A half hour talk by John Cleese on what creativity looks like and how to make space for it. He draws upon psychological research and makes reference to some of the key themes to our current education thinking – persistence, gestation (time), making connections and how humour is somehow tied to it inextricably.
Type ‘John Cleese’ in the search box to find the film: http://creativityportal.org.uk/
A new professional learning community for Expressive Arts has just been started on Glow. The community will allow practitioners to engage in professional dialogue and share exciting and dynamic practice.
Use your Glow login to start sharing: http://bit.ly/artshome
Following the announcement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning on 6 November and the work by Education Scotland in taking forward the recommendations of the Donaldson report, ‘Teaching Scotland’s Future’, guidance on strengthened models of career-long professional learning has been published on Education Scotland’s online service.
This guidance is to support teachers to improve further their approaches to professional learning. It consists of advice, information, links to resources and reflective questions.
A downloadable PDF is available. To access the guidance, go to:
YDance is running an extensive programme of CPD training opportunities from December 2012 through 2013 for early years, primary and secondary teachers. Sessions include: the basic components of dance; teaching science, numeracy and literacy through dance; support for Higher Dance and National Progression Awards.
Visit the YDance website to access pdfs of both the early years/primary and secondary leaflets: http://www.ydance.org/Education.html
The Creativity Portal has added links to a range of ‘Watch Again’ Glow Meets from this year’s creativity themed Scottish Learning Festival.
Seminars include:
Creativity – Experience it, Understand it, Teach it
Creativity… in Maths!?
Developing Storytelling through Games
You will need your Glow Login to view the films: Click here to watch again on Glow TV
The first of Edinburgh CLN’s 2012/13 Creative Conversations is on Monday 29th October at 4 for 4.30 till 5.30 with wine and canapes afterwards (venue to follow with confirmation of attendance) with Frank Crawford as this year’s first Creative Catalyst.
Frank is a former Chief Inspector (HMIe), forward thinker, innovator and enthusiastic biker. He has been centrally involved in the development of Scottish education and remains at the forefront of thinking. Frank will take a creative approach, sketching out ideas about meeting the demands of external evaluation, handling inspections, what self evaluation should really be and how we need to think about change and innovation. Frank is in great demand internationally so this is a great chance to catch up with him in Edinburgh.
As with all previous Creative Conversations, David Cameron will facilitate the discussion and you are invited to continue the conversations afterwards with Frank, David and colleagues over wine and canapes!
This will be a popular Creative Conversation – please get back to Linda Lees directly if you would like to attend. She will send full venue details and confirmation of your place.
Email: linda.lees@edinburgh.gov.uk
GTCS is planning to launch a professional recognition award for creativity and is looking for CLNs to help share the news in local authorities across Scotland. Applicants must have been teaching for two years to be eligible. GTCS are happy to be contacted directly with any queries about the award and the application process.
Contact:
Mairi McAra <Mairi.McAra@gtcs.org.uk> or
Glenise Borthwick <Glenise.Borthwick@gtcs.org.uk>
Please forward the following information to those you think may be interested:
Deadline for submissions Monday 3rd December 2012 to be eligible for the national award ceremony in this new category in the Scottish Parliament on the evening of January 29th 2013
Hundreds of teachers have had their knowledge and skills recognised and been awarded with a certificate in Professional Recognition. We want you to join the group now being awarded the new category of ‘Creativity’. This will include dance, music, visual art, creativity in science, drama. In fact creativity covers a huge range of subjects.
Professional recognition allows registered teachers to focus their CPD in particular areas of interest, and gain recognition for enhancing their knowledge and experience.
In order to gain Professional Recognition teachers need to demonstrate their professional knowledge and understanding in four key areas:
Click here to read more about each of the following:
Subject/Curriculum
Professional knowledge
Professional skills and abilities
Reflecting, reporting and sharing
The Framework for Professional Recognition explains in detail how teachers can gain Professional Recognition. It was established to help teachers develop their knowledge and skills and to ensure that they are able to gain the recognition they deserve.
There are many areas in which primary and secondary teachers can gain professional recognition. Creativity is just one area.
(Further details on our website www.gtcs.org.uk under ‘Professional Development’)
Steps in the application process
Before applying for Professional Recognition, applicants should follow these steps:
1. Carry out a personal self-evaluation
If eligible, you should undertake a personal self-evaluation to identify area(s) which you might wish to gain professional recognition.
2. Have a Professional Discussion with your manager
Once you have completed your self-evaluation, you should have a Professional Discussion with your manager/school/local authority/CPD co-ordinator to discuss your intention to work towards gaining professional recognition.
3. Complete your CPD programme
Now complete the CPD Programme agreed in your professional discussion, maintaining a profile following the Professional Action process.
4. Undertake a self-evaluation against the framework
Complete a Personal Evaluation against the Framework which will identify the knowledge/experience gained.
5. Discuss your submission with your manager
Your second Professional Discussion will see you discuss your professional recognition submission with your manager/school/local authority/CPD co-ordinator.
6. Apply for Professional Recognition
Download and complete our:
· Professional Recognition Application Form (PDF)
· Professional Recognition Application Form (Doc)
Place a copy of all the evidence noted in your application form in a portfolio
Your recommendation for professional recognition should be agreed and signed by your Headteacher.
Send your completed application to:
Professional Learning and Development Department
General Teaching Council for Scotland
Clerwood House
96 Clermiston Road
Edinburgh
EH12 6UT
CONTACTS
To discuss any aspect of Professional Recognition contact:
Professional Learning and Development Department
T: +44(0)131 314 6086
E: pld@gtcs.org.uk
Tapestry Partnership has launched a programme of Masterclasses taking place between November 2012 and September 2013 which offer examplars from Scotland and elsewhere of meaningful and lasting change in learning. If offers snapshots of approaches which are “making a difference” and where change is progressive and the direction for the future is ambitious and challenging.
The programme explores areas such as unlocking potential, improving schools, interdisciplinary learning, and making thinking visible. For more information download the programme here:
‘There has to be a common problem and it has to be a genuine mystery’.
Tim Rollins
The symposium will take the collaborative working practice of Tim
Rollins and K.O.S and his statement about group motivation as a point of
departure to explore ideas about art and pedagogy
· How do you balance the learning agenda with quality art production
and process?
· What are the ethics of the social encounter in socially engaged art practice?
· Within the collective production context how is authorship
negotiated? (Is it relevant?)
· What role does inspiration and shared belief play in a learning
environment?
· Can models of collaborative production and learning thrive in
mainstream education systems?
The symposium will be chaired by Susan T. Grant, an artist and
independent arts manager who specialises in collaborative artworks in the public
realm.
Symposium contributors include Declan McGonagle, Director of the
National College of Art and Design Dublin; Marsha Bradfield from Critical
Practice; Katie Bruce, Producer/Curator at the Gallery of Modern Art Glasgow and
Associate Artist Rachel Mimiec; Professor Neil Mulholland and Dan Brown
on Shift/Work; John Reardon and Johannes Maier of ArtSchool/UK; Rachel
Thibbotumunuwe, Hilary Nicol and Johnny Gailey, Artworks Scotland &
Talbot Rice Gallery partnership.
This is a free event with a sandwich lunch and refreshments provided.
Booking is essential. Contact info.talbotrice@ed.ac.uk to book your
place.
The symposium has been made possible with support from the University
of Edinburgh’s Principal’s Fund and is a partnership with engage
Scotland.
Visit the Creativity Portal to view 13 examples of how teachers and community learning staff have used creative teaching in the classroom and community setting to deliver Curriculum for Excellence. From games design to storytelling, whole school strategy to pizza boxes these are small moments of creative inspiration that can be used to inform practitioners’ own work. They provide CPD in how to take the challenges that Curriculum for Excellence poses and run with them. The Creativity in the Classroom films are available now on the Creativity Portal.
http://creativityportal.org.uk/?q=creativity+in+the+classroom&c=%2Cvideos
