by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Creativity Fluency
Creative learners are not linear thinkers. Contrary to popular belief, while others have a plan from the beginning, creative learners are different. They might need to play first and experience the medium before they begin to come up with ideas of their own.... 
by GDC Team | Creativity Fluency
In a truly creative classroom, teachers need to plan time in their lessons for change and growth. They must allow children to transition from knowledge gathering and memorizing to synthesizing and puzzle solving. This comes from teaching with imagination and... 
by GDC Team | Creativity Fluency
Everybody needs a hobby, so it’s said. But even if you’re busy enough as it is (and what teacher and student isn’t), you can still benefit from exploring this list of creative hobbies for building critical thinking skills. Some of them you may... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Creativity Fluency
Creativity lives is a thing of the heart and the mind. When it comes to building our creative teaching skills, it’s even more so. We know from Creativity Fluency that creativity itself is something that can be taught and learned. In today’s multimedia... by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Creativity Fluency
Improving creativity is a lifetime pursuit and one that will serve learners well beyond school. We are living in an age in which artistic appeal is now fundamental to any product’s success on the market. Exceptional art and design inspire and entice us like nothing... 
by Ross Crockett | Creativity Fluency
Let’s get creative with some cool online tools! Today on the GDCF’s Cool Tool feature, we’ve got something different. This time around we present you with a creativity showcase of different tools for making unique online content fast. There is no... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Creativity Fluency
Colour is everywhere. It’s a non-verbal form of communication that decorates everything we see. Colour urges us to act, it compels us to feel, and it tells us a story, unlike any spoken word. We are drawn to colour when it’s skillfully used. We’re going to look... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Writing
Using regular writing exercises with your students will help improve their creative and analytical writing skills immensely. The key to improving the craft of writing is with daily practice, of course. We know that there’s not always time for it in the class... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Creativity Fluency
Tech-savvy teachers incorporate apps into their teaching practices with ease, and creativity apps are a favorite for students who want to do something special for a class project. Here’s a list of 20 different creativity apps for the tech-minded educator to... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Creativity Fluency
In our travels, we’ve asked educators all over the world about the most important skills kids need to thrive in life beyond school. It’s pleasing to see that nurturing student creativity is very high on that list. In fact, it’s number 2, directly... 