Choreographing Creativity: Teaching as Artistic and Technical within the Curriculum of CompositionChoreographing Creativity: Teaching as Artistic and Technical within the Curriculum of Composition views teaching as a combination of artistic and technical elements, similar to a figure skating or dance routine. Dr. Jennifer Bird presents a fictional story founded in factual teaching methods to illustrate this concept. The fifteen teachers in "Cohort for Change" join her on this journey to share snapshots of their classroom experiences and advice for educators who wish to reclaim classroom creativity in the current "teach to the test" culture of education. |
Contents
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Choreographing Narratives | 59 |
Take a Risk | 77 |
Finding My Orbit | 83 |
My Journey | 87 |
Is Teaching Really Your Thing | 93 |
One Teachers Philosophy | 97 |
The Road Taken and Knowledge Gained Along the Way | 123 |
The Good The Bad and The Ugly | 129 |
Enjoy Your Journey | 135 |
A Slithering Adventure | 139 |
Ten Simple Rules | 143 |
Lifelong Learning | 149 |
Choreographer for Change | 153 |
Bibliography | 159 |
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