Non-traditional+Teaching+Methods

This page will be devoted to resources, teaching methods and other resources, that could be titled, NONTRADITIONAL. If a teacher explores his or her teaching style, lesson plans, or ways of engaging students in the 21st century classroom, it will be important to think outside the box. As Stanley Pogrow writes, "Teaching Content Outrageously." This could mean looking for methods or techniques that help the teacher convey the idea in a new way for students, a way that taps into their imagination or creativity. It could be a technique or method that stems from a teacher's understanding of the multiple intelligences that that reside in the minds of his or her students OR the variety of learning styles they use to connect with the content. Let's use this page to ask questions, share ideas, share stories, or post and/or look for resources that will make our teaching come alive.

1. Read this book by Stanley Pogrow OR listen to his podcast in Phi Delta Kappan on Teaching Content Outrageously, Also, look at the page on AWNM under the section on PLAY.



[|Teaching Content Outrageously PODCAST]

2. Teaching creativity or helping students build their creative skills. This is a website by a distinguished professor from Goshen College on creativity. [|Marvin Bartel from Goshen College on Creativity]

3. The website, Teacher Expertise, has an article by Roger Smith on why schools need to be teaching creativity and why it is important for teachers to think about their teaching creatively. This is a link to the page with Smith's article. It is short and worth reading. "Creativity and creative teaching are becoming part of the educational psyche but let’s set the concept of creativity within some kind of context. The government is beginning to recognise that young people need to develop the creative skills that will be necessary in the workplace of the future. Fast-moving technology and the increasing demands for flexibility and imagination mean that all our pupils need to be able to pose questions such as ‘what if …?’, ‘why?’ and ‘why not?’" (excerpt from the webpage by Smith) [|Roger Smith article on Teacher Expertise Website]

4. Twenty-four Tips for Teaching for Creativity, by Robert Sternberg, Yale professor of Education and Psychology. He has written extensively on teaching, creativity, learning, and other topics. You will see articles by Dr. Sternberg in Educational Leadership and other magazines. Here is a link to his article and his twenty four tips. The article was co-authored by Wendy Williams from Cornell. [|Sternberg and Williams article on Creativity]