Creative Teaching

It is my passion to share the art of storytelling with the next generation, teaching them important aspects through fun games—learning, while they didn’t realise they are learning. I launched an after school club teaching this craft. It has been an enormous success. This book is the product of one activity from the club. A Collection of Clever, Fun, Short Stories Inspired by Children Learning the Craft of Storytelling. T. P. Heath is a screenwriter and author of over twenty novels, mostly thrillers under the name Tim Heath, and the author of the Twiggy Rattlesnake series.

This Scene Revision and Plotting Guidebook Can Take Your Writing Skills to the Next Level! This isn't just a writing manual; it's a blueprint for writing narratives that resonate deeply with readers and sell. Elevate your writing to new heights with this definitive guidebook, crafted to fuse the simple techniques in crafting stronger beginnings, creating dramatic scenes, and developing lifelike characters. Packed with easy-to-follow instructions and invaluable advice for building a comprehensive storyline, including extensive character creation templates and tools for creating a page-...

How would you like to attract revenue and make an impact even before your podcast or book is done? If you’re a leader, speaker, coach, consultant, entrepreneur, or small business owner, this book is like nothing you’ve ever read before. Let’s debunk the biggest myths, mistakes, and misperceptions and get you unstuck. Then you can skip the bad decisions that cost people a dozen years and a couple of million dollars (at least). It’s easier than ever to create a global, thought leadership masterpiece and amplify your message while elevating your business. And that’s extra good news ...

The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop is a call to create healthy, sustainable, and empowering classroom communities. Award-winning educator Felicia Rose Chavez exposes the invisible politics of power and privilege that have silenced writers of color for far too long. It's more urgent than ever that we consciously work against traditions of dominance in the classroom, but what specific actions can we take to achieve authentically inclusive communities? The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop is a clear, compelling guidebook on a necessary step forward.

I've been teaching technical topics to adults for more than two decades, and I've been writing and designing instructional materials for almost that long. Throughout the time, I always tried to learn more about how people learn, and how I could be a better and more effective teacher. It wasn't always easy, because apart from a great deal of trial-and-error, there weren't a lot of resources that I could comprehend or make use of. Too many books are either written by academics for academics, or by academics - in the most condescending tones possible - for mere mortals. Well, this is the book ...

How come authors less talented than you are selling so many books? Why do they get more newspaper and TV interviews? How come they're earning so much money? It's a sharp learning curve when you write and publish a book. And, as you're probably discovering, there's a wide gap between theory and reality. You may be wondering: Is my book any good, or are my friends biased? Do I need a literary agent, or should I go it alone? Can I trust a publisher not to rip me off? Is publishing or self-publishing best for me? How can I get my book serialised in newspapers or magazines? How can I sell books ...

"The Young Maestro's Guide to Piano Teaching: Techniques for Ages 6-12" is an invaluable resource for piano teachers looking to inspire and nurture young musical talents. Drawing from years of experience, the author, Luna Kunis, provides a comprehensive and engaging approach to teaching children between the ages of 6 and 12. Filled with practical tips, creative exercises, and innovative teaching methods, this guide equips piano instructors with the tools they need to foster a love for music, develop technical skills, and cultivate a strong foundation in piano playing. From lesson planning ...

For teachers, students, parents, and anyone interested in creativity, Learning and Teaching Creativity by Dan Hunter inspires and promotes individual imagination. He details steps to improve student creativity through imagination. Hunter explores metacognition, teacher attitudes, exercises, ideation, and problem-solving techniques.

Training in the martial arts is both an honor and a responsibility. But for those seeking to start their own clubs from scratch, the process can be intimidating. Where do you train? How will you find students? Do you need insurance? How much will you charge? In Teaching the Martial Arts, Allen leads the listener through all of the steps necessary to beginning your own martial arts club. From defining your product and your service to considering when it may be time to open up multiple locations, here is a resource that will prove invaluable on your journey.

Transform Your Writing Career with the Power of the Law of Attraction! Success is uniquely defined by each individual. For some authors, it might mean earning $500 a month, landing in Amazon's top 100 of a niche genre, or selling 100 copies of a book in a single day. It could be as simple as deciphering their own handwriting from that brilliant 3am idea—or finally convincing their cat to stop sleeping on their keyboard. Regardless of how you define your success, this book aims to inspire you to achieve your personal goals. In this transformative guidebook, you'll unlock the secrets to ...

Lose Weight Unleash Your Creativity offers an inspiring outlook on losing weight, taking into account the physical body and diet, our emotions, and mind while adding the missing link - our energy and nature’s power. The book incorporates teachings from indigenous healers of South America, demonstrating their relationship with nature and how to heal and transform one’s weight into creative potential and vitality. It also weaves in perspectives from Chinese Medicine about health and the power of food as medicine. Losing weight is the first step, and learning what prevents most people from...

The Freeing Creative Voice anthology is a one-of-a-kind collection of creative pieces, lesson plans, and education research reports. The pieces in this anthology were composed by Masters’ students studying Creative Writing and Education at Goldsmiths, University of London, and by high school students in south London. Many of the articles in this anthology investigate how educators, creatives, and learners can liberate and uplift their voices through writing, teaching, investigating, and intentional everyday living. This unique anthology is essential reading for both teachers and writers, ...

A Guide to Navigating the Creative Landscape with AI Imagine a future where your artistic muse is a digital whiz, a partner in creative crime-fighting. That's the world this book explores! We delve into the exciting possibilities of AI, not as a replacement for human creativity but as a supercharged sidekick. Think email-assassinating AI freeing you to focus on crafting masterpieces or AI composers crafting music that adapts to the mood of the audience. We explore the potential pitfalls, like AI perpetuating hidden biases, and how to navigate the ethical landscape responsibly. But most ...

Drama teacher Keith Burt shares his experience of curating, creating, and teaching drama curriculum from over 20 years of working in and with secondary schools. In this book, he turns his lifetime’s experience into practical, actionable steps to help you develop a robust, successful, and sustainable drama curriculum that will challenge, inspire, and engage your students.

Through anecdote, classroom vignette, and his own experience as a writer and teacher, Barry encourages teachers of any grade level to start a writing program tomorrow and not wait until they have attained perfect understanding. Barry's motto: Let's learn along the way! For use with Grades K-12.

IGNITE YOUR E-LEARNING EMPIRE Master the Art of Online Course Development with “Start Your Own University” Are you ready to turn your expertise into a profitable online business? Start Your Own University: How to Cash in On the Growing Online Course Development Industry isn’t just a book—it’s your definitive roadmap to launching, marketing, and scaling your digital education empire. EMBARK ON A REVOLUTIONARY E-LEARNING ADVENTURE Identify and Engage Your Audience: Zero in on the perfect students and keep them coming back for more. Create Top-Tier, Competitive Courses: Discover ...

Michael Hogan, as a poet and educator, has been gifted with friendships of fellow writers throughout most of his life. Three of these were Nobel laureates, still others household names: Seamus Heaney, W.S. Merwin, Charles Bukowski, Marge Piercy, Naomi Shihad Nye and Ray Bradbury, among a dozen others . What is surprising is what he manages to do with such experiences in this book. Through a series of narrations centered on wide-ranging episodes with other poets, the author distills a unique kind of ars poetica, one that is tied less to a traditional memoir, than to the impression these men ...

Music Educators are burning out of the career faster than ever before. From frustrations with school administration, to a lack of general health and wellness, to financial and emotional needs we just can’t seem to manage…we all know the demands of being a school music teacher can leave us feeling stripped of vitality and looking for change. This book proposes a different scenario: one that music educators can create for themselves with the right tools in their toolbox. You’ll be taught how to craft a life filled with financial, social, emotional, and vocational wellness using ...

In Freedom Teaching, educator and distinguished anti-racism practitioner Matthew Kincaid delivers a one-stop resource for educators and educational leaders seeking to improve equity and increase the cultural responsiveness of their school. In this book, you'll discover the meaning and fundamentals of anti-racist education and find a roadmap to reducing the impact of systemic racism in your classroom.

The decision to homeschool your kids is one you'll never regret, though the path can often be confusing and frustrating. I fully believe that homeschooling should be as much fun for you as it is for your children. After all, you'll be spending many hours each week together learning new things, so why make it monotonous, stressful, or boring? Instead, with a bit of ingenuity, you can turn even the smallest everyday task into a learning opportunity that sticks with your children for life. This is what No Sweat Home Schooling is all about. I'll cover whole curriculum subjects, frugal field ...