Creativity Techniques

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Creativity Techniques in Any Classroom
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Content of Session
Sparking student creativity from when they walk
in the classroom Creative Learning
Environments Increasing Creative Thinking In any
subject area 6 to 12 Ways to Spark
Creativity Develop 32 Traits of Creative
Thinking

• Creative Thinking Styles
• Daily improving
• Creative Thinking
• in 15 to 30 minutes.
• Resources of Creativity around the Globe using
  the www.
• How to eliminate G.A.P.S.
• in our classrooms.
• Methods for helping students help each other
  develop their creative thinking skills and
  abilities.

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Sparking Student Creative Thinking
Greeting Decoration Room Arrangement Bonding C
onnecting Puzzles on board or screen Handout of
fun puzzles for extra credit
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Tell Me Show Me Involve Me Reach Me
I Will Forget I May Remember I Will Begin to
Learn We Will Learn Together
Silvia Ashton-Warner J. P. Guilford E. Paul
Torrance Howard Gardner
Confucius Socrates John Dewey Maria Montesorri
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Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synth
esis Evaluation
Knowledge Application Comprehension Analysis Synth
esis Creation Evaluation
Benjamin Blooms Taxonomy
Apparent Classroom Reality
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During Workshops on Creative Thinking,
participants were asked to come with ideas to
improve, better use, or sell paper clips. Your
task is to pick which of their ideas you think
are creative. Work for three minutes.
What is Creative?
__ skewer __ stirrer __ needle __ toad
stabber __ ladder __ hammock __ tire poker __
coat hanger __ hypo needle __ knitting needles __
eye scratcher __ sword __ paint stirrer __ flower
holder __ picture hanger __ spring __ snowshoe __
lightning rod __ ice skate blade __ scrap iron __
ski pole __ toe brace __ tracer tool __ finger
brace __ boot strap __ boot hook __ animal
trap __ sled __ Christmas __ doll clothes
ornaments hanger __ wind chime __ cigarette
holder __ tinsel __ languages __ alphabets __
numbers __ hanging __ plant stake
__ jewelry __ tie tack __ fence __ art
statue __ clean nails __ pipe cleaner __ gas
appliance __ dwarf trombone cleaner __
anchor __ ammunition __ magnets __ sling shot __
bubble blower __ pin __ eyeglass frames __
zipper __ house wiring __ decoration __ plug
puller __ corn skewers __ handles __ belt
hanger __ swinging bridge __ jump rope __ bobby
pin __ curler __ fork __ ear cleaner __
toothpick __ missile __ welding rod __ tie
clip __ fish hook __ chain link __ cheese
slicer __ tie wire
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Increasing Creative Thinking in Any Subject Area
Possibility Thinking Probability
Thinking Exploratory Thinking 5-Whys????? 6
possible answers 12 possible answers 144 possible
answers
Presentation Yours, Theirs, Others Viewpoint Real
, Imaginery Perspective Past, Present, PFuture
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6 to 12 Ways to Spark Creativity
Welcomers Ice Breakers Bonders Teamers Challenges
Idea Warm-Ups Energizers
Idea Generators Idea/Solution Selectors Solution
Systemizers Games Puzzles Divergers Convergers
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Develop 32 Creative Thinking Traits
Observant, highly Open-ended Original -
uniqueness Passionate about their work Perceive
world differently Question asker See
possibilities Self- knowledgeable Self-actualizing
Self-disciplined Sense of destiny Sensitive Sever
ely critical of self, their work, potential of
area of focus and the potential of other
people Specific interests Synthesize correctly
often intuitively Tolerant of ambiguity
Adaptable Curious Divergent thinker Energetic Fant
asize, able to Flexible thinker - different
types of ideas Fluent - produce many
ideas Future oriented Humor, varied sense
of Idealistic Imaginative Independent Ingenious Le
arning, always Non-conforming Not motivated by
money
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Creative Thinking Styles
The M.I.N.D. DesignTM
Understanding Your Creative Profiles
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M.I.N.D. DesignTM Preferred Thinking Styles
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M.I.N.D. DesignTM Preferred Thinking Styles
Think
Learn
Communicate
Solve Problems
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Create
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M.I.N.D. DesignTM Creativity ProfilesShort
Description of the Four Profiles

• Meditative
• factual
• detailed
• logical
• one focus at a time

• Intuitive
• mostly creative
• use hunches or guesses
• strive for new ideas
• many focuses or challenges at once

• Directive
• systematic
• practical
• organized
• do what is scheduled or expected

• Negotiative
• personal/friendly
• very loyal
• like to enjoy what they are doing
• work as the spirit moves them

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M.I.N.D. DesignTM Preferred Thinking Styles

• M - Meditative
• uses facts
• gives specific answer
• works alone
• thinks as a detective
• explains in detail
• questions everyone
• calculates accurately
• is very precise
• thinks abstractly
• uses logical thought
• works step by step

• I - Intuitive
• lots of ideas
• imagination
• sees or senses answers
• gets solutions w/o facts
• experiments often
• pretends easily
• sees patterns quickly
• takes risks
• very inventive
• future thinker

• N - Negotiative
• friendly
• loyal to others
• likes to work w/ people
• always involves others
• tends to be emotional
• joiner
• follower over leader
• trustworthy
• enjoys talking
• adaptable to group

• D - Directive
• works step by step
• is very practical
• plans before acts
• neat organized
• directs people
• follows the rules
• on time exactly
• dependable
• does things right way
• wants correct answers

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Warm-Up Exercises To open up a group or team's
creative thinking Warm-Up Exercises are very
helpful. The exercises help to loosen up
paradigms, mindsets, and points of view that
people bring to a creative thinking session.
Some goals of Warm-Up Exercises are to
encourage people to a. look beyond the
obvious or known answers (correct
answers) b. stretch their thinking c.
breakout of establish thinking d. look for
multiple possibilities e. take on many
different points of perspective f. practice
producing a variety of potential solutions g.
to take a few risks and play with ideas
possible solutions h. get discussion going
I. raise interest level
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Daily Improving Creative Thinking in 15 to 30
minutes.
Alphabetizing Music as a sparker In-Box,
Outside of Box, No Box Create Stories Change
Viewpoints Think in Metaphor
If I Could Redesign Anything Solutions Sitting
There Spend Time with Famous Creatives Use
Other Hand Funny Team Walks Other Characters
Viewpoint
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Resources of Creativity Around the Globe using
the WWW
http //www cre8ng.com
http //www cre8ng.com/leaps.shtml
http //www cre8ng com/creativethinkingtools htm
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How Eliminate G.A.P.S. in Classrooms
G. A. P. S.
Gifts
Attitudes
Processes
Strategies
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Methods for Helping Students Help Each Other
Develop Their Creative Thinking
5WH is it? What If? 5WH Else? What Might it
Be? What Could it Be? Then 5WH?
Pair / Dyad Ideating Peer Coaching Team
Ideating Team Problem Solving/Studying
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Methods for Helping Students Help Each Other
Develop Their Creative Thinking
What? So What? Now What? Then What? What Else If?
5W H
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The Beginning
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