ASCD PD Online courses are self-paced, web-based, media-rich learning experiences that help users deepen their understanding of today's most important education topics. Each course includes video content, readings, auto-graded assessments, downloadable applications, and reflections. You must register for your class through Puget Sound ESD in order to request PSESD clock hours or Seattle University college credit. Instructions for beginning your class and requesting clock hours or SU credit will be included in your registration confirmation email. Check your Junk/Spam folder if you do not see it!

You can register anytime between September 1, 2024 and August 25, 2025, but your course MUST be completed by August 31, 2025.

This course will help you teach creatively whether you are creative or not. Using readings and ideas from Patti Drapeau’s book Sparking Student Creativity: Practical Ways to Promote Innovative Thinking and Problem Solving (ASCD 2014) and from journal articles and videos, this course focuses on how to integrate creativity into content to meet and extend curriculum standards. You will learn how to use a creativity road map to plan instruction, how to use strategies to enhance creative tasks, and how to assess creativity lessons.