Reader, Founder @StorymakersCo, Creative #pedagogy course lead, ITE @educationLBU, child voice #creativities #dispositions #drama #wellbeing @ArtedEu https://www.storymakersco.com/https://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.social/post/3lse7zhhgok26New research article: Stephenson, L (2025) Rewilding Curriculum: cultivating affective dispositions for co-agency, collective creativity, and wellbeing with children through drama pedagogy. Thinking Skills and Creativity https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1871187125000720?via%3Dihub24 Jun 2025 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:tuaimtdg2ba3zdbl7qic3gmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lse7zhhgok26https://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.social/post/3loo4aliww22kCome join us on 7 Jul 2025 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm for this panel discussion which marks the culmination of a decade-long series celebrating the profound contributions of Professor Anna Craft to the field of creativity and education. https://www.bera.ac.uk/event/the-anna-craft-memorial-lecture-202508 May 2025 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:tuaimtdg2ba3zdbl7qic3gmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3loo4aliww22khttps://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.social/post/3lndq6znogc2xEmbedding #creativity #creative #learning for social-emotional learning and wellbeing literacy across the curriculum. Here are the pledges from over 100 delegates at our recent Story Makers: Rewilding the Curriculum Conference with Chol Theatre #WorldCreativityandInnovationDay2521 Apr 2025 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:tuaimtdg2ba3zdbl7qic3gmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lndq6znogc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.social/post/3ll4v42qg2c24I am delighted to be invited to edit a Special Edition of #Creative #Pedagogies for Literacy. This is an excellent international journal which is grounded in work with teachers. Please think about submitting an abstract https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/17414369/call-for-papers/creative-pedagogies.24 Mar 2025 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:tuaimtdg2ba3zdbl7qic3gmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll4v42qg2c24https://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.social/post/3lmxbsfpqik2zCan’t wait for this! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2025 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:tuaimtdg2ba3zdbl7qic3gmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmxbsfpqik2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.social/post/3lm7uyxpdz22mAre you a teacher,senior leader wanting to develop your approach to creative learning in education? Our Dipoma in Creative Pedagogies could be for you lnkd.in/eST9s3fd This short course is grounded in longitudinal research with schools. Starting Sept 202507 Apr 2025 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:tuaimtdg2ba3zdbl7qic3gmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm7uyxpdz22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.social/post/3lm7u5avi7k2mAre you a Creative Learning leader or part of an education team looking to embed creativity across your school? The Creative Learning in Education Award supports schools and educational settings in developing a whole-school culture of creative learning for ethical action.07 Apr 2025 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:tuaimtdg2ba3zdbl7qic3gmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm7u5avi7k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.social/post/3lleypflgvs2sFantastic day at the British Academy Mind The Gap conference as an ambassador for OECD Education and Skills.Timely to share expertise in empowering learners communication through research, policy, practice.The importance of amplifying empirical studies was highlighted #creative #pedagogy27 Mar 2025 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:tuaimtdg2ba3zdbl7qic3gmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lleypflgvs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.social/post/3ll4v42qg2c24I am delighted to be invited to edit a Special Edition of #Creative #Pedagogies for Literacy. This is an excellent international journal which is grounded in work with teachers. Please think about submitting an abstract https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/17414369/call-for-papers/creative-pedagogies.24 Mar 2025 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:tuaimtdg2ba3zdbl7qic3gmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll4v42qg2c24https://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.social/post/3lkef6ovnns2gFantastic day leading professional learning with teachers across 8 Primary Schools at Exceed Learning Partnership. Read about the impact of the 2 Year project embedding Drama Worldbuilding across the curriculum to develop social-emotional learning here lnkd.in/e963zHjz #creative #pedagogy14 Mar 2025 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:tuaimtdg2ba3zdbl7qic3gmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkef6ovnns2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.social/post/3likip6anjs2uDelighted to share our longitudinal research and practice embedding #creative (dramatic inquiry) pedagogy within the primary humanities curriculum at the next Chartered College of Teaching webinar. https://my.chartered.college/event/rethinking-curriculum-igniting-creativity-activating-childrens-social-emotional-learning-oracy-and-conflict-resolution-through-collaborative-storymaking/19 Feb 2025 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:tuaimtdg2ba3zdbl7qic3gmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3likip6anjs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.social/post/3lhrkxzv5dk2wIf you would like to join the #RewildingTheCurriculum network email storymakers@leedsbeckett.ac.uk @raesnape.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Feb 2025 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:tuaimtdg2ba3zdbl7qic3gmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhrkxzv5dk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.social/post/3lhmqgcttt22rBrilliant participatory workshops today by artists and teachers at our Rewilding the Curriculum conference. Sharing empirical research from across 52 schools! Watch this space for follow ups! Thank you @mrsbaker6.bsky.social! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Feb 2025 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:tuaimtdg2ba3zdbl7qic3gmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhmqgcttt22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.social/post/3lhmqdftues2rBrilliant participatory workshops today by artists and teachers at our Rewilding the Curriculum conference. Thank you @mrsbaker6! We shared lresearch embedding a drama and inquiry based curriculum from across 52 schools- each from 2-5years! Watch this space for impacts, follow ups and next steps! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Feb 2025 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:tuaimtdg2ba3zdbl7qic3gmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhmqdftues2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.social/post/3lh7plvbcks2nHere’s a blog about our conference Rewilding the Curriculum : Friday 7th February! #creativity #curriculum #pedagogy There are still a few places left! leedsbeckett.ac.uk/blogs/carnegie… book here 👇🏽 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Feb 2025 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:tuaimtdg2ba3zdbl7qic3gmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7plvbcks2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.social/post/3lgqstsosjc23 🌟 Rewilding the Curriculum 2025 – Meet Our Amazing Artists! 🌟 Tim Taylor Chol Theatre Daniel Ingram-Brown Siara Illing-Ahmed Story Makers Alive & Kicking DARTS Grimm & Co Balbir Singh Dance Company Spaces are limited, so register now! 🔗 www.storymakersco.com/events27 Jan 2025 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:tuaimtdg2ba3zdbl7qic3gmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgqstsosjc23https://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.social/post/3lftt76h5fs2bWhat does creative learning look like in the primary classroom? “Critical hope is not viewed as a naïve sense of hope based on a wish that things will get better but is based on cultivating purposeful collective action through the social imagination” 👇🏽 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187118712200189416 Jan 2025 08:07 +0000at://did:plc:tuaimtdg2ba3zdbl7qic3gmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lftt76h5fs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.social/post/3ldqd7j4pw22mTeachers, artist educators, researchers, policy makers- Are you unsure whether to attend our Conference (7th Feb—see below)? What is Rewilding the Curriculum about? Read about our International Conference last year: lnkd.in/eN37fMVH Read the blog lnkd.in/eQaBtedS Hear participants lnkd.in/esAJV8gx [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Dec 2024 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:tuaimtdg2ba3zdbl7qic3gmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqd7j4pw22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.social/post/3ldqd7j4pw22mTeachers, artist educators, researchers, policy makers- Are you unsure whether to attend our Conference (7th Feb—see below)? What is Rewilding the Curriculum about? Read about our International Conference last year: lnkd.in/eN37fMVH Read the blog lnkd.in/eQaBtedS Hear participants lnkd.in/esAJV8gx [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Dec 2024 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:tuaimtdg2ba3zdbl7qic3gmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqd7j4pw22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.social/post/3ldodnnu7bc2mRewilding the Curriculum – A Conference with Primary Teachers! 📣 🗓 Friday 7 February 📍 Leeds Beckett University ✨ Practical workshops on culturally relevant drama pedagogies ✨ Strategies to support learner wellbeing & critical thinking ✨ Research-based curriculum models 📌 Book: lnkd.in/eeHpg6ET19 Dec 2024 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:tuaimtdg2ba3zdbl7qic3gmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldodnnu7bc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.social/post/3lbneig76p22zJoin us! BOOK NOW: Rewilding the Curriculum: Creative pedagogies for collective wellbeing, positive relationships and learner agency | Events | Leeds Beckett University Initial Teacher Education at Carnegie School of Education Chol Theatre Grimm and Co23 Nov 2024 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:tuaimtdg2ba3zdbl7qic3gmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbneig76p22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.social/post/3ldil4kxv4s2iBrilliant day yesterday, co-planning with every teacher from Reception- year 6 at BowlingParkPrimarySchool. Building on 3 years curriculum co-design and research, we’re building in drama Worldbuilding for #social-emotional-cultural learning,dialogic inquiry. We’re embedding through coaching.17 Dec 2024 09:53 +0000at://did:plc:tuaimtdg2ba3zdbl7qic3gmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldil4kxv4s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/drlisastephenson.bsky.social/post/3lbneig76p22zJoin us! BOOK NOW: Rewilding the Curriculum: Creative pedagogies for collective wellbeing, positive relationships and learner agency | Events | Leeds Beckett University Initial Teacher Education at Carnegie School of Education Chol Theatre Grimm and Co23 Nov 2024 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:tuaimtdg2ba3zdbl7qic3gmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbneig76p22z