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 Creativity in the Classroom

This video illustrates how creativity can be used in a classroom context by supplying teachers with strategies to use creativity in the classroom every day. Through the use of interviews with renowned scholars in the field and practice based narrative, this video gives an overview of the use of creativity to enhance academic outcomes. The main message conveyed by this video is to have creativity as part of every teacher’s toolbox and develop the strategic use of eliciting creativity.
 
Segments & Themes Discussed in this Video 
 
Segment I: Why creativity now? (min. 0:00 - 12:20)


  • Creativity involves newness.
  • Creativity is a capacity everyone has 
  • Creativity and learning can go hand in hand
  • Creativity enhances subject matter learning and vice versa.
  • Creativity require for one to be comfortable proposing creative ideas.
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Segment 2: What Can Creativity Add to Your Classroom?

 

  • Increasingly complex problems
  • Enhanced creativity improves standardized test scores 
  • Teacher scan have a positive impact on their students
  • What can you do to include creativity in your classroom?


Segment 3: What blocks creativity?


  • Creativity stereotypes and misconceptions 
  • Examine your own attitude towards creativity
  • From theory to practice. 
  • Help children to develop their creativity by being opened and supportive.


Segment 4: What can you do to be more creative in your own teaching?


  •  Protect and support student's intrinsic motivation.
  • Avoid competition and comparison between students.
  • Provide opportunities for students to own their own learning
  • Provide feedback.
  • Challenge students to think for themselves
  • Establish relationships between your students

Segment 5: What can you do to be more creative in your own teaching?

  • Develop you own creativity.
  • Use creative instructional strategies

Activity 

Students watch the video. After watching the video, students gather in groups and discuss the questions below and use their own words to answer them. Students give examples of how these themes apply to a real classroom environment.
 
1.Why creativity now?
 
2. What can creativity add to your classroom?
 
3.What blocks creativity?
 
4. What do you need to do to develop the creative potential of your students?
 
5. What can you do to be more creative in your own teaching?
 
6. Where can you go from here?
 

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STUDENTS' WORK

Lesson Plan

Ryan Hanusik

Visual Arts Education (Grade 5) 


Component: III Studio Skills  


Objective: Uses paper to create an origami design as instructed by the teacher, can then form a creative design of their own.  


Competency: The student understands how the ancient paper-folding art of origami can open their mind to different forms of art and allow them to increase their creative competency 


Activity: The students will fold a piece of paper into a select design as instructed by their teacher, they will reflect on the experience, they will make a creative design of their own and share the experience with the class.  


Assessment: Students will be assessed based on participation, enthusiasm, focus, collaboration, and effort above all.  


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