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Creativity
              in pre-school
              education

www.creativityinpreschool.eu
facebook.com/creanetEU
Twitter.com/CreanetEU
Why CREANET
Always more attention paid at EU level on
early childhood education




Scarce partecipation of actors dealing with
children aged from 0-6 in the LLP Comenius
action
Background

             Since 2007 to 2012
261 Comenius projects approved by the
central agency EACEA (in Bruxelles)

Only 12 of them were focused on education
in early childhood
CREANET is a Comenius network aimed at
developing a european forum for discussion
research and exchange of best practices on
  creativity in preschool education from a
  multidisciplinary and cross-institutional
                 perspective.
Project length


October                September
 2010                     2013
          36 months
Scandiano
     Municipality                            University of
                         SERN
     Italy                                   Modena and
                         Italy
                                             Reggio Emilia
                                             Italy
    University of
                                       University of
    Liepaja
    Latvia                             Klaipeda
                                       Lithuania       Enzkreis
              Verteneglio                              Germany
              Municipality
              Croazia
                                 University of
          Norrköping                                       Instituto
                                 Jyvaskyla
          Municipality                                     Politecnico de
          Sweden                 Finland
                                                           Beja
                                                           Portugal
University College
Lillebaelt, Odense                         University of
Denmark                                    Murcia
                                           Spain
Associated Partners



          41 Associated partners

(E.G.)
Parma province
Forlì municipality
MUBA – Milano
Scuola statale dell’Infanzia dell’Abate Scandiano
Scuola statale dell’Infanzia Don Borghi - RE
Obiettivi di CREANET
1.   To create a european forum for discussion among practitioners and
     academics;

2.   To identify, compare and exchange methodologies, approaches and
     experiences that promote creativity

3.   To improve the quality of the educational offer and improve the
     competences/skills of the teaching staff

4.   To use creativity as a means to boost the educational and social
     inclusion of the children and families belonging to minorities and/or
     disedvanteged groups

5.   To strengthen the european dimension of lifelong learning and to
     stimulate creativity at the early stages of childhood
Network Strategy
1. Research activities aimed at developing a
   european approach toward creativity in pre-school
   through litterature reviews fieldwork and action-
   research

2. Exchange of best practices structured in two
   working groups dealing respectively with creativity
   and “contexts” and “expressive languages”;

3. Annual conferences aimed at exchanging best
   practices and at developing new projects based on
   the results of the research
Research activity
Research
→ European literature review on creativity in
 pre-school education;
      National literature review
      International thematic literature review
         Creativity and technologies, creativity and science, creativity
         and art, creativity and teacher’s role, creativity and materials,
         creativity in children and adults

→ To identify the perspective of the teachers on
 creativity;

→ Sharing best practices;
TEACHERS’ POINT OF
VIEW ON CREATIVITY
TEACHERS’ POINT OF VIEW



                 Adopted
               Methodologies



Focus Groups   Questionnaires   Interviews
AIM OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE

To identify the teachers’ point of view on
creativity through a questionnaire.




In particular, to understand what are the
elements and activities that help or hinder
creativity in children
THE RESEARCH SAMPLE




Respondents: 425 kindergarden and nursery
     school teachers from 8 countries
Croatia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain,
                         Sweden.
THE RESEARCH SAMPLE 2

Profile: Women (95% of the sample), with
more than 10 years of teaching experience
(70% of the sample)

The respondents participated in some
training activity on creativity.
ELEMENTS THAT INFLUENCE
            CREATIVITY
1. Appropriate pedagogical behavior of teachers

2. Availability of materials

3. Attractiveness of indoor/outdoor
   environment

4. Adequate organizational structure of the
   school
PRACTICES THAT FOSTER CREATIVITY
                     Artistic
                   Expression
                        Logic
                        Challenges
    Practices
                        Narrative


                   Projects
WHAT HINDERS CREATIVITY
                         Attivities with a
                           (pre)defined
                         pattern to follow


Practices/activities       Authoritarian
   that hinder
     creativity           teaching styles


                       Lack of time,
                       space and
                       materials
Annual conferences
Prima Creanet conference – Beja (PT), 5-7 may 2011
Presentation of the results of investigation
Set up of wrking groups
Contact seminar for project development



Second Creanet conference – Lithuania, 23-25 may 2012
Presentation of the work carried out in the working groups
Presentation of findings of comparative research carried out duting the
   second year of activities
Contact seminar for project development of new Comenius projects



Third Creanet conference – Italy, september 2013
Presentation of the final results of the research
Presentation of the best practices identified
Presentation of a draft document addressed to policy makers
Presentation of the research results
2011 Conference
National Literature
Review

2012 Conference
Transnational thematic
analysis

2013 Conference
Presentation of the
results/outputs of the
research
Development of New Projects
Specific sessions in each conference were dedicated
to the development of Comenius projects among
preschools
                       Multilateral
                        Projects

      Networks                           Partnerships


                           LLP
                        Comenius


       http://www.programmallp.it/home.php?id_cnt=11
Project Proposals
Working groups
Woring Groups’ themes
           CONTEXTS                  EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGES

 Spaces and materials;         Outdoor environment;

 Constructiveness;             Narrative;

 Technology and media;         Body;

 Relations;                    Arts: art, music, dance e
                                 theatre
 Language learning;
                                Graphic-expressive and
 Play;                          manipulative

 Exploration of the nature;
Structure and methodology of the
             groups

                        Expressive
    Contexts
                        Languages


          Exchange of best
              practices



Testing of pilot     Development of
    actions           new projects
Approach




Analysis of the daily practices in preschools
 through a common interpretative key..
Elements for identifying creativity in daily
                practices

Novelty            Indipendence

  Self-esteem
                   Self-expression
Risk
                 Curiosity
  Inventiveness
Suggestions about the
experiences presented in
  the working groups
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How to follow CREANET
Visit the website www.creativityinpreschool.eu and follow us
of the social network:
facebook.com/creanetEU
twitter.com/CreanetEU


Participate to the annual CREANET dissemination seminars

Participate to the CREANET annual conferences

Valorize the results of the project by testing the results of
research, methodologies and best practices of the network in
your organization

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Presentazione creanet eng

  • 1. Creativity in pre-school education www.creativityinpreschool.eu facebook.com/creanetEU Twitter.com/CreanetEU
  • 2. Why CREANET Always more attention paid at EU level on early childhood education Scarce partecipation of actors dealing with children aged from 0-6 in the LLP Comenius action
  • 3. Background Since 2007 to 2012 261 Comenius projects approved by the central agency EACEA (in Bruxelles) Only 12 of them were focused on education in early childhood
  • 4. CREANET is a Comenius network aimed at developing a european forum for discussion research and exchange of best practices on creativity in preschool education from a multidisciplinary and cross-institutional perspective.
  • 5. Project length October September 2010 2013 36 months
  • 6. Scandiano Municipality University of SERN Italy Modena and Italy Reggio Emilia Italy University of University of Liepaja Latvia Klaipeda Lithuania Enzkreis Verteneglio Germany Municipality Croazia University of Norrköping Instituto Jyvaskyla Municipality Politecnico de Sweden Finland Beja Portugal University College Lillebaelt, Odense University of Denmark Murcia Spain
  • 7. Associated Partners 41 Associated partners (E.G.) Parma province Forlì municipality MUBA – Milano Scuola statale dell’Infanzia dell’Abate Scandiano Scuola statale dell’Infanzia Don Borghi - RE
  • 8. Obiettivi di CREANET 1. To create a european forum for discussion among practitioners and academics; 2. To identify, compare and exchange methodologies, approaches and experiences that promote creativity 3. To improve the quality of the educational offer and improve the competences/skills of the teaching staff 4. To use creativity as a means to boost the educational and social inclusion of the children and families belonging to minorities and/or disedvanteged groups 5. To strengthen the european dimension of lifelong learning and to stimulate creativity at the early stages of childhood
  • 9. Network Strategy 1. Research activities aimed at developing a european approach toward creativity in pre-school through litterature reviews fieldwork and action- research 2. Exchange of best practices structured in two working groups dealing respectively with creativity and “contexts” and “expressive languages”; 3. Annual conferences aimed at exchanging best practices and at developing new projects based on the results of the research
  • 11. Research → European literature review on creativity in pre-school education;  National literature review  International thematic literature review  Creativity and technologies, creativity and science, creativity and art, creativity and teacher’s role, creativity and materials, creativity in children and adults → To identify the perspective of the teachers on creativity; → Sharing best practices;
  • 12. TEACHERS’ POINT OF VIEW ON CREATIVITY
  • 13. TEACHERS’ POINT OF VIEW Adopted Methodologies Focus Groups Questionnaires Interviews
  • 14. AIM OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE To identify the teachers’ point of view on creativity through a questionnaire. In particular, to understand what are the elements and activities that help or hinder creativity in children
  • 15. THE RESEARCH SAMPLE Respondents: 425 kindergarden and nursery school teachers from 8 countries Croatia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain, Sweden.
  • 16. THE RESEARCH SAMPLE 2 Profile: Women (95% of the sample), with more than 10 years of teaching experience (70% of the sample) The respondents participated in some training activity on creativity.
  • 17. ELEMENTS THAT INFLUENCE CREATIVITY 1. Appropriate pedagogical behavior of teachers 2. Availability of materials 3. Attractiveness of indoor/outdoor environment 4. Adequate organizational structure of the school
  • 18. PRACTICES THAT FOSTER CREATIVITY Artistic Expression Logic Challenges Practices Narrative Projects
  • 19. WHAT HINDERS CREATIVITY Attivities with a (pre)defined pattern to follow Practices/activities Authoritarian that hinder creativity teaching styles Lack of time, space and materials
  • 21. Prima Creanet conference – Beja (PT), 5-7 may 2011 Presentation of the results of investigation Set up of wrking groups Contact seminar for project development Second Creanet conference – Lithuania, 23-25 may 2012 Presentation of the work carried out in the working groups Presentation of findings of comparative research carried out duting the second year of activities Contact seminar for project development of new Comenius projects Third Creanet conference – Italy, september 2013 Presentation of the final results of the research Presentation of the best practices identified Presentation of a draft document addressed to policy makers
  • 22. Presentation of the research results 2011 Conference National Literature Review 2012 Conference Transnational thematic analysis 2013 Conference Presentation of the results/outputs of the research
  • 23. Development of New Projects Specific sessions in each conference were dedicated to the development of Comenius projects among preschools Multilateral Projects Networks Partnerships LLP Comenius http://www.programmallp.it/home.php?id_cnt=11
  • 26. Woring Groups’ themes CONTEXTS EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGES  Spaces and materials;  Outdoor environment;  Constructiveness;  Narrative;  Technology and media;  Body;  Relations;  Arts: art, music, dance e theatre  Language learning;  Graphic-expressive and  Play; manipulative  Exploration of the nature;
  • 27. Structure and methodology of the groups Expressive Contexts Languages Exchange of best practices Testing of pilot Development of actions new projects
  • 28. Approach Analysis of the daily practices in preschools through a common interpretative key..
  • 29. Elements for identifying creativity in daily practices Novelty Indipendence Self-esteem Self-expression Risk Curiosity Inventiveness
  • 30. Suggestions about the experiences presented in the working groups
  • 41. ITALY
  • 43. How to follow CREANET Visit the website www.creativityinpreschool.eu and follow us of the social network: facebook.com/creanetEU twitter.com/CreanetEU Participate to the annual CREANET dissemination seminars Participate to the CREANET annual conferences Valorize the results of the project by testing the results of research, methodologies and best practices of the network in your organization