Websites for Exploring Creativity & Motivation in Teaching & Learning
Consider the ideas of creativity, imagination and engagement. What do these processes mean and how can they be maximized by teachers? What are the components of creativity in teaching? What are the benefits to students?
Think also of the continuum of teacher-directed to student-centered curricula
and where you are most comfortable. Should you challenge yourself to
become more creative and infuse imagination in the curriculum?
The following three approaches are broad curriculum frameworks based on democratic, progressive philosophy. The procedures they use can apply to any content area but are best when the curriculum is integrated and interdisciplinary:
The Coalition of Essential Schools
Rudolf Steiner’s philosophy was applied to education through Waldorf Schools. Check out this site as well:
http://www.fortnet.org/rsws/waldorf/faq.html
Discovery
Problem Based Learning
Multiple Intelligences with David Lazear
Multiple Intelligence Survey by Walter McKenzie
Resources from the Educator’s Reference Desk
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Genetics
The
Cell
Music
Theory
Beethoven's
Ninth Symphony
Art
History
Using
Color
Cardovascular
Fitness
Skin
and the Sense of Touch
The
The
Civil War
Electronic
Mapping
Journalism
Shakespeare