Unit 2: The Ideal Learning Environment vs. Our Reality

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Welcome to Unit 2 of our course entitled "Teaching for Creativity." In this unit, we'll be taking a look at ideal learning environments that support creativity and comparing that to the realities many educators face in the current world of education. Click on the title of the lesson below to get started.

Upon completing this unit, participants will be able to:

• Sketch an ideal learning environment that promotes creative thought
• Compare and contrast ideal educational environments that promote creative learning with the realities of the education system as we know it today

Lesson 1: What Makes an Environment That Supports Creativity?

In this lesson, we'll discuss several research-backed ideas about how to best create educational environments that support students' creativity development. We'll begin by dreaming up our ideal classrooms. Then, we'll conduct some further research about creative environments, and record our learning in a Google Form for all our peers to see.

Lesson 2: The Reality of Education

In this lesson, we'll be taking a look at the limitations many educators face with providing the environment or learning experiences we dream of implementing. We'll learn about why these limitations can actually be beneficial to the creative process. We'll record our information in a Venn diagram, and participate in an activity to test our creative power of limitations.