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Author Parker, David, 1969-

Title Creative Partnerships in practice : developing creative learners / David Parker
Published London : Continuum, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (230 pages) : illustrations
Contents FC; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Creative Planning and Evaluating -- Change Processesor Change Arts Projects?; Questions, questions, questions; Why evaluate anyway?; The four phase evaluation model; 'Ways in' with planning and evaluation; Examples of noteworthy aspects of this model ofplanning and evaluating; Reflection -- useful thoughts to keep in mind duringthe reflection phase; What you will achieve by asking these questions; 2. School Stories -- How Did CreativePartnerships Work in Practice?; The Arnold Centre, Rotherham
Lancasterian Special School, West DidsburyMinterne Community Junior School, Sittingbourne; 3. Creative School Ethos; Background -- why is ethos important?; Types of creative school ethos; The School Ethos Research Project: Case studies ofhow types of ethos evolved in schools; 4. Creative Learning -- Pupil Impact; What the numbers say: statistical analyses of CreativePartnerships' impact on pupil attainment andattendance; Creativity and pupil well-being -- how does a creativeapproach help?; Impacts on student learning -- the case of visuallearning and literacy skills
How creativity helps shift parents' views on children'slearning and the role of the curriculumParent's views on the long-term benefits of creativelearning; Parents as learners; Parents joining the creative learning journey; Connecting schools and communities; Summary: The benefits of creative learning for parentsand how schools can embed this in their practice; 8. Creative Assessmentand Progression; Assessing creativity -- what are the choices?; Developing a new assessment tool; Five creative 'habits' of the creative mind; Using the new model in your school or learning site; End of book notes
Afterword: CreativePartnerships -- The FutureReferences; Appendix 1: Creative Partnerships 2002 -2011: Key Facts and Figures; Appendix 2: Discussing the Rhetorics of Creativity -- Prompt Questionsfrom Banaji et al. (2010); Appendix 3: Creative Learning -- BigPaper Training Exercise and Examples of Outcomes; Appendix 4: Evaluation -- CreativeLearning Forms; Appendix 5: Discussing Well-being and Learning -- Prompt Questionsfrom McLellan et al. (2012); Appendix 6: Progression in Creativity -Field Trial 1 Notes to Teachers; Index
Summary The outcomes of Creative Partnerships5. Creative Professional Development for Teachers; The impacts of Creative Partnerships on teachers andschool staff; 6. Creative Artists and Their Practice- Do They Really Add Value?; Case Study: Signature Pedagogies; Pedagogic practices of creative practitioners; Benefits of creative practitioners to creative learning; 7. Creativity in Schools andParental Involvement; Parental influence on children's learning; Children talking about school in the home - why isthis important to parents?
Drawing on the extensive archive of case studies from the Creative Partnerships Programme, from sculpture and storytelling to film and multimedia skills, and the experiences of Creative Partnerships individuals, Creative Partnerships in Practice is the authoritative guide to embedding creative learning in schools. The Creative Partnerships programme, run by the Arts Council, England, was the largest schools-based creative learning intervention ever seen. Artists and creative practitioners worked side by side with educators to bring creativity into the classroom. Over the course of a decade it
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 7, 2013)
Subject Creative Partnerships (Program : Great Britain)
SUBJECT Creative Partnerships (Program : Great Britain) fast
Subject Creative teaching -- Great Britain -- Case studies
Creative activities and seat work -- Case studies
Creative teaching -- Case studies
EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
Creative activities and seat work
Creative teaching
Great Britain
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781441164636
1441164634