Chapter 9 - SUL

Chapter 9: Unleash Creative Thinking

Discussion Questions

• How do you encourage creativity and innovation? How do you foster it as a teacher?

• Where are the opportunities for creativity and innovative problem-solving in your classroom?

• How can you be less rigid in your assignments and facilitate the messiness of creativity?

• What would happen if you took away the obvious tools and resources?

Chapter 9 Actions

• Revise a rigid lesson that you do every year with more flexibility and opportunities to be creative.

• Try the “Complete the Painting” activity with your students. You might be surprised what skills this could unlock.

Chapter 9 Resources

• Facilitate the Messy: Cultivate Creativity in the Classroom – blog post from Shake Up Learning

• 5 Chrome Apps for Student Creation – blog post from Shake Up Learning

• Book: Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That’s Transforming Education by Sir Ken Robinson

• Ken Robinson’s TED Talk: “Do Schools Kill Creativity?”

• Seth Godin’s TEDxYouth Talk: “Stop Stealing Dreams”