Worshop material

1. Creative Teaching
By Svetlana Belic Malinic

2. Workshop objectives:
•to get familiar with the concept of
creative thinking
•to transpose creative thinking into
creative teaching and learning

3. What is creativity?
Talent?

4. What is creativity?

Talent?

5. What is creativity?

Talent?
 Skill?

6. What is creativity?

Talent?

 Skill?

7. What is creativity?

Talent?

 Skill?
 Originality?

8. What is creativity?

Talent?

 Skill?

 Originality?

9. ATTITUDE

13. How does it
work?

14. inspiration
1
Wallas’ model

15. inspiration
1
2
incubation
Wallas’ model

16. inspiration
illumination
1 3
2
incubation
Wallas’ model

17. inspiration
illumination
1 3
2
incubation 4
Wallas’ model activation

18. inspiration
illumination
1 3 verification
2 5
incubation 4
Wallas’ model activation

19. Tools for creativity

20. Tools for creativity
FLUENCY
think of many ideas

23. Tools for creativity

24. Tools for creativity
FLEXIBILITY
think of varied ideas

25. http://milasdaydreams.blogspot.com/

26. http://milasdaydreams.blogspot.com/

27. http://milasdaydreams.blogspot.com/

28. http://milasdaydreams.blogspot.com/

29. Tools for creativity

30. Tools for creativity
ORIGINALITY
think of unusual ideas

33. Tools for creativity

34. Tools for creativity
ELABORATION
make ideas better

36. Tools for creativity

37. Tools for creativity
THINK
OUTSIDE THE BOX

40. KIRBY FERGUSON

41. COPY

42. TRANSFORM

43. COMBINE

46. How can you creatively use a…
A B

47. How can you creatively use a…
A

53. How can you creatively use a…
B

59. mnemonic CREATE
C ombine
R earrange
E liminate
A dapt
T ry another use
E xtend

60. Children have
immense natural
capacities of
innovation, of
creative thinking,
of alternative ways
of seeing. They are
deeply personal
capacities, and
great teaching has
always been there
to model and to
bring them out.
SIR KEN ROBINSON

61. So…
what is creative teaching?

62. What is the biggest roadblock
to creative teaching in schools?
•teacher’s talents
•preparation and teaching time
•school management
•other (what?)

63. other talent
8% 9%
time
25%
58%
management

64. Soft skills required for teaching career
Perceived by students Stated by teachers
95
Communication 93
93
Team work 92
94
Problem solving 90
86
Creative thinking 89
86
Learning 86
93
Time management 85
93
Organisation 82
89
Workload management 73
78
Decision making 62

65. Soft skills required for teaching career
Perceived by students Stated by teachers
95
Communication 93
93
Team work 92
94
Problem solving 90
86
Creative thinking 89
86
Learning 86
93
Time management 85
93
Organisation 82
89
Workload management 73
78
Decision making 62

67. TEACHING CREATIVELY
vs.
TEACHING FOR CREATIVITY

68. Motivation
Extrinsic motivation Intrinsic motivation

69. Teaching creatively
•Creative teacher who
demonstrates how to think
creatively
•Diverse methodological
approaches and resources

70. Teaching for creativity
•Creative teacher who inspires
students to think creatively
•Critical instances generate ideas
•Creative learning encouraged

71. Chinese proverb
A mediocre teacher tells,
A good teacher explains,
A superior teacher demonstrates,
A great teacher inspires.

72. mnemonic CREATE
C ombine
R earrange
E liminate
A dapt
T ry another use
E xtend

73. Are you
creative?

75. Thank you
for being creative

76. References
http://www.creativeteachingsite.com/
http://creativethinking.net
http://www.brainstorming.co.uk
http://blog.creativethink.com/
http://www.creativitytraining.org