When we attend to information or stimuli in our environment, our brain goes through a process of assimilation, accommodation or cognitive dissonance. Whether the encoding
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DUAL CODING and ART – is there a connection?
I recently tweeted an imploration to primary teachers to teach more art in order to help secondary students become better at utilising the method of
SHOWING and telling your CURRICULUM’S STORY
Last year I posted how I approached my GCSE Literature course design; it was one of my most read blogs (thank you to all). I
Finding time for CREATIVITY
This is part 3 in a series of blogs on creativity in the classroom. The first is here, and the second here. As stated previously,
IS THERE A PLACE FOR CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING IN SCHOOL?
This is part 2 of a series on creativity in schools. Part 1 is here Ben Newmark’s rousing and simply wonderful treaty on why we teach
IF CREATIVITY IS BIOLOGICALLY PRIMARY, IS DISCOVERY LEARNING ACTUALLY DOABLE?
If creativity is biologically primary does that mean it wouldn’t tax the working memory in discovery learning, thereby eliminating one of the main arguments against
LEARNING DESIGN by Paul G Moss 