4. Unworkshop
• What would you like to discuss in this
workshop?
• What aspects/concepts of creativity would
you like to know more about?
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6. Stefan Sagmeister TED Talk Oct 2009
“Every seven years, designer Stefan
Sagmeister closes his New York studio
for a yearlong sabbatical to rejuvenate
and refresh their creative outlook. He
explains the often overlooked value of
time off and shows the innovative
projects inspired by his time in Bali.”
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8. Sir Ken Robinson TED Talk June 2006
• “Creativity is as important in education as
literacy and we should treat it with the same
status.”
• “If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll
never come up with anything original.”
11. Dr. Robert Fisher
We all have the capacity for creative thinking:
generating and extending ideas,
suggesting hypotheses,
applying imagination,
looking for alternative innovative outcomes
in any activity.
Fisher R. (in press), ‘Expanding Minds: Developing Creativity in Young
Learners ', CATS: The IATEFL Young Learners SIG journal. Spring 2006
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20. Open your eyes!
• Ss see things in different ways. Ask your ss to
draw their classroom. What can they see?
• Compare drawings.
• How similar/different are they?
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29. Context & Meaning
Create the context & meaning for one of the
following lines:
• “The door is open.”
• “I feel tired.”
• “What are you looking at?”
30. Mosaic
A friend is coming to Paris for the first time and has
no idea where to go/what to do.
What’s YOUR Paris like?
Idea from Ceri Jones:
‘Unleashing the Power of Images’
33. Photo Stories.
• What’s the story behind this image?
• Ask SS to bring their own pictures to the
classroom and come up with short stories or
anecdotes.
• Encourage them to be creative and to explore
different possibilities.