I would use Allow Time for Creative Thinking tip in my future classroom. This tip is focused on the balance between teaching the required material and allowing time for creativity. As a teacher I want creativity to be valued in my class. I want students to know that using their creativity is a positive and important part of learning. I will give many opportunities for creativity during my classes. Instead of talking throughout a whole class period, I will talk for a short period of time and then allow the students to break up into groups. In these groups students will create something relating to the lesson. If we are discussing a specific book, then I will have the groups of students collaborate to create a storyboard for an assigned chapter. They will draw the picture, write the lines out, and add in any sound effects they think would be useful. On some instances students can act out their storyboards for the whole class. This project is incorporating many different ways of being creative; drawing, writing, thinking, and acting. It is also aiding the students in studying the chapter.
These are great ways for students to see creative thinking. It allows for all of their ideas to flow with one another and it's also a great way to keep kids engaged in what they are learning. Also when students make things they are more able to retain information, so just by using these sorts of creative thinking we are promoting more than just that. We're allowing students the opportunities to delve into other areas of learning as well.
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