Texas theatre teachers have the opportunity to create theatre environments that foster imagination and creative expression in student demonstration of the TEKS. Theatre teachers who actively explore and develop their own ideas of what it means to be creative will, in turn, model their beliefs and practices for students. The following teaching strategies and suggestions are intended to help students develop emergent creativity:

The theatre classroom

• Design theatre environments with natural light, harmonious colors, and comfortable work areas.
• Create climates that encourage risk-taking and expressive freedom within the structure of the Theatre TEKS.
• Incorporate a variety of instructional materials into projects. Try to use inexpensive, found, or recycled materials for projects such as making costumes.

Creative teaching and learning

• Provide concrete sources of inspiration.
• Include students in class decision-making, giving them many opportunities to form and express their own ideas.
• Allow time for students to explore, research, and complete in-depth projects. Encourage them to revisit earlier dramatizations and revise original ideas.
• Promote long-term, open-ended projects that utilize collaborative modes of work and study. Encourage students to share and understand others' perspectives.