Eureka!

30/03/2011

Well, it took some agonising, but I finally figured it out!
How did I do it? Well, I was thinking about it in the shower this morning, contemplating what 'creativity' meant. Does  it mean playing games? Imagining? Or maybe it means thinking for yourself...
I decided I have been trying too hard to be 'creative' in my presentation of the science. What I really need to do is listen to the children (or my peers in this case), and design the lesson that will be most condusive to their learning. Or, as Peter, our maths teacher might say, the lesson that will help them teach themselves.
From there, it all started to click, and the 'creativity' came naturally.
Truth be told, I don't fully have a handle on it yet, but but I think the key lies with listening. The more I can put the bal into the kids court, the more creative they will have to be. Of course I will need to provide support structures...
Anyway, most of the creativity in this lesson is in the diagnosis activity. The assessment activity also requires some creative thinking. (Messages for diagnositc.doc Summative assessment worksheet.doc).