Description
Creativity is not always about artistic endeavor. In “Planning for the Unexpected: Opening the Door for Creativity in the Classroom,” Tara Nyikos, M. Ed. and Amy Willerson present a framework for creating a classroom that fosters the opportunity for the unexpected to happen. When students experience the unexpected, their creativity is engaged. While the framework is simple and familiar, it will open your mind to the possibilities for more creativity in your classroom.
In this 1-hour course, you will learn strategies for:
- Sensitizing for Creativity
- Enabling Students to be Creative
- Teaching Techniques and Instruments
- Allowing and Planning Time for Reflection and Repetition
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Maricela – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Good information
Brooke – HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I really like the idea of a writing stem from putting objects in a suitcase and having the students develop a story.
Lori – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas for content areas
Richard – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
A good reminder of what creativity in the classroom can look like in different settings and content areas.
Lydia M – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great info on idea generation.
Bruce – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner) –
Creativity is something that is valuable in the classroom, as it gets students to look deeper. This is something that is covered really well in this course.
Brenda – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course
Alberto – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of useful information.
Stephnie – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Fun!!
ROSA – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
Useful
Epifanio – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
great
FERNANDO – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I like it because as a teacher you are emphasizing the process and not the solution.
Staci – HALLETTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Interested!
Terry – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Great: I love the suitcase idea when introducing composers
Kelly – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course got better as it went along
Analia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course. It gave me some insight into what kind of questions I should be asking my students in high school.
Lynda – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This is a good course that allows teachers to reflect and find strategies to our approach for allowing creativity in the classroom.
Stacey – Region 17 ESC (verified owner) –
I really like the suitcase activity idea!! I will use that one!
Angela – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Not really anything new for me, but I am an art teacher.
Alyson – Allen East Local Schools (verified owner) –
Interesting ideas
Jan – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent!
Deborah – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
Had some great ideas for fostering creativity
Araceli – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great course. Very interesting examples that I can use.
Maria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was helpful.
Candice – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Not a lot of enthusiam with instructors.
Carmina – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Applicable way to instill thinking processes
Norma – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Good ideas to use in classroom
Tiffany – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative! Thank you!
Ernestina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
useful to allow and encourage creativity
Diana – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Great strategies for students to be creative in any subjects.
Mary – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
The information is good.
Chelsea – RIDGEDALE LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course had some great ideas to implement.
Angela – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Could have provided more ways to incorporate creativity in the classroom
Aida – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the ideas offered, math board, Grandma’s suitcase.
Marisa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course helps you understand how to allow your students to be creative.
Adriana – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting. The main speaker was very good. The second speaker seemed very nervous and had trouble explaining what she was trying to convey. Their were some things that could have used a better explanation, but she had trouble.
Susan – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
I liked this course. One of the presenters was great but you could tell the other one was nervous. She knew what she was talking about. She just had a hard time putting it out there. This would be me.
Jane – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
Informative!
Cristal – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Good content
Stephen – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Very good classroom strategies and interesting activities
Kari – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
This was very helpful. It will influence all subject areas.
Kristen – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
I think that this course was great and very informative!
Stephanie – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Good ideas! I really like the Problem Solving Board
Heidi – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Helpful
Susan – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
Good ideas but bad presentation. Very dry and hard to listen to
Frances – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
The ideas and strategies to implement and encourage creativity were useful.
Orlando – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
This course helped identify methods of creativity-
Debbie – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
good
Ashley – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent examples of how to integrate creativity into lessons
Vanessa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the activities