Unit 3: Teaching for Creativity
Navigation Links:
Welcome to Unit 3 of our course entitled "Teaching for Creativity." This unit goes by the same name, and consists of two lessons meant to inspire teachers with actionable ideas to develop their own creativity, as well as that of their students. It is my favorite unit of the whole course! Click on the title of the lessons below to get started.
Upon completing this unit, participants will be able to:
- Identify their creative strengths
- Summarize ways to encourage students’ creative thinking and abilities
- Explain the difference between teaching creatively and teaching for creativity
In this lesson, we'll begin by exploring our own creativity with a quiz created by Adobe Create designed to help you identify your creative strengths. Then, we'll learn the specific definition of "teaching for creativity" and what beliefs and practices we can hold as educators to create an environment where creativity is valued and encouraged.
Lesson 2: How Do We Get Students to Be Creative?
In this lesson, we'll take a look at several examples of classroom activities that encourage students to think creatively. Then, we'll share our learning and ideas to create a collective database that you can pull from any time you want to add more creativity into your classroom.