Unlocking Creative Potential in STEM Education
Discover the importance of creativity and innovation in STEM education, exploring ways to nurture and measure creativity through practical exercises like the Torrance Test and Guilford Alternative Uses Test. Learn how divergent thinking skills like fluency, originality, flexibility, and elaboration play a vital role in preparing children for future uncertainties in work and life. Unleash the power of creative problem-solving and imaginative thinking in shaping the next generation.
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Creativity Creativity STEM 5023- Creativity and Innovation Angela Watson
My Motivation My Motivation Why bother with STEM when kids can t read? Structures to attach learning to Field trip research What does this prepare kids for? We don t know what jobs or life will look like in 10-20+ years Life is not always black-and-white, right answer driven Creative thinking and problem solving skills are important
C Creativity reativity Creativity- the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work inventiveness, innovation, originality. Can be nurtured Can be measured
Torrance Test We will take a test of creativity often given to children. Once I hand out the assessment, you will have 3 minutes to draw as many pictures as you can. The goal is to draw as many, and as many creative pictures as you can in the time allotted. Pictures should also have a title or description.
Creativity- Four Categories of Divergent Thinking Fluency- how many ideas you can come up with in a short period of time Originality- how uncommon your ideas are Flexibility- how many areas your ideas cover Elaboration- level of detail in responses
What does this have to do with STEM Ed? The ideas of Fluency and Flexibility = Brainstorming These are skills that can be practiced Tension between fluency and originality
Other Fun Exercises Guilford Alternative Uses Test- 2 min. to think of as many uses as possible for a paper clip Incomplete Figures- these are on GT screens
