Creativity & Innovation

What are some ways to be creative and innovative in the classroom?

• Discussion
• Web Quests
• Virtual Field Trips
• Both Field Trips and Web Quests

What if students do not have internet at home?

• They cannot participate in your class
• You can no longer be creative
• You can use blended learning
• Tell them they must get internet

What is a webquest?

• An online worksheet
• A game to play
• Extra Work for everyone
• Online activity where students discover the material at their own pace

Being Innovative does not require creativity.

• True
• False

There is only one way to be creative in the classroom.

• True
• False

What does it take to be creative and innovative in the classroom?

• Time and Money
• Only the best students
• Being a risk-taker and ambitious to try new things
• Too much effort

Creative Is . . .  

• a.  The act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality 
• b.  The process of bringing something new into being
• c.  Requires passion and commitment.
• d. All of the above

Look at failure as a learning experience that will lead to success.

• TRUE
• FALSE

A positive personality trait of a creative person can be 

• Artistic
• Open-minded
• Sense of Humor
• All of the above

An example of a creative activity is...

• Write an short essay
• Take a paper test
• Make up a song, poem, or dance
• Listen and takes notes during a lecture