Creativity and Critical Thinking:
Key Competencies for the 21st Century
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(Please note: this online course will close August 2021.)
Skills for tomorrow can be learned today!
Creativity and Critical Thinking: Key Competencies for the 21st Century is an online course for K-6 teachers providing a straight forward approach to teaching learner dispositions and creative and critical thinking skills.
Engage your students and empower them with skills for life! Deepen their understanding and enjoyment of learning through Critical and Creative Thinking.
Gain unrivalled access to quality resources, interactive content and proven CCT pedagogical practices for effective 21st Century learning. We've done it all for you!
Easily integrate CCT into your daily classroom routines increasing student participation and capability - while saving time!
3 hours of PD
All content and resources linked to the Australian Curriculum.
Completing the course Creativity and Critical Thinking: Key Competencies for the 21st Century will contribute 3 hours of PD addressing 3.3.2 and 6.2.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. Teachers can claim these hours through their state authority as “teacher-identified PD”.
“Students are becoming more open minded and adventurous in their learning, and approach tasks with more flexibility. Students are developing patience and persistence with challenging tasks. I have noticed an increase in the ability to make connections during learning, and understand learning as a ubiquitous construct.”
“They take ownership and are starting to use their mistakes as learning opportunities.”
“It assists students in sorting out and organising their thinking processes and to articulate their plans and ideas.”
“This course is not bogged down in the research/theory. Really practical ideas which can then transfer into our classrooms.”
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$99 per enrolment
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“The resources that were provided were excellent. Being able to take the course’s content and see the resources at the end and implement straight away was fantastic. Unusual for an online course to provide such resources!”
“Love the take away tools – things for us to take back to our school and hopefully implement as a whole school approach.”
“A great balance of evidence-based research and practical ideas to implement into the classroom which I feel confident in taking back to my students.”
“This course is not bogged down in the research/theory. Really practical ideas which can then transfer into our classrooms.”
Australian Professional Standards for Teachers - standard descriptors addressed in this course
3.3.2 Select and use relevant teaching strategies to develop knowledge, skills, problem solving and critical and creative thinking (CCT).
6.2.2 Participate in learning to update knowledge and best practice targeted to professional needs and school priorities.
Professional Objectives
The aim of this course is for you to achieve the following objectives (aligned to the above Australian Professional Standards for Teachers):
You will gain an array of strategies, tools and resources that enable you to teach and equip your students to use critical and creative thinking (CCT) across the curriculum and to solve problems and design and produce products (APST 3.3.2).
You will learn that CCT can not only be taught but also measured. You will take away a range of CCT student feedback and assessment tools.
Many schools have included creativity and critical thinking and 21st century learning as goals in their school plan or Strategic Directions. The information in this course will give teachers and leaders means and methods to accomplish this in their class or school (APST 6.2.2).
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“Having been immersed in a rich sequence of thinking skills and dispositions, students are now generating more ideas and critically evaluating their value.”
“More of my students are taking ownership of their work. Some students are reaching a point of becoming very independent, confident and creative individuals.”
“I think the kids like the structure and process. It’s so amazing hearing the students talking about their own thinking.”
“My students now have a predictable scaffold around solving problems. They are beginning to use this independently when faced with a problem. Rather than coming directly to me, they employ the strategies of working out the problem: brainstorming, deciding on the best option, planning, doing, thinking about what they have done. ”
FAQs
Q: How can I engage my students more and deepen their learning?
A: Teach them to think critically and creatively!
Q: How can I find best pedagogy and practice for teaching critical and creative thinking when I don’t have time to do the research?
A: This course has done all that for you!
Q: Where can I find good classroom resources to help me teach critical and creative thinking?
A: We provide everything you need. For free!
Q: How can I teach these skills to my students when there is no spare time in the school day?
A: We show you how to integrate CCT into your classroom routines and programs - without taking time away from other important learning!
Q: How much is the course?
A: $99 per enrolment. There are discounts for bulk enrolments CLICK HERE