The Creative Thinking module is aiming to equip teachers & trainers with the essential tools on making creativity work for students.

Participants will be introduced to different ways of thinking using the concepts of creative problem solving models and how to allow for creativity within teams. At the same time, they will gain a deeper awareness of, and insights to, the current challenges which face them as educators.

Participants will pick up useful techniques for nurturing both creativity and team building within their students. For example, they will learn how to assess the creative performance of students, use creativity-enhancing techniques with students, and design creative lesson plans for students.

Participants will also have the chance to observe how students can contribute to establishing a creative climate for learning, how their students can creatively solve problems and most importantly, how to go about dealing with challenges in their lives. 

Learning Objectives:

This course equips teachers with practical and easy to use tools to nurture creativity in the classroom. The course will provide a good interactive environment for the participants to learn, understand and get used to the application of the tools of creativity. At the end of the program the participants will be able to generate effective methods to nurture creativity in the classroom and build a cohesive synergistic team.

Topic Covered:

Introduction to Creativity

• Understanding creativity

• Benefits of creativity

• Learning to get ideas across

• Difference between brain and mind

• Mnemonics skills to nurture creative thinking

• Creating the creative atmosphere

• Practical creativity

• Helping students to think out of the box

• Removing barriers to thinking

• SCRAMBLE technique to boost creativity

• Methods of everyday life to improve creativity

Teambuilding

• What are teams?

• Stages in team building according to Tuckman Model

• Barriers of effective teams

• Different types of people within a team

• Communication within team members

• Handling conflicts

• Negotiation

 Creative Problem Solving

• Defining the root cause of problems

• Model to solve problem effectively using the 6 step process

• How leaders can enhance creativity within the workforce

• Create and then focus a team on a specific, shared problem definition

• Make decisions by employing a thinking process that easily combines and thoroughly examines emotions, information, logic, hope, and creativity

• Case Studies

Training Design & Delivery 

• Identifying learners need via TNA

• Diagnostic assessments methods

• Aims & objectives of training

• Designing training programs effectively

• VAK modalities in learning

• Learning styles (Honey & Mumford)

• KOLB’s learning style & problem solving

• Kirkpatricks evaluation models

Training Methodology:

Lectures, group discussion, brain storming exercise, action learning and individual presentation. Participants will go through a pre and post test to ensure competencies. Educators should design and deliver training program to enhance creativity of students.