Packed full of practical ideas, Teaching Design and Technology Creatively is a stimulating source of guidance for busy trainee and practising teachers. Grounded in the latest research, it offers a wealth of suggestions to foster creative development in D&T and supports teachers in providing their students with more authentic, enjoyable experiences.
Providing a wealth of ready-to-use ideas for creative lessons, key topics covered include:
- Understanding links between D&T and creativity
- Creating a foundation for D&T in the early years
- Using objects, books and real-life contexts as imaginative starting points
- Developing designerly thinking
- Making the most of construction kits
- Helping children draw to develop their ideas
- Encouraging dialogic talk in D&T to drive learning
- Exploring food as a creative resource
- Practical approaches to embedding IT and programming in the curriculum
- Taking learning outside the classroom.
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Teaching Design and Technology Creatively provides practical teaching suggestions to ensure teachers of all levels understand how to teach for creativity. It shows how learning experiences in D&T have the potential to extend children's technological knowledge, and to promote problem-solving and evaluation skills. Drawing on examples from real-world projects, this text is invaluable for all those who wish to engage students in D&T and encourage creative classroom practice.