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Improving Teacher and Student Engagement Through Creativity

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Engagement and creativity play such important roles in the learning process, but with the myriad of other requirements and obligations, they can easily get lost in the abyss of deadlines and mandates. Creativity helps develop a deeper sense of learning, yet we keep our “creative” units until after state testing is over.

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Create Flexible Learning Opportunities

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How can you create flexible learning opportunities with a self-directed STEM curriculum? Learning environments are laboratories of creativity and curiosity. Incorporating a STEM curriculum into your program is a natural way to engage learners and strengthen critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

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The Critical Power Skills Needed for the AI Era

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Critical Skills in the Age of AI Which skills is the natural next question. Power Skills, which include creativity, collaboration, resilience, leadership and critical thinking , make all other skills more effective. But we know that skills like leadership, creativity and decision-making never go out of fashion.

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Engaging All Learners: Expanding High School Options for Success

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By understanding these varying styles, you’re able to adopt a more flexible approach to your education. Traditional high schools often prioritize rote learning and standardized testing, which can limit your ability to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

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The 8 Elements of Critical Thinking

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Critical thinking! This visual is inspired by Elesapiens work What is critical thinking? I like to think of critical thinking as an analytic framework, a conceptual structure that weaves together a set of interconnected thinking skills and reasoning abilities.

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Small Set, Big Creativity: Magnetic Building Blocks 40pcs

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With just 40 pieces, this small set had the power to ignite my creativity and unleash my imagination. These blocks enable children to create diverse structures and shapes through magnetic interactions, fostering creative and educational play. Firstly, they enhance creativity and imagination.

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Education and Artificial Intelligence: Navigating the Path to Transformation

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You have to show students how [generative AI] is just a tool and let them know that this is not supposed to replace their own critical thinking, creativity and all these skills they need,” says Poth. This flexibility allows for adaptable AI integration while maintaining openness and transparency between instructors and learners.