Creative, Critical, And Lateral Thinking For Inclusion

August 9, 2025

Course Description

This course is for teachers and trainers in school education and adult educators in adult education.

The new skills and competencies will be how to make the activities in lessons more creative and innovative, and activities more dynamic, interesting, and memorable.

Creativity, critical thinking, and lateral thinking are the most important skills in the 21st century. These skills are necessary for 21st-century communication and interpersonal relationships, as well as for lifelong learning and employment.

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Methodologies Of The Course

The course is structured into 6 modules, each of which focuses on a particular area related to creative, critical, and lateral thinking.

Module 1: Creative thinking

Module 2: Critical thinking

Module 3: Lateral thinking

Module 4: Art as a form of expression of critical and creative thinking

Module 5: ICT tools to target and stimulate creativity and critical thinking

Module 6: How can we integrate critical and creative thinking competencies into project-based learning?

The course offers all participants opportunities for discussions, reflection, and feedback. The teachers and trainers will share their experience and good practices in critical, creative, and logical thinking. This allows the participants to gain new perspectives on thinking and apply them to real-world situations

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, each participant will be able to:

• learn how to apply critical, creative, and lateral thinking in their activities

• improve creative thinking skills and techniques

• develop tools and techniques for innovative problem solving

• learn how to approach multiple intelligence theory

• improve language and communication skills

• increase capacity to cooperate on the international level

• get practical ideas for applying to PBL

• get to know and practice ICT tools for developing creativity and problem-solving

• enhance intercultural awareness

• increase internationalisation at the level of education

• acquire practical language to be used in lessons and learn new techniques and ideas.

• understand the importance of critical and creative thinking in promoting inclusive education

Type of Certification Awarded

1. Certificate of Attendance

2. Europass Certificate (if requested)

Our courses are designed and delivered in compliance with the quality standards of the Erasmus+ Key Action 1 Quality Standards for Courses.

Schedule of the activities

Online Meeting Program

– Meeting with the trainer

– Presentation of info pack

– Q & A session

Ice Breaker Activity
Presentation of the course program and participants
Introduction to the Concept of Thinking: Creative, critical, and logical
21st Century Competencies
The 6 Days Project: Do Something Creative Every Day

Creative and Critical Thinking: Similarities and Differences
Creativity through Drama Activities
Understanding Art as a form of expression of critical and creative thinking
Application of creative and critical thinking (PBL)

Lateral Thinking: How to Think Outside the Box
Multiple Intelligence Theory
Practical ways to increase the motivation of Thinking
What is your learning style?

Bloom’s Taxonomy and Designing Various Creative Tasks
Problem-solving and solutions with Creativity skills

ICT tools for educational empowerment: Exploring a range of ICT tools and applications suitable for classroom contexts
Identifying appropriate ICT tools based on specific learning objectives and student needs
Workshop: Practical exercises on integrating ICT tools for effective teaching and student empowerment
Reflective session: Assessing the course learnings and formulating personal action plans for implementing ICT empowerment in schools
Course conclusion and certification ceremony

Creative, Critical, And Lateral Thinking For Inclusion

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