1. Presented by:Raed Mohammad (P-PM 0334/12)Tan Chui Kiang (P-PM 0224/12)

2. Promoting CreativeThinking ThroughClassroomActivitiesTarget group: USM Postgraduate School Teachers 3. Task 1What are yourexpectations from thisworkshop? 4. Expected Outcomes:Understand the concept of creative thinkingIdentify the importance of creative thinkingStrategies in promoting creative thinkingI am probablythe greatestthinker sinceSocrates ! 5. Do You Agree?Why isimaginationsoimportant? 6. What is Creative Thinking? 7. What goes under creative thinking? Looking at an ordinary object or situation in adifferent way. Generate new original ideas. Using different perspective in thinking. Analyzing the idea by providing additionalinformation. Thinking outside the box. Use the right hemisphere of the brain. 8. Characteristics of Creative ThinkersAdventurousAsk many questionsWorks alone on difficult taskGood in guessingDoes not like routinesNever give upWide imaginationInterested in weird thingsCurious 9. Why Creative Thinking?Think independentlyOpen to new ideasApply their imaginationsDiscover new and better ways to solveproblemsEnhances the process of learningContribute to a better society 10. Task 2In your group, give adefinition of creativethinking and 3characteristics of acreative thinker 11. 1. Hands-on materials students should have ample opportunity tophysically manipulate objectsHow to develop Creative Thinking? 12. 2. SeatingMatching seating to classroom is advised inthis way: lecture - individual desks (in rows) creating/sharing - small round tables communicating - one big table 13. 3. Lighting and colour 14. Strategies in Promoting CreativeThinking Brainstorming- define an issue, diagnose a problem, or possiblesolutions and resistance to proposed solutions. Imagination- Using What-if questions and what an objectuses for. Problem Solving- Many solutions for 1 problem. 15. Role PlayFree AssociationObservationExercise your judgement 16. Based on your teachingexperience, share withyour group members byproviding 2 examples onhow to promote creativethinking strategies.Task 3 17. Lets TestYourCreativity 18. Activity 1 19. How to turn Coin Pyramid upsidedown in three moves 20. Activity 2 21. How can you draw 4 straight linesto connect the 9 dots withoutlifting your pencil from the paper? 22. Activity 3 23. Read aloud the following coloursas fast as you can: 24. Now quickly read aloud the colours of the followingwords ...not the words themselves, but the colours in which thewords are shown:red greenblue orangeblack blueyellow grayred pink 25. Activity 4 26. How to Pass Your Body Through aSheet of A4 Paper? 27. Any Questions? 28. Its time tobe creative!