At the time of writing this blog post, I have not yet had an opportunity to watch the speakers, though I look forward to hearing these various experts' ideas on learning. From reading “Can Creativity Be Taught,” many concepts we’ve discussed this semester are apparent throughout this article, such as 21st century teaching and learning.
I have done a lot of thinking about how not just students, but all people learn to be creative. Mobley says we need to unlearn our ways of thinking in linear ways and think outside the box. But this is something that can’t really be learned… There is no simple formula for teaching and learning to think creatively… We have to just immerse ourselves in situations which allow us creative freedom, or even force us to think in a creative way to complete a given task. I can help my students think more creatively, like Mobley, by providing them with opportunities to do so through riddles, simulations and games. Maybe my PE class can ultimately become a mini version of the IBM Executive School. What better place than a high school physical education class is there to challenge the brain through game play. Now more than ever, PE teachers are forced to rethink our practice. Team sports? .... Nope. Sharing equipment?... Out of the question. Moderate to vigorous exercise indoors? … Think again. We are all being forced to discover new types of activities for our students. I have a few ideas regarding what might allow them to think outside of the box, such as scavenger hunts and various team building games. I look forward to discovering not only more COVID friendly PE activities, but now want to find more which will provide students with opportunities to get creative and ultimately enhance learning.
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Lynda Bergner
10/28/2020 06:44:39 pm
Good question, "Can creativity be taught?" I'm not sure that it can be taught, but I think that we need to allow students the opportunity to use it as much as possible to hone that part of their brain so that it doesn't get lost as they grow.
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Laurie J. Gaynor
10/28/2020 07:42:52 pm
Dustin,
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Jason Chatham
10/29/2020 11:50:20 am
It’s pretty amazing to think about: we are really in a time where the educators— and not the students— and in this tremendous shift of learning. We are the learners more so than our students. And that has fostered creativity in ways I didn’t expect our profession to get into. Students have less work and fewer opportunities to engage— and teachers are exponentially more taxed and engaged.
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