Planning for the Unexpected – Opening the Door for Creativity in the Classroom

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Presenters: Amy Willerson & Tara Nyikos, University of North Texas
Core Area: Creativity & Instructional Strategies
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

Glue! Paint! Glitter! And tiny scraps of paper everywhere! If those images give you anxiety, this 1-hour course will provide a framework for creativity in the classroom that will put your mind at ease. Not all creative learning activities have to be about arts and crafts. Discover how to activate and support your students’ creativity, and learn how to grade the process, not the end result.

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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.

Presenter Bio

Amy Willerson is currently a graduate student in the College of Education at the University of North Texas. Her research interests include artistic cognitive processes, arts integration, and arts based strategies in pedagogy. As a theatre arts educator, Amy designs curriculum and works with artists, educators, students, and administrators implementing arts-integration and arts curriculum in public, private, and non-profit schools and organizations. 

Tara Nyikos, M.Ed., is currently a graduate student in the Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education, at the University of North Texas specializing in gifted education. Her research interests include social and emotional issues and twice exceptionality in gifted children, adolescents and adults.  

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71 reviews for Planning for the Unexpected – Opening the Door for Creativity in the Classroom

  1. Alyson – Allen East Local Schools (verified owner) –

    Interesting ideas

  2. Angela – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –

    Not really anything new for me, but I am an art teacher.

  3. Stacey – Region 17 ESC (verified owner) –

    I really like the suitcase activity idea!! I will use that one!

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Kelly – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –

    This course got better as it went along

  7. Terry – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –

    Great: I love the suitcase idea when introducing composers

  8. Staci – HALLETTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    Interested!

  9. FERNANDO – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    I like it because as a teacher you are emphasizing the process and not the solution.

  10. Epifanio – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –

    great

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