Creative assessment

Creative assessment What is it? Why are you here? What are your expectations?

Creative Assessment It's not WHAT you do but HOW you do it Seminars – think about your context!!

Learning in a creative way Introducing children to creative ways of expressing their learning and encouraging freedom of expression. Creativity is concerned with 'possibility', the 'what if....?' questions, exploring all the options. It is also about taking risks in the classroom both with teaching and learning. Although a creative classroom can give the impression of being a place where learners have a lot of freedom, it must be structured freedom. “A creative teacher will stimulate and support possibility thinking across the curriculum” (Craft, 2000:7)

Usual suspects... How does your current assessment 'look' in school? WHY is assessment of RE difficult? Creative responses

Key skills: Inquiry Investigation Interpretation Analysis Explanation Reflection Application Evaluation What can you assess? Attitudes: Self-awareness Respect for all Open-mindedness Appreciation and wonder

Evidence....evidence.. If you are asking children to respond creatively then it should usually be accompanied by one of the following: reflection scribed or written notes video photographic evidence.

Thinking outside the box Questions..... Reflection Paper chains Human mind map Thinking tree Journey sticks For each idea – discuss the pros and cons....HOW would this look in your classroom?

Questions....... Levels 2 - 4 Children look at faith communities of Christians and Muslims and how they live their lives. Ask them to discuss how Christian, Muslim and non-religious communities might refer to their beliefs in responding to a current issue or event, for example - flooding in Beijing,a tsunami, tribal fighting in southern Sudan. Give them a visual aid sheet with an image of the event/issue with a title: ‘What some people might do because of the.........’ Levels 3 – 5 Children write interview questions for a key figure in a religion or belief after class sessions, discussion and independent research. They then have to write the answers to their questions from the key figure's perspective.

Reflection Journals: Ownership Individual Paired: Children will choose to share an aspect of their reflections with another child. A discussion will take place where questions are asked about the reflection in an attempt to further understanding and deepen reflection.

Paper Chains Children write one thing they have learnt from the lesson and you create a paper chain of learning....adding to it each time. This makes progression simple to see and children see their learning develop

Human mind map Christianity Verbally..... With visual cues

Thinking Tree Islam – 99 names Yasmin Kathrada, a British Muslim, produced a work of art of the 99 names of Allah, which is reflective, as ‘we are created in the Image of God'. Ahmed Mustapha, an Egyptian artist, in The Attributes of Divine Perfect, has the 99 names in a different form, within cubes that represent the Ka'aba. What questions could you pose to link this learning and assess children's understanding?

Journey stick Visualise you learning here today.... 2 min stilling and focus

Creative assessment