USING CREATIVE TECHNIQUES IN ONE TEACHER EDUCATION

Abstract

This work determines the definition of creativity, its techniques and the ways to use them in teaching. The author names the wide range of different teaching methods such as brainstorming, six hats, mind map, six multi-purpose questions, „ a game at dice“ etc. and points out the importance of using them in teaching. Those techniques encourage larners to develop their creative potentials and motivate them, of course. Two basic elements of creativity are: an individual sees, experiences and combines stuff and phenomenon in a completely new, different and unusual way. The other element includes individual who produces new, different and unusual ideas. The work emphasizes the importance of using creative techniques in the process of teaching because they ensure learners a completely new way of experiencing teaching material, help them to get involved and cooperate. The techniques also set their ideas free and help learners make something original and different.