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Boosting Student Creativity and Engagement

This article explores the role of creativity in enhancing student engagement and offers strategies for promoting creativity, autonomy, and competency in the classroom. It discusses the importance of self-determination theory and the use of cooperative groups, minimally invasive correction, class routines/rituals, and growth mindset to foster student engagement. The article also suggests various creative activities, structures, games, and assessments that teachers can implement to encourage student learning and growth.

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Boosting Student Creativity and Engagement

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  1. Craig Lawrence Wheaton Warrenville South High School Boosting Student Creativity and Engagement

  2. Will’s Power A story of student engagement

  3. Self-Determination Theory Understanding Human Motivation & Engagement

  4. Self-Determination Theory • Relatedness • Autonomy • Competency

  5. Relatedness • Cooperative groups • Minimally invasive correction • Class routines/rituals

  6. Autonomy • Policies/Due Dates • Performance standards • Options for showing mastery • Using “fate” or “chance” • Dice, popsicle sticks, penny discussions, wheel of misfortune, etc…

  7. Competency • Growth Mindset: “I’m getting better...” • Clear criteria for mastery • Effective Feedback: • Diagnostic • Prescriptive • Timely

  8. Applications? Consider possible implications in your classroom… Relationships/Relatable Content Student choice Student Confidence

  9. “Promoting Student Engagement” (Bundick, Quaglia, Corso & Haywood, 2014)

  10. The role of creativity How creativity enhances student engagement “That was an awesome worksheet,” said no student ever.

  11. How are students like turtles? Helping students invent metaphor and simile…

  12. The green shell of his backpack makes him lean into the waves after wave of responsibly, and he swings his stiff arms and cupped hands, paddling ahead. He has extended his neck to its full length, and his chin hard as a beak breaks the cold surf. He’s got his baseball cap on backwards as up he crawls, out of the froth of a hangover and onto the sand of the future , and lumbers, heavy with hope, into the library.

  13. Responsibilities Teacher’s role Student’s role Take risks… • Creative Activities • Structures • Games/Challenges • Assessments • How learning is demonstrated • How growth is reported

  14. Ideas you could try next week… • Pair/Share • Speed dating • Bluff • Dual of knowledge • Portmanteau • Role playing • Scavenger hunt • Cell phone use (Kahoot!, Socrative, etc.)

  15. Ideas you could try next week… • The perfect meal • Mental imagery: “Fieldtrips of the mind” • Focused vision: 1x1 • Word collecting • Snapshot/Flash Fiction (SWBS) • Naming paint colors • Sensory writing (food, music, etc.) • Journaling/Free writing

  16. Questions? Craig Lawrence Wheaton Warrenville South High School craig.lawrence@cusd200.org 630.784.7200 ext. 8687

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