3 Ways to Unleash the Most Creative Students Ever

Teach Better TeamBlog, Differentiate Better, Engage Better, Innovate Better, Lesson Plan Better

TL;DR: Unleash the most creative students ever by facilitating intrigue, designing solutions to real problems, and coaching and resourcing. Transform or change your classroom or learning environment to facilitate intrigue. Pay attention to current events and conversations had by students, and involve the community to start designing solutions to real problems. Coaching and resourcing means being prepared with resources and … Read More

5-Minute Hacks for Playing at Home

BreAnn FennellBlog, Engage Better, Innovate Better

TL;DR: There are many activities that can be done to keep kids entertained without breaking the bank. 5-minute hacks for playing at home include The Floor Is Lava, Cardboard Kingdom, Fort Building, Kitchen Band, and Family Portraits. Have you been wondering what you can do at home without breaking the bank? Want some ideas to send home for the winter … Read More

How Creative Are You? Can You Create Better?

Debbie TannenbaumBlog, Engage Better, Innovate Better, Lesson Plan Better, Manage Better, Personalize Student Learning Better

TL;DR: A reflection from Adobe Creative Educator Day. Lessons on improving creativity for yourself AND your students. At the end of February, I got the opportunity to attend the Adobe Creative Educator Day. I  thought I understood creativity before that day, but it turned out that I only understood a small aspect of it. This was an entire day dedicated to … Read More

3 Simple Ways to Unlock Creativity in the Classroom

Jacie MaslykBlog, Engage Better, Innovate Better, Lesson Plan Better

TL;DR: Struggling to be more creative? See these 3 simple ways you can unlock creativity in yourself and your students. Tips to use these strategies for yourself or with your students. “I’m just not creative!” Have you heard one of your students proclaim this?  Or maybe you have exhaled this in frustration a time or two yourself. Certainly, there are … Read More

5 Ways to Adjust Lessons to Promote Creative Thinking

Teach Better TeamBlog, Engage Better, Innovate Better, Lesson Plan Better, Personalize Student Learning Better

TL;DR: The importance of creativity in the classroom. How creative thinking can increase the level of learning in your students. Five ways you can adjust or create lessons that promote creative thinking. Creativity is so valuable in our classrooms. With today’s focus on 21st century skills, thinking creatively is becoming even more important. We all know that the problems our … Read More