Fan of escape rooms? Love tricky problems that stretch creativity? In this workshop participants will learn techniques for creative problem solving and test their skills at hands-on exercises that will have them thinking way outside the box!
Imagine teaching creative problem solving skills, but in an exciting and engaging format-- an escape room scenario!
My goal is to engage students in developing creative problem solving (CPS) skills in a way that is in and of itself creative, rather than merely presenting the skills in a typical classroom style lecture.
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Highlights
The original iteration of the workshop is called, “Message from the Future.” At the beginning of the presentation I begin a slide show about CPS, that is rapidly interrupted by a static-filled video appearing on the screen. As the image resolves, students see a person, obviously disguised, who claims to be sending a signal through a worm-hole from the future. In this future, the world has become bleak and troubled because creativity has dried up and no one can come up with solutions to big problems such as famine, war and climate change. Students are asked to search the classroom for a package that was ‘transported through the wormhole.’
They discover a (previously) hidden box that contains exercises to strengthen their creativity in the hopes that they will then grow up to be creative problem solvers and ‘change the future for the better.’ Further messages interrupt other sections of the workshop to advance the plot and provide a hopeful resolution.
A second version of the encounter providing called “Secret Government Agents” is also available, with more coming soon, including “Alien Encounter”, “Viral Apocalypse”, and “Evil Super-Villain”.
Testimonials
“Loved the workshop! The students were all actively involved. It was a great way to get the students to communicate with each other and to think outside the box!”
— Ms. Darci Perreault, 5th Grade teacher
“Children need opportunity to stretch and grow their thinking skills. I would recommend this workshop!”
— Ms. Erin Ferrone, 5th Grade Teacher
Contact me for workshop bookings, for additional information, or for courtesy pricing discounts.
cryptivitycps@gmail.com
Contact
$400 for 1 session— 90 minutes recommended, presentation and all materials included
Contact for pricing on multiple same day sessions or for multi-day packages.