vehicle through which to deliver science, maths, writing etc #UKEdChat
    In reply to @UKEdSch
  • ukedchat - Moderator May 4 @ 3:50 PM EDT
    Indeed. We say that with virtually every #UKEdChat topic, but do we learn? The system doesn't it!
    In reply to @storifiedart, @UKEdSch
  • darthaniel2007 May 4 @ 3:50 PM EDT
    Agreed. It's worth bearing in mind for teachers who aren't school leaders but who want more creativity. #ukedchat
    In reply to @ukedchat
  • Science_HOD May 4 @ 3:50 PM EDT
    #ukedchat #asechat ISAs are done and dusted. Soon to be a distant memory. So I'm chilling. "talk to me goose!"
  • seempli May 4 @ 3:51 PM EDT
    It is built on raw materials. That's why observation is important. Anything can be raw material, inc. "formal" knowledge. #ukedchat
    In reply to @darthaniel2007, @BST_Principal, @ICTmagic, @digicoled, @ukedchat
  • darthaniel2007 May 4 @ 3:51 PM EDT
    Me too ☺️ #ukedchat
    In reply to @ClearSkyCharity, @teacherchalky1, @UKEdSch
  • ukedchat - Moderator May 4 @ 3:52 PM EDT
    #UKEdChat - Question 7 What are the most creative approaches to T&L you have observed?
  • UKEdSch May 4 @ 3:52 PM EDT
    #UKEdChat - Question 7 What are the most creative approaches to T&L you have observed?
  • PaulWN1 May 4 @ 3:52 PM EDT
    A7 Mostly Art showcases and Science experiments being used #UKEdChat
    In reply to @ukedchat
  • seempli May 4 @ 3:52 PM EDT
    See how velcro was invented: https://t.co/j84MurYTY8 pure observation and curiosity. Knowledge was needed later to apply it #ukedchat
    In reply to @darthaniel2007, @BST_Principal, @ICTmagic, @digicoled, @ukedchat
  • storifiedart May 4 @ 3:53 PM EDT
    I think sometimes handing the reins over to the children can be super creative - and surprisingly productive! Involve them more #UKEdChat
    In reply to @UKEdSch
  • darthaniel2007 May 4 @ 3:53 PM EDT
    Is modelling and sharing always creative? It's often used to stifle creativity and encourage the norm. #ukedchat
    In reply to @keran77, @UKEdSch
  • ukedchat - Moderator May 4 @ 3:53 PM EDT
    Anything that has truly crossed curriculum divisions, allowing teaching and learning across a wide spectrum of experiences #UKEdChat
  • digicoled May 4 @ 3:55 PM EDT
    Anything that has truly crossed curriculum divisions, allowing teaching and learning across a wide spectrum of experiences #UKEdChat
    In reply to @ukedchat
  • ukedchat - Moderator May 4 @ 3:56 PM EDT
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  • UKEdSch May 4 @ 3:56 PM EDT
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  • keran77 May 4 @ 3:56 PM EDT
    A6 For maths I try to do more outdoor learning with my class. They enjoy it and we cover the same maths LOs just differently #UKEdChat
    In reply to @UKEdSch
  • darthaniel2007 May 4 @ 3:57 PM EDT
    Creative for who? I think more for the teacher to move out comfort zone. That's (nearly) always a good thing ☺️ then kids benefit. #ukedchat
    In reply to @storifiedart, @UKEdSch
  • fameidle May 4 @ 3:58 PM EDT
    Children who participate in theatre learn creative thinking, team work, & build self-esteem #education #cultivatingcreativity #UKEdChat
  • keran77 May 4 @ 3:58 PM EDT
    A7 Hands-on science lessons so chn can trial and improve thinking, use of drama + computing in English to explore characters #UKEdChat
    In reply to @ukedchat
  • ClearSkyCharity May 4 @ 3:59 PM EDT
    I bet the children love that! #ukedchat
    In reply to @keran77, @UKEdSch
  • keran77 May 4 @ 3:59 PM EDT
    Such as writing a text message conversation when learning about dialogue in a story. #UKEdChat
    In reply to @ukedchat
  • LittleCreative May 4 @ 3:59 PM EDT
    #ukedchat puppet making can be a great way for children to experience all sorts of subjects.