Description
Divergent and convergent thinking aren’t opposites; they are partners in facilitating creative and critical thinking. Join Heather Clark, the Gifted Coordinator for the Licking County Educational Service Center to learn the defining features of divergent and convergent thinking, their strengths, weaknesses, and how to incorporate each type of thinking into classroom instruction.
In this 1-hour course you will explore:
- The differences between divergent and convergent thinking
- How divergent and convergent thinking can work together to facilitate critical and creative thinking
- How to adapt classroom activities to encourage creative and critical thinking
This course addresses the following standards:
ODE Competencies: a, b
NAGC Standards: 3, 5
Click here for a leader’s guide created by the Ohio Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Sonia – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great Training
Mayra – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Very informative session that will help me with my divergent students.
Raquel – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This curse encourages us to develop critical thinking in our students.
Laura – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great Course.
Monica – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Course was interesting and had good strategies for students.
Julio – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
allow students to think of other ways of thinking and problem solving.
Roxana – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great training.
Carlos – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
It was fine.
Maria – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Good
Cristina – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Information was very informative, will definitely utilize in the classroom.
Renee – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I really like how she explained things right away with her stretching, it was clear and left me with a mental image.
Alma – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
great way to create creative instruction for students.
Irma – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided great information on the importance of including divergent and convergent thinking in the classroom.
Reina – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This course gets you to reflect on how you are thinking [convergent & divergent]. It will help me be a better teacher.
Kenya – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
It offers a variety of strategies that can be applied in the classroom. It is very easy to understand that it can also be explained to students.
John – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
The course is a great refresher on the difference between convergent and divergent thinking. It reminds educators of the need to incorporate both in the classroom.
Dora – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Loved it, very informative!
esmeralda – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
The course was very clear and specific.
Emma – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This was quite informative.
Diana – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
It was very interesting.
Leticia – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
It’s phenomenal.
PATRICIA – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I enoyed learning about types fo thinking.
Perla – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This course was very informative and provided me with resources I may use in my classroom.
Judith – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
excellent
Lisa – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Good ideas!
Yaneht – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Provided a great feedback on how different kind of thinking and implement in the classroom.
Manuel – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
As a lower grades teacher it helps give a great insight of different writing activities.
ROSALINDA – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This GT course is great because it provides Divergent and Convergent thinking and strategies to help students.
San Juanita – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
good
Ana – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
great!
Tomas – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great information and teaching strategies.
Anjelica – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Sofia – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
exellent
Rachael – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This course reminds us how we are all different , and that’s ok. We need to embrace and utilize our differences.
Judith – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great information.
Frances – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Informative and interesting!
Sara – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I liked going deeper into the types of thinking.
Ashley – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
The course provides a clear understanding of convergent and divergent thinking and how it applies to gifted learners.
Esther – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I liked that this course allowed me to visualize different ways of thinking.
Marisa – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
great course in creativity thinking and encouraging students to be more reflective
Ruth – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This course was delievered in a way that was easily understanable to the differences between being divergent and convergent ways to thinking.
Dulce – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This course reforcesed the studens needs to interact with divergent thinking.
Aleida – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Engaging and relevant information.
Fernando – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great Course
maria leticia – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Eye opener when it comes to students and convergent or divergent thinkers.
Laura – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This course helped me see the importance of targeting all types of learners.
Roberto – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
It is good insight to student thinking.
Patricia – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Good perspectives –thanks
Eliza – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Very good. I learned a lot.
Floripes – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I really like this course because it gives you example for your students to be open minded. When I was doing the divergent thinking activity, and try to use pac man in different ways, I was thinking of ways I could incorporate that in my classroom as a brain break.