Creativity

Personal storytelling is a hallmark of culturally responsive pedagogy, and having students tell their stories through movies makes it all the more dynamic.

These games can spark creativity, boost engagement, and teach important executive function skills such as turn-taking.

Encouraging students to bring their creativity and imagination to challenging content makes it more accessible—and helps them learn it more deeply.

Sometimes mixing in formative assessments that go a step beyond exit slips and low-stakes quizzes can inject some fun—and creativity—into learning.

Using simple strategies acted out by puppets, students learn social and emotional skills that help them calm themselves, identify their feelings, and connect with others.

Structuring a school around the arts can help students excel academically and develop social and emotional skills.

Visual note-taking allows information to be processed by the brain in three different ways.

In less than 20 minutes each, these six brilliant TEDx Talks explore topics like chronic exhaustion, cultural identity, and emotional intelligence, among others.

Increased self-confidence and self-understanding, enhanced communication skills, and improved cognition are among the many reasons for teaching the arts.

ELA teachers can engage students by encouraging them to challenge themselves and discover the joy of learning.

Incorporating the arts into STEM education helps foster students’ creativity, cognitive development, and content knowledge.