Experts agree that creativity and critical thinking are hallmarks of a
world-class education and necessary for the economic competitiveness of all
countries.
But how do we foster creativity in students?
The Supreme Education Council invites you for a day of creative thinking where
international experts will reflect on ways to promote creativity among students.
Learn about the state-of-the-art research on creativity as well as practical
ways that teachers and parents can encourage innovative thinking. Exchange your
own experiences with colleagues in an atmosphere of stimulating discussions.
Learn how Qatar’s three-year-old education reform is striving to produce a
generation of students who become critical, creative thinkers throughout their
lives.
Speakers:
Dr. James Kaufman is an assistant professor at
California State University at San Bernardino, where he is also a founding
director of the Learning Research Institute, dedicated to the scholarly study of
teaching and learning. Dr. Kaufman publishes and speaks widely on the subject of
creativity, and edited The International Handbook on Creativity, an
international look at the psychology of human creativity.
Dr. Gunseli
Oral is an assistant professor at Akdeniz University's Faculty of Education
in Antalya, Turkey. She has published numerous articles on the topic of
creativity in Turkey and Turkish-speaking countries, and is working to set up a
center focused on developing creative instructional materials.
Anna
Craft is a senior lecturer at the Open University in the U.K. and a visiting
scholar at Harvard University. She founded and directs the Open Creativity
Centre, which focuses on research and development work related to creativity,
and writes regularly about creativity in learning, most recently publishing
Creativity in Schools: Tensions and Dilemmas.
Dr. Abdul
Aziz Al-Horr is the director of the Arab Educational Training Center for
Gulf States, a Qatar-based professional development institute that serves
countries around the region. Dr. Al-Horr has participated in numerous
conferences covering educational issues in the Arab world and elsewhere, and is
an active member of Qatar's educational community.
Noor Al-Mutawa is the vice principal of the
secondary school of Al-Bayan Educational Complex in Doha. She started off her
career as an English teacher and has participated in various local and
international seminars, training courses, and workshops related to educational
leadership and human resources development.
Noura Al-Nesf is the vice principal for Studies and
Professional Development at Al-Bayan Educational Complex for Girls. She joined
Qatar’s scientific schools project in 1999 and has presented a number of
workshops in the fields of education and planning strategies. Currently she is
responsible for planning and implementing training programs at Al-Bayan, in
addition to supervising the curricula taught in the complex.
