Lauren and I (and 24 of our children!) took part in a Brain-Based Learning Conference this week.
In it, we were privileged to be able to listen to a Dr Paul Howard-Jones from Bristol University. His area of expertise is Neuroscience and specifically education.
We will be following up many of his theories over time - but a useful starting point is the journal below.
For tonight's meeting I'd like you to read the journal and form some opinions based on the questions at the bottom of this post. As always - reflect on your practice and be honest about where you feel you could make some changes or developments where need's be or where you could celebrate some techniques that you are using already.
At the side of this blog are some 'Stixy' links for you to respond on - they are under the heading "Fostering Creative Thinking".
You can download the publication here or read below - it's up to you.
Questions for Stixy
- Where are you using analytical thinking? How are you encouraging it?
- Where are you using generative thinking? How are you encouraging it?
- Have you recognised when fixation occurs? How are you/will you help children avoid this?
- How has the article altered the way you perceive creativity?
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