Creative Teaching and Learning

Creative Teaching and Creative Teaching and LearningLearning

David Waswa Earn Kalyakorn

Rate yourself using this scale.

TEN = GENIUS

(Einstein/Shakespeare)

ZERO = NOT AT ALL

(Rock - not even Geologists want)

HOW CREATIVE HOW CREATIVE ARE YOU?ARE YOU?

WHAT IS CREATIVITY?WHAT IS CREATIVITY?

• Creativity has many facets

• Creativity is a continuum

• Creativity is task specific

• Creativity can be moment specific

Creativity depends on a number of issues

* * Creativity is differentCreativity is different in each person.in each person.

Marilyn Fryer (1996)

Creativity is…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).

• 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 The ability to create new, meaningful, and original things.original things.

Definitions:

Sir Ken Robinson, 2006

”Creativitynow is as important in education as literacy and we should treat it with the same status.”

Why is creativityimportant?

1. Teaching creatively

2. Teaching for creativity

CREATIVE TEACHING ?CREATIVE TEACHING ?WHAT IS

Wayne Morris, 2006

TEACHING CREATIVELYTEACHING CREATIVELYFOR CREATIVITYFOR CREATIVITY

We believe…

(Tim Brown’s TED Talk, 2008)

The biggest obstacle fora person to be creative is

FEAR

fear = intensity → creativity freezescreativity links to subconscious mind

Creativity KillersCreativity Killers

Creativity KillersCreativity Killers

FearLack of Self-EsteemNo recognition of original ideas

Learn what but not how and whyUnable to explore possibilitiesStuck with one absolute solutionNo stimulation of thinkingTeacher’s interferenceFormal tests

Constraint environmentIntensity & pressureNegative energyPoor physical environmentLack of resource

Sources:Sources:

• Marilyn Fryer (1996)Creative Teaching and Learning.

• Marvin Bartel (2008),Ten Classroom Creativity Killer.

• Mike Baker (2009),Benefits of Creative Classroom.

• NACCE (1999),All Our Future: Creativity, Culture,and Education.

• Tim Brown (2008),The Powerful Link Between Creativityand Play.

AFFECTIVE

COGNITIVE

ENVIRONMENTAL

Creativity Development Creativity Development RequiresRequires

• 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

A SET OF LEARNABLE A SET OF LEARNABLE SKILLSSKILLS

The foundation of creative teaching is

(James P. Downing, 1997)

• expertise• able to motivate• able to listen and communicate• able to interest and inspire• and of course…

CREATIVECREATIVE

CREATIVE CLASSROOMneeds teacher who is

Let’s exerciseLet’s exerciseyour creative your creative

mind!mind!

WHAT YOU HAVE TO DOWHAT 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.

SHOW USSHOW USDon’t tell us!!

In the end, you will be asked to present your ideas in front of the class.

Don’t be afraid to be...

NO DIRECT INSTRUCTION PLEASE!NO DIRECT INSTRUCTION PLEASE!

Enjoy!!

TAKING THE THEORIES INTO TAKING THE THEORIES INTO PRACTICEPRACTICE

What can we do to help students develop their own creativity?

IDEAS FROM PREVIOUS IDEAS FROM PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONSPRESENTATIONS

Holistic Approaches

Engaging Students

Multiple Intelligences

Socratic Questioning

Discovery Learning

Critical Thinking

Authentic Assessment

Cultural Education

……THE THE END…END…

Thank you

very much!