Creative Teaching and Learning Creative Teaching and Learning
David Waswa
Earn Kalyakorn
HOW CREATIVE ARE YOU? Rate yourself using this scale.
ZERO = NOT AT ALL (Rock - not even Geologists want)
TEN = GENIUS (Einstein/ Shakespeare)
WHAT IS CREATIVITY? Creativity depends on a number of issues •
Creativity has many facets
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Creativity is a continuum
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Creativity is task specific
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Creativity can be moment specific
Marilyn Fryer (1996)
* Creativity is different in each person.
Definitions:
Creativity is… •
The ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.; originality, progressiveness, or imagination (dictionary.com).
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In psychology, creativity is defined as the production of an idea, action, or object that is new and valued (Wissink, 2001).
*The ability to create new, meaningful, and original things.
�Creativity now is as important in Why is creativity education as literacy and we important? should treat it with the same status.� Sir Ken Robinson, 2006
CREATIVE TEACHING ? WHAT IS
Wayne Morris, 2006
1. Teaching creatively 2. Teaching for creativity
We believe…
TEACHING CREATIVELY FOR CREATIVITY
(Tim Brown’s TED Talk, 2008)
The biggest obstacle for a person to be creative is
FEAR Creativity Killers fear = intensity → creativity freezes creativity links to subconscious mind
Sources:
Fear Lack of Self-Esteem No recognition of original ideas Learn what but not how and why Unable to explore possibilities Stuck with one absolute solution No stimulation of thinking Teacher’s interference Formal tests Constraint environment Intensity & pressure Negative energy Poor physical environment Lack of resource
• Marilyn Fryer (1996) Creative Teaching and Learning.
AFFECTIVE
• Marvin Bartel (2008), Ten Classroom Creativity Killer. • Mike Baker (2009), Benefits of Creative Classroom. • NACCE (1999), All Our Future: Creativity, Culture, and Education.
COGNITIVE
• Tim Brown (2008), The Powerful Link Between Creativity and Play.
Creativity Killers ENVIRONMENT AL
Creativity Development Requires • • • • • • • • • • • •
Courage Self-esteem Self-confidence Originality Positive energy Flexibility and relaxing environment Divergent thinking Imagination & innovation Freedom, choice, and control Curiosity & inspiration Playfulness Cultural Education
The foundation of creative teaching is
A SET OF LEARNABLE SKILLS (James P. Downing, 1997)
CREATIVE CLASSROOM needs teacher who is
• expertise • able to motivate • able to listen and communicate • able to interest and inspire • and of course…
CREATIVE
Let’s exercise your creative mind!
WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO • Get into your groups. • Each group will receive a paper that tells what subject and what grade level you’ll have to design an activity or a lesson plan for. • Each group will also receive an item that you may be familiar with outside the classrooms. CHALLENGE:
Associate the received item in your lesson.
In the end, you will be asked to present your ideas in front of the class.
SHOW US Don’t tell us!!
Don’t be afraid to be...
Enjoy!!
NO DIRECT INSTRUCTION PLEASE!
TAKING THE THEORIES INTO PRACTICE What can we do to help students develop their own creativity?
IDEAS FROM PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS Holistic Approaches
Discovery Learning
Engaging Students
Critical Thinking
Multiple Intelligences
Authentic Assessment
Socratic Questioning
Cultural Education
…THE END…
very much!
Thank you