Creativity

Not sure where to start with teaching creativity? Discover how to ignite students' interests and passions. Then, stand back, and watch great things emerge.

Creativity
Making an Event out of Art
After celebrating her school’s 20th annual Arts Week, an elementary school teacher shares how to put on an event like this.
Literacy
Getting Out of the Essay Rut
Alternative writing assignments can be just as rigorous as the traditional essay and can spark young writers’ creativity.
Assessment
Assessing Learning Without a Test
Challenging high school students to show their learning through a product of their own design brings out their creativity.
Classroom Technology
Lessons for 21st-Century Learners
Three ideas for fostering collaboration, critical thinking, communication, and creativity with easy-to-use apps and tools.
Integrated Studies
Using Science to Bring Literature to Life
Combining science and literature can help students engage more deeply with both subjects.
Teaching Strategies
Non-Math Essentials for Learning Math
Focusing on these five qualities of thriving classrooms can help foster confident young mathematicians.
Teaching Strategies
Bringing Wonder Into Mathematics
Creatively combining the Notice Wonder strategy with a numberless word problem helps students see themselves as mathematicians.
Field Trips
Finding the Beauty of Math Outside of Class
Math trails help students explore, discover, enjoy, and celebrate math concepts and problems in real-world contexts.
Creativity
4 Myths About Creativity
A new book argues that everyone can be creative—and that creativity can be taught.
Creativity
Creativity on the Run: Apps That Support the Creative Process
Flashes of creative thought can be difficult for students to capture, so we rounded up a few apps that can help.