CREATIVITY

IN
CLASSROOM
S
Dr. Dheeraj Mehrotra
(Author & National Awardee)

Creativity is the
backbone of any
individual that
desires success !

Without creativity,
success in any field
is just not possible !

Teachers need to
motivate themselves to
be

CREATIVE
and continue to stimulate
creativity in their
students !

Creativity is sensing
the potentialities of a
child - and then
helping that child
attain them
E.Paul Torrance

Creativity has not just

remained a fancy tool
but has emerged as an
indispensable tool for
success in any field.
Teaching is on of them !!!

Creative Teaching
Ideas !

Form a Subject
Vocabulary

Deliver Passion while

teaching !

Match the likes of

the children !

Obtain the say of the

children in class !

Re-discover Learning
to Teach !

Use ICT to deliver

Intelligence !

Use Creativity to
CURE IGNORANCE !

The ultimate share !

Connect
EMOTIONALLY !

Permit frequent
discussion and
interaction amid
students in the
classroom

Make time for

informal class
opportunity for the
students

Know your child by

the FIRST name !

Encourage
Observation

Develop Honing
Skills

Explore
BRAINSTORMING

Explore Divergent
Thinking within
Classrooms !

Reversing the
Question/Answer
Paradigm
with 95%
Strategic
Participation

Encourage learning
via FAILURE !

Share the pride of

There is always a
second chance
known as
Tomorrow !

Think of CREATIVITY
as a skill which can
be learnt by
practice !

Research suggests
that the best
creativity instruction
ties in the emotions
of the learner

Use a CREATIVITY model

(Avoiding Distractions in classrooms)

Av

The OsborneParnes model

is oldest, widely
accepted model.

Osborne-Parnes model

It is often used in education and

business improvement.
Each step involves a divergent
thinking pattern to challenge
ideas, and then convergent
thinking to narrow down
exploration:

It has the following

SIX
STEPS
Mess-finding.Identify a goal or objective.
Fact-finding. Gathering data.
Problem-finding. Clarifying the problem
Idea-finding. Generating ideas
Solution-finding. Strengthening &
evaluating ideas
Acceptance-finding. Plan of action for

Creativity breeds in a
CONGENIAL
Environment !

Incubation Model
of CREATIVITY
designed by
E. Paul Torrance

It involves 3
stages:

Heightening Anticipation
Make connections
between the classroom
and students real lives.
Create the desire to
know.

Deepen Expectations
Engage the curriculum in
new ways. Brainstorm
and create opportunities
to solve a novel problem.

Keep it going
Continue the thinking
beyond the lesson or
classroom. Find ways to
extend learning
opportunities at home or
even the community.

Let us Teach
creative skills
explicitly

According to Collard,
Creative skills arent just
about good ideas, they
are about having the skills
to make good ideas
happen.

He suggests
creative skills
should include 5
major areas:

 Imagination
Being disciplined or selfmotivated.
Resiliency (able to return to original form after being
stretched)

Collaboration
Giving responsibility to
students. Have them develop
their own projects.

ACTIVITY

ACTIVITY
How can we make our classroom
teaching CREATIVE?

Sample Examples:
I use positive words in my class !
I discuss politics !
I discuss the football match !

VIDEO ON
CREATIVE
TEACHING #1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQD9bvg5014

VIDEO ON
CREATIVE
TEACHING #2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV7DiTFdtvw

Use the phrase

I ADOPT YOU !

AMAZE
Your audience
using some
creativity !

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