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?
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.
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”