The presentation discusses creativity in education. It defines creativity as using imagination and original ideas to create something new. The presentation notes that creativity develops important life skills like problem solving and that engaging learners in creative activities gives them a sense of achievement and intrinsic motivation. However, the presentation states that creativity scores have declined since the 1990s due to factors like fast-paced curriculums and lack of focus on arts in schools. The presentation provides suggestions for teachers to foster creativity in the classroom such as designing creative spaces, using creative teaching methods, and stimulating divergent thinking through activities like role playing scenarios.

1. Presentation By
Amanda Findley
& Lisa Logan

2.  “Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks,
making mistakes and having fun” Mary Lou Cook
 The use of the imagination or original ideas or thinking processes
to create or think something new.
 Maslow – Differentiates between big-picture creativity and
everyday creativity. relatively new term or concept.
 We All have the potential for Creativity...
• Develops important life skills like; Divergent thinking, Problem
solving and innovation.
 Engages & Retains learners, gives learners a sense of
achievement.
 Encourages curiosity & intrinsic motivation
 Inspires children to learn & apply knowledge
 Supports children to continue to make mistakes through
discovery
 Everyone is creative. Those who are more creative have
learned to be so.
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3.  Creativity scores have decreased since the 1990s
 Poor fast paced curriculums & accountability
practices
 Music and Arts not viewed as academic
 Employers see creativity as; important leadership or
employment characteristic.
 Creativity one of the top three factors in relation to
career success.
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4.  Classroom environments &
teaching practices
 Designing spaces to
encourage creativity,
 Creative content or
resources
 Creative ways of teaching,
learning and engaging
students
 Stimulate innovation,
problem solving & divergent
thinking processes for
students.
 Use ICT creatively

5.  What if or Fat chance
games
 Impossible Scenarios
 Position students to think
divergently
 Problem solving
activities
 Teacher Show and Tell
 Physical Environment
 Group Work

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7.  Jane Piirto, Phd, 1998, Understanding Those Who
Create, 2nd Ed, Great Potential Press, AZ, United States of
America.
 Anna Lithgow, 09/04/2013, “How can we foster
creativity in the classroom” You Tube,
http://creativespaceineducation.wordpress.com.
 Kyung Hee Kim Phd Educational Psychologist, Child
Creativity Lab, 17th August 2013, You Tube,
 Silver.Todd, Think Like a Genius – The Ultimate
user manual for your brain, 1996 Bantam Books
Publishing, New York, United States.
 Micheal.J.Gelb, Discover Your Genius-How to think
like History’s most ten revolutionary minds, 2003,
Harper Collins Publishing, New York, USA
 Duchesne,S., McMaugh, A., Bochner, S. & Krause,
K. (2013). Educational Psychology for Learning and
Teaching. 4th Edition. Cenagage: Melbourne.
Metaphorming Strategy or Practice
C Connect Two or more ideas or
concepts as having a
relationship
R Relate What the relationship
is between the things
E Explore Asking open ended
questions, thinking in
new ways about it
A Analyse Take a second look
with consideration of
knowledge now
known about it, look
for insights, or
evaluate it.
T Transform Think, Invent or create
something new based
upon what you now
know ( the connection
and discovery
processes prior) about
it
E Experience Apply your ideas or
solutions
Levels of create
1 Connection Connect by comparing
2 Discovery Explore the
comparison to reflect
something new
3 Invention Invent or create
something new based
upon the connection,
comparison and
discovery processes
prior
4 Application Use the invention in
new ways or contexts
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