enhancing creativity in the classrooms
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ENHANCING CREATIVITY
IN THE CLASSROOMS
Dr. Dheeraj Mehrotra
(Author & National Awardee)
SESSION OBJECTIVE
CREATIVITY IS THE BACKBONE
OF ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT
DESIRES SUCCESS !
WITHOUT CREATIVITY, SUCCESS
IN ANY FIELD IS JUST NOT
POSSIBLE !
TEACHERS NEED TO
MOTIVATE THEMSELVES
TO BE
CREATIVE AND CONTINUE TO
STIMULATE CREATIVITY
IN THEIR STUDENTS !
Let Students take over the classroom
‘CREATIVITY IS SENSING THE
POTENTIALITIES OF A CHILD -
AND THEN HELPING THAT
CHILD ATTAIN THEM’
E . PAU L T O R R A N C E
CREATIVITYHAS NOT JUST REMAINED A
FANCY TOOL BUT HAS
EMERGED AS AN
INDISPENSABLE TOOL FOR
SUCCESS IN ANY FIELD.
TEACHING IS ON OF THEM ! ! !
CREATIVE TEACHING IDEAS !
FORM A SUBJECT
VOCABULARY
DELIVER PASSION WHILE
TEACHING !
MATCH THE LIKES OF THE
CHILDREN !
OBTAIN THE SAY OF THE
CHILDREN IN CLASS !
RE-DISCOVER LEARNING TO
TEACH !
USE ICT TO DELIVER
INTELLIGENCE !
USE CREATIVITY TO CURE
IGNORANCE !
THE ULTIMATE SHARE !
CONNECT
EMOTIONALLY !
PERMIT FREQUENT DISCUSSION
AND INTERACTION AMID
STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM
MAKE TIME FOR INFORMAL
CLASS OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
STUDENTS
KNOW YOUR CHILD BY THE
FIRST NAME !
ENCOURAGE OBSERVATION
DEVELOP HONING SKILLS
EXPLORE BRAINSTORMING
EXPLORE DIVERGENT
THINKING WITHIN CLASSROOMS
!
REVERSING THE
QUESTION/ANSWER
PARADIGM
WITH 95% STRATEGIC
PARTICIPATION
PROMOTE QUALITY LEARNING
ENCOURAGE LEARNING VIA
FAILURE !
SHARE THE PRIDE OF
“THERE IS ALWAYS A SECOND
CHANCE KNOWN AS TOMORROW
!”
THINK OF CREATIVITY AS A
SKILL WHICH CAN BE LEARNT
BY PRACTICE !
RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT THE
BEST CREATIVITY INSTRUCTION
TIES IN THE EMOTIONS OF THE
LEARNER
USE A CREATIVITY MODEL( AV O I D I N G D I S T R A C T I O N S I N C L A S S R O O M S )
THE OSBORNE-PARNES MODEL
IS OLDEST, WIDELY ACCEPTED
MODEL.
IT IS OFTEN USED IN EDUCATION
AND BU S I NES S I M P ROVEM ENT.
EACH STEP INVOLVES A DIVERGENT
THINKING PATTERN TO CHAL L ENGE
IDEAS, AND THEN CONVERGENT
THI NKI NG TO NARROW DOWN
EX P L ORATION:
Osborne-Parnes model
M E S S - F I N D I N G . I D E N T I F Y A G OA L O R
O B J E C T I V E .
FA C T - F I N D I N G . G AT H E R I N G DAT A .
P RO B L E M - F I N D I N G . C L A R I F Y I N G T H E
P RO B L E M
I D E A - F I N D I N G . G E N E R AT I N G I D E A S
S O LU T I O N - F I N D I N G . S T R E N G T H E N I N G &
E VA L UAT I N G I D E A S
A C C E P T A N C E - F I N D I N G . P L A N O F AC T I O N
F O R I M P L E M E N T I N G I D E A S
CREATIVITY BREEDS IN A
CONGENIAL ENVIRONMENT !
INCUBATION MODEL OF
CREATIVITYDESIGNED BY
E. PAUL TORRANCE
It involves 3
stages:
HEIGHTENING ANTICIPATION
MAKE CONNECTIONS
BETWEEN THE CLASSROOM
AND STUDENT’S REAL LIVES.
“CREATE THE DESIRE TO
KNOW”.
DEEPEN EXPECTATIONS
ENGAGE THE CURRICULUM IN
NEW WAYS. BRAINSTORM AND
CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO
SOLVE A NOVEL PROBLEM.
KEEP IT GOING
CONTINUE THE THINKING
BEYOND THE LESSON OR
CLASSROOM. FIND WAYS TO
EXTEND LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES AT HOME
OR EVEN THE COMMUNITY.
Let us Teach
creative skills
explicitly
According to Collard,
“Creative skills aren’t just
about good ideas, they are
about having the skills to
make good ideas happen.”
He suggests creative skills
should include 5 major
areas:
• Imagination
• Being disciplined or self-motivated.
• Resiliency (able to return to original
form after being stretched)
• Collaboration
• Giving responsibility to students. Have
them develop their own projects.
ACTIVITY
ACTIVITYHow can we make our classroom
teaching CREATIVE?
Sample Examples:
I use positive words in my class !
I discuss politics !
I discuss the football match !
VIDEO ON
CREATIVE
TEACHING #1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQD9bvg5014
VIDEO ON
CREATIVE
TEACHING #2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV7DiTFdtvw
Use the phrase
I ADOPT YOU !
AMAZE
Your audience
using some
creativity !
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