creativity

The Candle Problem

January 9, 2020November 25, 2019 johndabell 0 Comments creativity, Karl Duncker, Sam Glucksberg, Tim German and Margaret Defeyter

Do you suffer from functional fixedness?

Creativity

Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking

January 6, 2020November 24, 2019 johndabell 0 Comments creativity, Dr Ellis Paul Torrance, picture completion

Can you measure creativity through picture construction tests?

Creativity

A Tough Question To Chew On

December 31, 2019November 20, 2019 johndabell 0 Comments creative thinking, creativity

How many ways can you get a needle out of a haystack?

Books Films Resilience

The Kes Factor: Finding Every Child’s Passion

February 9, 2019January 24, 2019 johndabell 0 Comments alienation, Barnsley, Barry Hines, Brian Glover, bullying, Colin Welland, creativity, industrial North, Kes, passion, resilience, spirit, strength

There is plenty of talk about ‘resilience’ in schools these days. Everyone you meet seems to be going on about

Meetings

Meet Off-Site For Fresh Thinking

February 7, 2019January 14, 2019 johndabell 3 Comments creativity, off-site meetings, productivity

When it comes to staff meetings then nothing can be worse than sitting in a stuffy, stale and airless room

Creativity

Would You Rather…

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 johndabell 1 Comment creativity, decision-making, speaking and listening, Would You Rather... by John Burningham., writing

One of my favourite books for children is Would You Rather… by John Burningham. This is a silly book with

Creativity

16 Ways To Unleash Your Creative Splurge

December 22, 2018December 21, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments Big Questions, creative thinking, creativity, odd one out, SOLE, surreal sentences, would you rather...?

For donkey’s years, many scientists have believed the right brain is the seat of creative thinking and the left brain

Observation Teaching and Learning

Don’t Watch Me Learn!

October 9, 2018September 28, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments creativity, John Hopkins University, Kennedy Krieger Institute, lesson observation, Vikram Chib

“Don’t watch me, it puts me off!” You’ve probably heard that or said it yourself. It won’t come as much

Global Schools

Schools Of The World: Ørestad Gymnasium

July 21, 2018July 20, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments Ørestad Gymnasium, creativity, denmark, digital learning, interdisciplinary learning, knowledge

Could you teach in a school without classrooms?

Creativity

6 Ways to Make Your Classroom Teaching More Creative

June 13, 2018May 16, 2018 johndabell 1 Comment #JustLetMeTeach, creativity, teachwire

The following article was written for teachwire….. To support our new #JustLetMeTeach campaign, we have free primary and secondary teacher packs to download with

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