Deeper Learning 2023

A critical step to innovate your teaching practice is to tap into your creativity. Even though many of us believe that creativity is something you are born with, the truth is that it can be developed. A strategy for fostering creativity is to offer opportunities to explore content in different ways, tapping into different senses: visual, auditory and written. That is what we will do in this workshop. You will explore a class from different perspectives, using all your senses. We will use guided exercises that will enable you to discover patterns, reflect, ask questions and activate your creativity to innovate. Furthermore, along the workshop you will learn about myths and truths about creativity that will motivate you to be creative in your practice. Finally, you will have a moment of metacognition to reflect on what you experienced in this workshop so you can implement it in your class.

The aim of this workshop is for teachers to experience creativity and how it can enable their practice. It is meant to motivate them to apply creativity in their class preparation, in their teaching and with their students. Adding creativity in the classroom will bring joy and meaning into their student’s educational experience and improve their problem-solving skills.