Symposium Teaching for Creativity

Creativity is currently viewed as one of the most important “skills” for all students to develop. The teaching of creativity is central to the Research Program of Radboud Teachers Academy.

On 10 November 2017, the Radboud Teachers Academy hosted an international symposium on ‘Teaching for Creativity’ in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The purpose was to connect, share and learn about creativity teaching with peers across disciplines.

The central question was: How can students’ creativity be cultivated in (secondary) education?

Program
08.45 Coffee/Tea
09.15 Welcome by Prof. Paulien Meijer, scientific director of Radboud Teachers Academy
09.30 Keynote by Prof. Ronald Beghetto (University of Connecticut) + interaction with participants
11.00 Coffee/Tea
11.15 Expert Pitches	Drs. Pieter Fannes University of Leuven	Prof. Evelyn Kroesbergen Radboud University
	Drs. Bart Vranckx University of Leuven	Prof. Ronald Beghetto University of Connecticut
12.30 Lunch
13.15 Workshops round 1 (by experts Radboud Teachers Academy)	Dr. Amber Walraven	Dr. Quincy Elvira
	Dr. Merel van der Wal	Dr. Ida Oosterheert
	Prof. Paulien Meijer
14.15	What will it be?
15.15 Workshops round 2 (by various experts)	Drs. Marie-Thérèse van de Kamp University of Amsterdam	Dr. Simone Ritter Radboud University
	Dr. Matthijs Baas University of Amsterdam	Drs. Anouk ten Peze University of Amsterdam
	Prof. Evelyn Kroesbergen Radboud University
16.15 Plenary final
17.00 Informal meeting, drinks and tapas