How Do You Teach Creativity?

A conversation on Facebook with my friend Jake led me to ponder the nature of teaching kids how to do creative work. Jake Ritter is a broadcast journalism teacher and John Mulvany is an artist and art teacher of 26 years.

In this episode we chat about:

what the schools of thought when it comes to teaching creativity are

what the most challenging aspects of teaching creativity are

how to help kids who just don't know where to start

how to structure creative assignments

the balance between teaching skills and opening up opportunities to be creative

how to balance giving students creative freedom and wanting to give them guidance

how to structure collaborative creative projects

meeting deadlines vs. feeling creatively satisfied

how to structure self and peer assessments

how to assess a creative project as teachers

Plus you'll hear audio from both Jake's and John's classroom in how they support their students.

The original video I posted on Facebook that sparked this conversation was titled '5 Biggest Mistakes I've Made As A Teacher' and you can watch that HERE.

Just for fun, here is the final product for 'The Bachelor' piece the students did

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