This document discusses creating a spontaneous learning environment that encourages creativity and independent thinking in students. It addresses challenges in the current English education system like lack of challenge and reliance on teachers. The focus is on developing students' personal learning and thinking skills through open-ended tasks, debate, and considering different perspectives rather than just right/wrong answers. Ideas are presented for making the classroom more conducive to creativity, such as flexible seating, displays celebrating errors, and props. The document also discusses collaboration between departments and bringing an international dimension to lessons.

1. Chris Fuller Thinking about creativity

3. Behaviour

4. Choice of easier subjects for GCSE

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10. Isabelle Jones www.pltsinmfl.wikispaces.com

11. withthanks to Isabelle Jones

13. Thinking about our “thinkers”

14. Creating a spontaneous environment

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22. pupil elected teacher of the lesson

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31. ¿El extranjero?Your answer must be based on the information given. FIND YOUR EVIDENCE! Write down your conclusions in full in English. ©Neil Jones

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33. Las Islas Canarias Las Islas Canarias forman parte del Estado Español. ©Neil Jones

34. Mysteries

35. Reading Images Who?Where? Why? What has just happened?What is about to happen? Why?

36. ©Rachel Hawkes ¿Quéva a pasarahora? ¿Dóndeestamos? ¿Quéacaba de pasar? ¿Qué o quién hay en la foto? ¿Qué no se puedever? ¿Cuándo se hizo la foto? ¿Qué se puedever?

37. Odd One Out

38. Living graphs

39. Predictions

40. Predictions – www.wordle.net

41. Predictions Preparation in schoolsSchools are seen as being at the forefront of preparations for London 2012. They are encouraged to participate in all aspects of the preparations. The stress on sport comes at a time when schools are encouraged to pay ever greater attention to all aspects of diet, nutrition and exercise. The number of obese children is increasing and fewer children are engaging with sports on a long-term basis. For schools, the question is how they can take advantage of the different opportunities being presented to them. Cash will probably have to be sought for specific projects. Headteachers will need to consider potential requirements in their schools and be prepared to act quickly once an announcement of any new programmes is made. Linking with the new education programme being put forward by London 2012 will help. For the past year the London 2012 Committee has been working with schools to create a programme which meets all their needs, thereby linking the Olympics in all areas of the curriculum, not just sport. http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/2012-olympics-promoting-primary-pe-5312

42. What’s the question? 1999 Freud

43. Twist the question round What would not happen if...? What did you not do last weekend?

44. Word precision What is your ideal classroom like? ANSWER IN ONLY 7 WORDS!

45. Pupil bingo Importance of fun even at higher levels!

46. Working with other departments

47. Whatcouldwe do withflags? Flags colours geographicalneighbours art- createtheirown creativewriting- describe yourkingdom

48. Which major country in South America is not in dark blue? Why? Where abouts in the continent is it?

49. Climatezones

51. Development

52. Population density and development

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54. What is your Spanish department working on? thankstoNeil Jones, www.mfljones.wordpress.com

55. Poetry and drama thankstoNeil Jones, www.mfljones.wordpress.com

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57. What do youcoverthatotherdepartmentsmightmention?

58. Going global

59. International links www.globalgateway.org.uk

60. International links www.etwinning.net

61. Chris Fuller Thinking about creativity www.chrisfuller.typepad.com @chrisfullerisms Chrisfullerinspain@hotmail.com