Schools of the future - mastery, creativity and perception.

1. Perception, Creativity and Mastery

2. Education has changed ... power and control

3. How do we as teachers harness these
changes?
Lost .... data at fingertips is
immense
Lost .... software, hardware,
applications
Lost ... and happy to be
passively consuming another
form of media

4. How do we reach and engage our 21st century
thinkers?
● Creativity teaches
patterns, connections
and systems.
● Creativity is powerful
because it contributes
to positivity and
wellbeing.
● Creativity and
Mindfulness are
closely linked.

5. We have it, then we lose it

6. How do we support a creative mindset?

7. Singapore - PISA

8. Divergent Thinking ... Convergent ... Perceptual Thinking
Divergent Thinking
Brainstorming is not about reaching results
per se
It is about generating many ideas and is an
integral part of the problem solving process
Creativity is about making connections and
seeing patterns
Convergent Thinking
Come up with single, well-established answer
to a problem.
Space repetition and quizzing for mastery
Perceptual Thinking
Feeling the mood - aware of a vibe

9. Middle Year Projects
Wanted to run a projects that
worked with a variety of
thinking strategies to
enhance literacy
engagement with teenage
boys ....

10. Innovative Thinking
Both projects looked to involve
aspects of convergent, divergent and
perceptual thinking
Bridge Global Citizen Project 2016
IBSC Maker Culture Project 2014-
2015

11. Power of Teacher Exchange

12. Global Citizenship in Action

13. Power of Communities

14. Outcomes
Creativity and Diversity
of Thought
Perceptual Thinking
Where to next?
Convergent Thought ?

16. Collaborative Writing through
Sharing Online

17. TSS IBSC Action Research
Maker Culture Project IBSC 2014 Action
Research
‘Learning by making’ - theorist Seymour
Papert
Lord of the Flies and silent reading lesson
to be creative and ‘make’
Could ‘making’ contribute to intrinsic
motivation and drive ?

18. Our Thinking
1. Give them ownership of their
learning
2. Make tasks ‘real’ and fun
3. Develop relationships of trust
4. Encourage spirit amongst group -
online and face-to-face
5. And as our Headmaster says, get
feedback... “Ask the boys ...”