HowtouseCreativity

intheClassroom
NatashaBuccianti
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Everybodyhasacreativepotential,andfrom
themomentyoucanexpressthiscreative
potential,youcanstartchangingtheworld.
PauloCoelho
Ourgoalsfortodayswebinar
1) Whatiscreativityandwhyisitimportant?
Ourgoalsfortodayswebinar
2)Strategiesforencouraginggreatercreativity
intheclassroom.
Ourgoalsfortodayswebinar
3)Activitiesforencouraginggreatercreativityin
theclassroom.
WarmUpTime!
Averysillysentence.
WarmUpTime!
Averysillysentence.
Susansingssongswhenshepicksshiny
strawberriesinSweden.
BrainstormCreate
Choose:
aletter fromthealphabet
afruit thatbeginswiththatletter
averb andanadjective thatbeginwiththat
letter
agirlsnamethatbeginswiththatletter
acityorcountrythatbeginswiththatletter
Ourgoalsfortodayswebinar
1) Whatiscreativityandwhyisitimportant?
Creativity
Theuseofskillandimaginationtoproduce
somethingneworaworkofart.
(OxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionarydefinition)
BloomsRevisedTaxonomy
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21
st
CenturySkills
21
st
CenturySkills
The4Cs:
Communication
Collaboration
CriticalThinking
Creativity
Creativity
Generates
originalideas
Uses
strategiesto
narrowlistof
ideas
Willingtotry
newthings
Doesntfear
making
mistakes
Demonstrates
persistence
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Creativitytakescourage.
HenriMatisse
Creativityrequiresthecouragetoletgoof
certainties.
ErichFromm
Ourgoalsfortodayswebinar
2)Strategiesforencouraginggreatercreativity
intheclassroom.
Beamodelofcreativity
Demonstratecreativityyourself.Setcreativetasks,
modelcreativeanswers,andshowstudentshowto
becreativeinpractice.
Beamodelofcreativity
Thiscaninclude:
Havingacolorfulandcreativeclassroom
atmosphere
Usingvisualpromptswithlanguage
Tellingstories,jokes,andsingingsongs
Doprojectbasedworkandshowmodelsofyour
ownattempts
Askchallengingquestions
Dontaskdisplayquestions.Askquestions
youreallywanttoknowtheanswerto.
Studentsneedtoknowtheyarentjustjumping
throughlanguagehoops,butthatyouare
interestedintheirresponses,andthatyou
respondwelltocreativesolutions.
Encouragequestionstobeasked
Createanatmosphereofenquiry.Havestudents
askyouandeachotherquestionstheyarereally
interestedin.Dontbeafraidofbeingasked
questionsyoudontknowtheanswerto.Ask
studentstocomeupwiththeirownanswers.
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Curiosityaboutlifeinallitsaspects,Ithink,isstill
thesecretofallgreat,creativepeople.
LeoBurnett
Setopenendedchallenges
Providetasksandactivitieswheredifferent
outcomescanbeachievedsothatthereisno
rightorwronganswer.
Setopenendedchallenges
Forexample:
Writingnewendingsforstories
Picturedictations
Personalresponses
Problemsolvingtasksorrankingactivities
Pairandgroupwork
Makeconnections
Encouragestudentstomakeconnectionsasthis
fosterscreativity.Connectionsbetweenlanguage
andcontent,betweensubjects,andbetweenthe
classroomandtherealworld.
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Creativityisjustconnectingthings.Whenyou
askcreativepeoplehowtheydidsomething,
theyfeelalittleguiltybecausetheydidnt
reallydoit,theyjustsawsomething.Itseemed
obvioustothemafterawhile.
SteveJobs
Ourgoalsfortodayswebinar
3)Activitiesforencouraginggreatercreativityin
theclassroom.
Creativityandlearningalanguage
Everyaspectoflanguagelearningcanbemade
creative.
Forexample:
Grammar
Reading
Speaking
Writing
Projects
Grammar
Oxford
Discover
Student
Book 1
Grammar
Grammar
Oxford Discover Student Book 4
Reading
Oxford
Discover
Student
Book 4
Reading
Oxford
Discover
Student
Book 4
Speaking
Oxford Discover Student Book 3
Speaking
Oxford Discover Student Book 3
Writing
Oxford Discover
Student Book 5
Writing
Projects
Oxford Discover Student Book 2
Projects
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Wewanttoencourageaworldofcreators,of
inventors,ofcontributors.Becausethisworldthat
welivein,thisinteractiveworld,isours.
AyahBdeir
Anyquestions?
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Creativityiscontagious,passiton.
AlbertEinstein
Afinalthought