Four places to start to look for Practices that Foster Creativity in Schools... from Ken Robinson's Creative Schools

From Chapter 1 of Dr Robinson's book Creative Schools

Dr. Laurie's formula

1.  make sure the kids get to school

2.  make them feel safe

3.  let the students feel valued as individuals ("What we do matters" board)

4.  make the curriculum relevant to the kids

(in chapter 1 of the book)

pages 148

Big Picture Learning is mentioned

"connect schools with the world around them."

page 112

"You made me feel like I was somebody."

click here to get the AUDIO SAMPLE

page 84

1.  Let students follow their interests

2.  adapt the school work to the speed

TIME IS A VARIABLE (according to Dr. Fischler)

3.  Assess students in way sth support their personal progress

page 240

Consumers

Intelligent consumers

producers

I've seen this expressed as "1% are creators, 9% make comments and 90% lurk online...and we want our studnets to create"

Other reviews of Dr. Robinson's book

LINK to "Life Learning"

Link to  Good Reads review

Link to Dr. Robinson's Time Magazine article about SHOP CLASS

Link to his book and the EXCERPT of this FIRST CHAPTER

Use your "Power of One Click"

(1) Visit Dr. Robinson's youtube videos

(2) Visit the TED Talks (let's go for a billion views.   35 views in 9 years, so let's hit 100 milllion by 2017

(3) Visit the RSA for "Revolution" by Sir Ken

(4) See