Definition: the ability to develop, choose, and integrate novel, unconventional, and innovative approaches to teaching and learning.
“When we engage in what we are naturally suited to do, our work takes on the quality of play, and it is play that stimulates creativity.” Linda Naiman
Creativity is so important in a classroom because it allows students to bring meaning to their learning experience. This allows students to connect the learning material in a way that allows them to understand it. Creativity causes students to use all five of their senses and enhance them to make connections of their learning to the real world.
This video emphasizes that creativity is not limited to artistic aspirations, showing how it can be applied in various aspects of life and work.
This video inspires imaginative thinking, fosters creativity and encourages problem-solving for aspiring inventors.
This is a picture of a sketch I made in my early literature and literacy class in the Spring 2023 semester of what I picture my classroom to look like one day.
This is music lesson plan I did in my EDU 3000 course in the Fall 2023 semester. I did a lesson on learning the history of the Chinese Culture and creating a Chinese Pellet Drum.
In my EDU 3000 course in the Fall 2023 semester, we create a presentation on how arts/music had an impact on our life in school/out side of school. We also discussed the importance of arts/music in the classroom and explain how we will implement arts/music in our own classroom.