METHODOLOGY OF CREATIVITY DEVELOPMENT

Daiva Penkauskienė, Raimonda JarienėModern Didactics Center

Study visit “Creativity for Quality Education”

7 – 11 October 2013 Vilnius, Lithuania

METHODOLOGY Methodics (Guidebook) for teachers Teaching material (tasks) for pupils Video material for teachers

Mokomoji medžiaga

Metodika

MYTHS ABOUT CREATIVITY

Creativity is inborned; Development of creativity is possible only in

specific areas; People can be divided into creative and non

creative; Creative ideas are complicated and it is not easy to

detect them; Creativity is not manageable, controlled or

promoted; Creativity is a way of relaxation; Creativity is better nurtured and revealed at young

age.

CONCEPT OF CREATIVITYConcepts Characteristics of creative pupils

Creativity as a personal treat

Not afraid of mistakes, have courage to try out and act; open for experience, curious; don’t give up, look for possible problem solutions

Creative thinking Have own point of view towards different phenomena; use imagination for creating new things, phenomena, situations

Creativity as capacity

Able to complete tasks in different ways by different means; able to act in uncertainty, not standard situations; able to see value in creative ideas and promote them

Creativity as a process

Work consistently, make selection of creative ideas and ways of implementation; take time and put efforts in making creative solutions

Creativity as a product / result

Elaborate work, add new details; complete work till it’s end; products have original elements

SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR CREATIVITY

Creativity is treated as a value; Atmosphere for free expressions; Pupils engagement; taking responsibility for

their own learning; Investigation atmosphere – not looking for a

“ right” answers; Encouragement to take a risk; Physical environment.

Creativity according village school principal :

School is not saying “no”; School supports any ideas, even the crazy

ones; Appropriate conditions for teachers work; Pupils can enter principals room at any

time; Creative teacher is energetic, brave, not

afraid to speak and say silly things; believes that bicycle is not fully invented;

Absolute freedom.

WATCHING FILM WITH PREDICTION

Key words:

Berlin old lady

tram

I PART Look at the first episode and try to

understand, interpret the context .

What characters you have noticed? Describe

them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFQXcv1k9OM

(0:01-2:10)

II parthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFQXcv1k9OM

What characters from the street, you have noticed in the tram?

How do they react to the old lady? What do you think about their reactions? How you would act in similar situation? (as witness /

as victim)?

III & IV partshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=XFQXcv1k9OM

What is happening? What new details you have noticed? What will happen next?

(7:40-8:37)(8:37-10:00)

Reflection What you would like to ask film director, if

you have such chance?

WHAT IT HAS TO DO WITH CREATIVITY?

Text/ film/narrative :inspires fantasy, imagination;encourages expression of various opinions, interpretations, calls for discussions;teaches to pay attention to details; motivates to read/look attentively; teaches to make connections, look for relationships;promotes reflective thinking.