
An overview of the course and a recommended approach to developing your creative skills.
Students should download and use this workbook for exercises and practice.
Defining “Creativity” and clarifying that we can all learn how to do it better.
This is a fundamental behavior that enables us to explore ideas and options more widely.
Learn how to best create options and narrow them down.
Curiosity: A critical skill in problem solving and creating.
Managing the thinking process to ensure nothing is being left out.
Seeing problems in a more positive way.
It's about more than just the cold, hard facts.
Rephrasing problems as questions can invite a greater quantity of constructive ideas.
Not all problems require creative solutions.
A tool for creating and gathering ideas.
A tool for creating and gathering ideas.
A tool for creating and gathering ideas.
A tool for creating and gathering ideas.
A tool for creating and gathering ideas.
Organizing, analyzing, and prioritizing multiple ideas in order to choose which one to develop.
A tool for developing ideas into workable and valuable solutions.
A system for putting ideas into action.
A review of the key concepts from this course.
Help your students to develop their daily creativity using these short, easy-to-follow videos, led by Dr. Cyndi Burnett and narrated by Sam the Yellow Man!
Creative thinking is a skill, and like any skill, developing it requires practice. This course is aimed at teachers who wish to incorporate creative thinking skills into their classroom environments, and to do so in a way that is compatible with their students' learning habits. The course is taught through a combination of short videos (maximum 10 minutes) and guided practice. It comes with a workbook that students can fill in along with the lesson videos (recommended), or work through on their own time. The lessons are short, the activities are simple, and you can practice the skills during your normal daily routine.
Each video introduces you to a new element of the creative thinking process, and we will encourage you to apply the skill to your normal classroom environment. Each video builds on the previous ones, so over the course of a few weeks you and your students will have learned a lot, and practiced even more!