A case study on creative practise:
how reflective are we as practitioners?
Inspiring creativity in our students is no easy task
and we don?t always get it right first time. We need
to continually improve our teaching practice,
working out where we can improve and what we
are doing well.
Have you ever left a lesson feeling that you could
have done something different, or taken a new
So how does this tie-in to creativity? Creativity is a
very observable quality; we can often tell when a
student is thinking outside of the box through their
actions and words, but we may not always notice
this first hand. Using the reflection ideas in the
case study, teachers can look back at footage and
determine which students are demonstrating
initiative and which are more passive, and in doing
so determine which measures can be taken to
ensure that all students feel comfortable taking
that step ?out of the box? to develop their creative
minds!
approach to engaging your students? This month?s
featured case study discusses a new methodology
which could help. This simple yet effective method
involves two stages, filing and reflecting. In this
instance a Go-Pro was attached to a PE teacher,
and also one to a student; the teacher would then
review the footage with a colleague and
collaborate together to develop future teaching.
Paul Cochlin
Head of Physical Education (PE)
The British International School Abu Dhabi
Click here to read the full case study
on NAU today!
You can also find examples of
teaching practice in a range of phases
and teaching subjects here in our
video library, including examples
from Nord Anglia schools.