Creative Minds; Shaping the Future

Episode 4 - What are the benefits of teaching maths through Minecraft?

Season 1 Episode 4

What sparked your curiosity in this episode? Please send your musings...

Dr Poppy Gibbson, an Education researcher, author and lecturer joins us for this episode.

Poppy shares her understanding of creativity creating new neural pathways, she agrees that creativity provides the opportunity for risk taking in safe environments and the opportunity to have fun. She highlights that collaborative creativity opens our minds to new ideas and it is from these new ideas we grow and make connections. 

Poppy shares an interesting exercise she carried out over 7 years with trainee teachers which you can try with your own students. 

Link to the research mentioned in this episode:

Pahl's study:  https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=4867

Support the show

Thanks to Chloe Clayton - @clomyster on Instagram for creating the music for this podcast.

Please remember to follow so that you stay up to date with monthly episodes from 'Creative Minds; Shaping the Future'.

You can also find me on various social media platforms, click here for signposts: https://flow.page/t5jnq-1668599555434



Podcasts we love

Check out these other fine podcasts recommended by us, not an algorithm.

Noble Conversations: Artwork

Noble Conversations:

Dr Neil Hawkes