Tinkering from the Top

Autor/inn/en	Potts, Nichola; Nolan, Shane; O'Keeffe, Alan; Hill, Karen
Titel	Tinkering from the Top
Quelle	In: Primary Science, (2017) 145, S.7-11 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0269-2465
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Engineering; Risk; Problem Solving; College School Cooperation; Foreign Countries; Educational Improvement; Institutional Mission; Teaching Methods; Elementary School Students; Administrator Attitudes; Elementary School Teachers; Creativity; Military Personnel; Classroom Techniques; United Kingdom (Manchester) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Maschinenbau; Risiko; Problemlösen; Ausland; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Kreativität; Klassenführung
Abstract	Sometimes teachers just have to go for it. Breathe and expect the unexpected. A leap of faith can be quite liberating, especially for a new Headteacher of a "Requires Improvement" school. Watching staff and children work tirelessly to improve, the author realised that teachers had to be risk takers, problem-solvers and learners, just as much as the children are encouraged to be. Developing a school improvement plan linked to developing engineering in the school curriculum, by adopting tinkering as a way of learning together, has been the focus for learning over the past two years. In the school, teachers named this development project "Tinkology" and the teachers and children were inspired by the name. Teachers worked with the University of Manchester to enrich their understanding about key pieces of research, in particular the Engineering Habits of Mind (EHOMs), which then led to having inspiration and a drive to work with these ideas to address the school's mission and vision of "Inspire" and "Create." In this article, the authors will explore how "tinkering" can improve a school, claiming that "the school that plays together, stays together!" (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Association for Science Education. College Lane Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9AA, UK. Tel: +44-1-707-283000; Fax: +44-1-707-266532; e-mail: info@ase.org.uk; Web site: http://www.ase.org.uk
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01