Academic Calendar 2015/2016 - Exclusion to Inclusion: Imagination and Creativity in the 21st Century Classroom

EDUC 4826  Exclusion to Inclusion: Imagination and Creativity in the 21st Century Classroom

Hours:

36

Credits:

3

Description:

This course is a study of imagination and creativity development for K-12 learners. It is an introduction to alternative education with a focus on the interdependent relationships among philosophy, psychology, methodology, technology and education to inspire imaginative and creative teaching. The goal is to foster an attitude that values other ways of knowing, doing and expressing, and to challenge the teaching world taken-for-granted. The course will offer first-hand experience including a variety of imagination and creativity activities relevent to the classroom and to the practicum component.