CreActivity Training for Language Teachers

Delivered in half or full day sessions, CreActivity Training uses improvisational theatre activities to bring out the inherent creativity in language teachers. Results are seen in valuable “thought re-engineering” that helps invigorate one’s approach
to language teaching.  

What does improvisation have to do with language teaching and learning? Lots! 

Every communicative situation where two or more people are interacting is a kind of improvisation. Some structure may exist but the specifics are constantly being created on the spot. Like improvising actors on a stage, language learners “on the street” do the best they can with the skills they have.   

In this seminar it is the teacher-participants who are challenged to think on their feet. By stimulating the “right brain” with fun improvisation exercises, attendees will be inspired to create more spontaneous, imaginative, and risk taking classroom environments of their own.

Post-activity discussions and hand-outs provide guidance on how teachers can use many of the seminar activities in their own classrooms. 

Testimonials:

I want to thank you for your valuable contribution to the success of our LINC/CLTA Professional Development Day.
(Participant comments: "Fabulous, fun, active; Creative, mind-broadening and very useful; This was one of the best workshops I've ever been to; Many great ideas to take to the classroom;
It really starts the ideas flowing; Makes participants think beyond the norm ... Excellent!)
- Marta Lee, LINC Curriculum Facilitator, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
           

The students (teachers from the Beijing Luhe District of China) loved your seminar! A brilliant use of seemingly simple yet very unique exercises for creative stimulation. Should be a mandatory module for every teacher training program!
- Marilyn Newell, PhD, Vancouver (B.C.) Institute of Business and Technology
 

Sample Activities 

Yes, Let’s - Accepting and valuing the ideas of others; Creating a supportive environment

What are you doing? - Freeing your mind to new suggestions; Lateral thinking

Word-at-a-time Story - Taking a simple idea and building on it; Being “in the moment”

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