Teachable Moments: The Art of Teaching in Primary Schools

by Peter Woods, Bob Jeffrey

Explores the features of creative teaching, focusing on the day to day practice of primary teachers and the dilemmas surrounding new educational policies in Britain. Relates methods for using emotion, creating atmosphere, and stimulating imagination in the classroom, and examines ways in which teachers have used creative techniques within the National Curriculum and developed a new professional discourse in response to government pressures. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

158 pages, Hardcover