Contents
2 Introduction: Jesse Elzinga, Headmaster
3 Welcome to our seventh edition of Innovate Mark Beverley and Hannah Barritt
4 The utility of AI in education Bradley Busch, Director of InnerDrive
6 Do schools kill creativity? Dr Claire Badger, Head of Teacher Professional Development at InnerDrive
8 Why Drama’ s role in the curriculum is as important as ever Paul Harvey, Teacher of Drama
10 Learning outdoors: Designing an outdoor syllabus for Year 7 Biology: Karen Mylod, Head of Biology
12 The power of teaching using diagrams: Elen Steadman, Head of Geography & ITL Research Fellow
15 Memories are made of this: Mnemonics in Sevenoaks teaching and learning, and beyond: Rod Rands-Webb, Teacher of French, Spanish and Theory of Knowledge
18 Note-taking in the classroom: handwriting versus typing: Selina Harvey, Teacher of Classics
20 AI in the Geography classroom: An overview of considerations and potential uses: Elen Steadman, Head of Geography and ITL Research Fellow
23 Belonging and inclusion in school: The role of the co-curriculum Sally Walmsley, Deputy Head of Co-curricular
25 An exploration of teacher and student motivation within the co-curricular programme Laurence Goodwin, Teacher of Core Critical Thinking and Head of US and International University Applications
30 Why am I in school? The case for futures guidance in the middle school: Giulliana Brooks, Teacher of Classics and Higher Education Advisor
33 Pedagogical impartiality and critical thinking in democratic education: Dr James Beck, Head of Philosophy and Core Critical Thinking
35 The smartphone-free lower school initiative Mark Beverley, Director of the Institute of Teaching and Learning
37 Appraising the appraisal: Paul Thompson, Head of Academic Enrichment, Teacher of Geography
41 References
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