Enhancing Creativity in Teaching with Professional Development Workshops

Teachers in any country play a very responsible role in its development and growth. By imparting education and being a role model for the students, they mold our future generation into good and law abiding citizens, who in turn work for the betterment of the country. But in order to be able to teach effectively, they need to learn creative ways of teaching.

Creativity works at three levels – synthetic, analytical and practical. Synthetic means thinking about new ideas, analytical means evaluating these ideas and practical means actually implementing and accomplishing them. Effective creativity is the perfect balance of all the three levels and professional creative workshops can help you achieve just that!

What are Creative Teaching Workshops?

Creative teaching workshops help polish the creative skills of teachers. They comprise of multiple activities that boost creativity and instill self confidence and guidance capability in them. Some of these activities use visualization and meditation exercises to motivate the teachers and students to broaden their innovation skills, creative aptitude, team-management, confidence level and leadership ability. Moreover, as some of these activities take place in the outdoor areas that are commonly visited in everyday life, they help identify creativity in usual mundane surroundings. Another important technique in such workshops is team-work. A large number of these activities are group activities and instill mutual respect amongst peers and teachers.

Benefits of Creative Teaching Courses

• Creative workshops coach you to identify innovative ideas amidst mundane surroundings.

• Relaxation exercises curb the tendencies of self-censorship and allow you to overcome creative block.

• Group activities encourage teamwork and helps in building relationships

• These exercises also teach you to manage time effectively

• Creative courses help the teachers to grow both professionally and individually

• These workshops also add to your resume and give you an edge over your colleagues when applying for a new job.

Here are some tips to boost creative teaching:

• Avoid self-doubt and let your views flow without restraint

• Try to think innovatively and come up with creative ways of teaching

• Surround yourself with creative and innovative people

• Practice meditation for at least 15 minutes each day. This will help you relax and think more clearly

• Keep a notebook and keep writing all the ideas that come to your mind and then go through them at the end of the day

• Take reviews and feedback positively and feel free to ask questions. Creative interactions are the birthplace of creative ideas

Even educated and trained teachers sometimes need support from professional creative courses to develop their creativity and create zeal in their students to learn more and better.  With the help of professional development courses for educators, they can enhance their skill set and learn innovative and creative teaching ideas. This will help improve the mood of the class and inspire a lifelong love for knowledge in the kids!

The Creativity Workshop offers creative courses, professional development workshops and seminars for people in the teaching profession, business, performing arts, and from all walks of life.