Strategies for Developing Creativity and Critical Thinking

For the New Faculty Members

Overview

Quick easy strategies to put in placeSeamless to add to your current lessonsCan fit most any classroom

TO DEVELOP CREATIVITYStrategies

5. Allow students to develop group responseGive students the opportunity to learn from each other.

Sometimes students need help with the response.

4. Allow students to have “judgment free” discussions

There is no right or wrong answer during discussions.

3. Create interest based groupsAllow students to work with others that have similar

interests.

2. Provide open ended questionsOpen ended questions allow for more thinking and

expanding on answers.

1. Allow students to design, hypothesis and test their own experiment

Students will be highly engaged when they are in charge of their learning. They will be searching for answers to their own questions.

TO DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING

Top Five Ways

5. Activate knowledge with low level question bell ringer.

This helps set the tone and the focus of the lesson. Provide materials for students to use.

4. Cooperative learning groupsSmall groups help students discuss the topic, ask each

other questions and learn from the perspective of others.

3. Socratic seminar discussions

2. Have students justify their answers

1. Allow room to fail and retest hypothesis.Students need the opportunity to have a productive struggle. Students need to learn that out of failure will come knowledge and success.