Encouraging Creativity

$20.00

Presenter: Nicole Shannon, Round Rock ISD
Core Area: Creativity & Instruction
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours:
1

Encouraging creativity in the classroom is more important than ever before. Creativity is no longer a concept isolated to art and music, it should be integrated into every discipline taught in school. Find out how to provide students a safe environment for creativity, opportunities to flex creative muscles, guidance and modeling in creative risk taking, and encouragement in creative. 

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Description

It used to be that society was separated into two classes: the smart and the creative (or left brained/right brained). Today, we know that creativity is an essential key to success for every student. In “Encouraging Creativity” Nicole Shannon explores why creative thinking is so important today, debunks creative myths, and shares activities you can use in your classroom.

In this 1-hour course, you will learn:

  • Core principles in creative thinking from thought leaders like Sir Ken Robinson, Michael Michalko and Ian Byrd
  • Practical strategies for inspiring your students to think creatively
  • The connection between creativity and long-term success for students
  • Strategies for using creativity to offset the stresses of standardized testing

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    1193 reviews for Encouraging Creativity

    1. Kevin – HUTTO ISD (verified owner)

      k.j

    2. Yvonne – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner)

      I watched the TED talks. I found them to be very interesting.

    3. Stephen – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

      interesting

    4. Robyn – HUDSON ISD (verified owner)

      highly informative

    5. Melissa – LAREDO ISD (verified owner)

      I liked it and there were interesting ideas mentioned.

    6. BRENDA MARIANA – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner)

      excellent course

    7. BRENDA – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner)

      Great information

    8. Anna – LAREDO ISD (verified owner)

      very interesting

    9. Maria – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

      This course is important to understand the myths and truths about creativity and to help our students develop it

    10. Sandra – LAREDO ISD (verified owner)

      Excellent video.

    11. Gina – Private Pay (verified owner)

      Very good course. Lots of references of books, TED talks, and websites to explore beyond this one hour. Very inspiring……

    12. Kaitlyn – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner)

      Good

    13. Dett – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner)

      This session was amazing

    14. Christella – LAREDO ISD (verified owner)

      Creative!

    15. EDNA L – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner)

      Very good course. I really liked the activities.

    16. Sandra – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner)

      Good course

    17. Hanna – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner)

      I liked reading about the myths about creativity.

    18. Sherman – MEDINA VALLEY ISD (verified owner)

      Interesting topic on creativity.

    19. Carrie – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner)

      wonderful

    20. Erica – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner)

      Very informative and insightful

    21. Stacie – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner)

      Very interesting ideas.

    22. Sonia – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner)

      Interesting and refreshing!

    23. Jacqueline – Pilot (verified owner)

      Love that there were external links to information and that we were told of activities they did live during the training so that we were able to participate as well.

    24. Carson – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner)

      Wonderful

    25. Anabel – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner)

      I really enjoyed this presentation because it explained in depth about creativity and what it should look like. I liked the society examples given about creativity. We usually think about creativity as a form of artistic ability, but this presentation explained other forms of creativity in realia.

    26. Ashley – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner)

      Good a little wordy and more creativity could have made it more interesting

    27. Abby – DALLAS ISD (verified owner)

      I really like this course because the presenter expose you to a lot of creative people that I didn’t know about. Now I’m excited to do more research on them and learn more on their thoughts about creativity.

    28. Carissa – SEMINOLE ISD (verified owner)

      There were good examples that could be used immediately in class.

    29. Karen – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner)

      Awesome. Like Nicole Shannon.

    30. Lou Ann – Private Pay (verified owner)

      great

    31. Janet – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner)

      Loved it!

    32. Janet – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner)

      Interesting through lots of examples

    33. Lori – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner)

      5 stars. Excellent course. Very interesting information from leaders in creative thinking in many different avenues.

    34. Logan – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner)

      This course was not only engaging and interactive, but also gave great suggestions on how to increase creativity in the classroom.

    35. Tracy – Pilot (verified owner)

      I enjoyed the multiple examples the presenter used to demonstrated creativity.

    36. Anita – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner)

      I’m not sure how much useful information this one had beyond “we have to encourage the kids to be creative.” It also included very rough transitions and uneven sound throughout.

    37. Carol – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner)

      This was a good class on creativity.

    38. Carmen – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

      excellent

    39. Rosa – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

      Great

    40. Alice – BOERNE ISD (verified owner)

      I thought there would be more specific examples and ideas we could apply.

    41. Carmen – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

      good

    42. Douglas – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner)

      Good reflection of creative resources. Need to spend some time looking at ways to encourage creativity in my classroom.

    43. Aimee – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

      like the idea that everyone is creative

    44. Patricia – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner)

      Some helpful strategies. A LOT of reference to creative thinkers and what they think of creativity and what they wrote on creativity. Wish there had been more strategies / activities to employ in the classroom.

    45. Erica – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner)

      Very informative

    46. Crystal – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

      Great!

    47. Lisa – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

      Creativity can be taught using different strategies and links provided in this course.

    48. Esmeralda – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

      The different ways we can encourage creativity with our students

    49. Blanca – SPRING ISD (verified owner)

      Excellent course

    50. Tammie – SEALY ISD (verified owner)

      easy to follow.

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