Posted by geraintwilton on February 26, 2015 · Leave a Comment
An argument that I had thought long dead resurface recently, briefly stated it suggests that creativity is not something that can or should be taught in schools because in order to be creative an individual needs to have a wide range of knowledge and skills. These things are what schools should be teaching so … Continue reading →
Category 21st Century education, Art and design, Craft, creativity, Curriculum choices, Design, Design education, Design Technology, Iterative design, Measuring success, National Curriculum, Teaching children, Team, Working atmosphere · Tagged with 21st century education, Art and design, Craft, Craft education, creativity, Curriculum, Design, Design education, Design Technology, Heather Jansch, iterative design, Leading a team, NC levels, Sketching, Teaching and learning
Posted by geraintwilton on March 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment
It wasn’t a formal lesson observation, the kind where you agree what you will be looking at, look at it and then talk about what you looked at. It was just one of those countless situations where I needed to be in a colleagues room using a piece of equipment while they got on with the lesson … Continue reading →
Category 21st Century education, Curriculum, Design, Design education, Design Technology, Education, Education policy, Graphic products, Learning objectives, Measuring success, Teaching and Learning, Working atmosphere · Tagged with 21st century education, Craft education, curriculum content, Design, Design education, Design Technology, interactive whiteboard, Knowledge economy, Teaching and learning
Posted by geraintwilton on September 26, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Well it is the end of another Monday and a chance conversation with the gentleman behind the counter in my local builder’s merchant got me thinking, “I hate Mondays.” Of course I know what he mean;, the weekend, which we tend to think of as our time, is over and the week stretches out ahead of you with all … Continue reading →
Category Design education, Design Technology, Economic growth, Education, Graphic products, Leading, Teaching and Learning, Teaching children, Working atmosphere · Tagged with Craft education, Curriculum, Design, Design education, Design Technology, Education, Teaching and learning
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