Creativity

Creative Curriculum Webinar

Here is the complete recording of our special free webinar for primary teachers and leaders. Featuring advice and wisdom from Associates and Independent Thinking Press authors who know a thing or two about creativity in the curriculum, relive what was a thoroughly inspiring event.

90-minute watch

15 Mar 2021

Ian Gilbert, Mark Creasy, Debra Kidd, Jonathan Lear, Hywel Roberts, Beyond Differentiation, Creativity, Curriculum and Lesson Planning, School Improvement, Teaching and Learning, Watch

Using Unhomework to Supercharge Lockdown Learning - Part One

Part one of a two-part blog from Independent Thinking Associate, primary teacher and author Mark Creasy on how to improve motivation and develop independent learning through better homework during lockdown.

Five-minute read

Posted by Mark Creasy on 18 Feb 2021

Mark Creasy, Behaviour, Motivation and Engagement, Beyond Differentiation, Blended Learning, Covid-19, Creativity, Curriculum and Lesson Planning, Diversity and Inclusion, Improving Standards and Effectiveness, Questioning and Thinking Skills, Teaching and Learning, Read, Assessment and Feedback, Teaching in Challenging Circumstances

Using Unhomework to Supercharge Lockdown Learning - Part Two

Part two of a two-part blog from Independent Thinking Associate, primary teacher and author Mark Creasy on how to improve motivation and develop independent learning through better homework during lockdown.

Five-minute read

Posted by Mark Creasy on 18 Feb 2021

Mark Creasy, Assessment and Feedback, Behaviour, Motivation and Engagement, Beyond Differentiation, Blended Learning, Creativity, Curriculum and Lesson Planning, Diversity and Inclusion, Improving Standards and Effectiveness, Independent Learning, Learning Technologies, Questioning and Thinking Skills, Teaching and Learning, Teaching in Challenging Circumstances, Read, Covid-19

So You Want to Write a Book?

Advice for prospective authors when it comes to writing a book for the award-winning Independent Thinking Press.

Two-minute read

27 Nov 2020

Creativity, Teachers, Read

A Circle of Bone

A short story for our times by our resident Agent of All Things Wondrous, Dr Matthew McFall.

Two-minute read

26 Nov 2020

Dr Matthew McFall, Creativity, Difficult Conversations, Questioning and Thinking Skills, Resilience, Wonder, Read

Thinking, Creativity and Paper Clips I

Ian Gilbert in the first of a two-part webinar all about thinking, learning and creativity in our brave new world.

25-minute watch

Posted by Ian Gilbert on 26 Nov 2020

Ian Gilbert, Behaviour, Motivation and Engagement, Beyond Differentiation, Complexity, Creativity, Curriculum and Lesson Planning, Education, Employability, Improving Standards and Effectiveness, Independent Learning, Questioning and Thinking Skills, Teaching and Learning, Thunks, Watch

Thinking, Creativity and Paper Clips II

Ian Gilbert in the second part of a two-part webinar he recorded for us all about thinking, learning and creativity in our brave new world. And paper clips.

17-minute watch

Posted by Ian Gilbert on 26 Nov 2020

Ian Gilbert, Behaviour, Motivation and Engagement, Beyond Differentiation, Complexity, Creativity, Curriculum and Lesson Planning, Employability, Education, Improving Standards and Effectiveness, Independent Learning, Questioning and Thinking Skills, Teaching and Learning, Thunks, Watch

Noticing

Use these inspiring images from Associate and photographer Jane Hewitt to help children and young people learn to stop and look at the world with new eyes.

Three-minute read

Posted by Jane Hewitt on 17 Nov 2020

Jane Hewitt, Creativity, Curriculum and Lesson Planning, Environment, Learning Technologies, Outdoor Learning, Questioning and Thinking Skills, Teaching and Learning, Wonder, Well-Being, Read

8Way Thinking

What 8Way thinking is, where it came from and how it can be used to make even the most dismal-appearing of subject matters fascinating.

Five-minute read

13 Nov 2020

Ian Gilbert, Beyond Differentiation, Complexity, Curriculum and Lesson Planning, Environment, Creativity, Independent Learning, Outdoor Learning, Questioning and Thinking Skills, Teaching and Learning, Wonder, Read

Jackie Beere - Highlights

Highlights of a fascinating online INSET session delivered by Associate Jackie Beere OBE for primary teachers on well-being, thinking skills and more.

Posted by Jackie Beere OBE on 06 Nov 2020

The Power of the A-Maze-In Sketch-A Doodle

Watch Nina Jackson speaking to an online audience about the restorative power of the 'A-Maze- In' Sketch-a-Doodle.

30-minute watch

Posted by Nina Jackson on 17 Oct 2020

Nina Jackson, Managing Stress and Mindfulness, Creativity, Watch

How Do I Know What I Think Until I hear What I Say?

We like the look of this new app designed to get children talking more and, as a result, thinking better.

Four-minute read

Posted by Ian Gilbert on 24 Sep 2020

Questioning and Thinking Skills, Coaching, Growth Mindset, Creativity, Read, Learning Technologies, Blended Learning, Difficult Conversations, Thunks, Wonder

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