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Add some Pizzazz to your Thinking
Why do I want to encourage creativity?
To enable students to:
Think in different ways
When given a problem to solve, student solves the problem in an unexpected way, or finds a different or counter problem
Think about their work in more than one way
Critique their own work while being able to defend their thinking/work.
Solve problems with what is around them
Table is wobbly, rather than complain student uses something in the classroom to stablize it
Bugs Bunny's square dance in 'Hillbilly Hare' (best quality + subtitles!).mp4
Who was creative here, and who followed along blindly? What do we want for our students?
How do i encourage creativity?
Assignments that are open-ended or flexible.
Foster intrinsic motivation
Use rubrics
Give students choice
Listen to students when they come up with alternative assignments/plans
Demonstrate creativity yourself
Some models of creativity
M.C.
If you want some help with coming up with creative ways to ask questions.
M.L.
If you want to be sure that you have followed the directions, but you want to add your own special flare to a project, M. L. is the for you
Z.R.
If you have a problem and want help with finding a creative solution.