The Innovation Literate Classroom

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Creativity Tip 4. Teach and Assess Creativity 7 aptitudes of innovators creative teaching creativity gifted education learner centered curriculum

I know you understand the importance of creativity as a 21^st century skill for all graduates. In the past three Creativity Tips, I’ve shared ways we can develop it using the divergent/convergent thinking stages of Creative Problem Solving. Now, how do we assess it?

Perhaps, like me, you’ve added “...

Creativity Tip 2. What's the Real Problem? creative problem solving creative teaching creativity gifted education learner centered curriculum problem solving

Creativity Tip #1 introduced Creative Problem Solving (CPS) as a process to apply creative thinking in a unique and useful product, idea, or service— in other words, to innovate. The creative problem-solving process requires two distinctly different types of thinking: divergent (open) and convergent...

That Healthy CURIOSITY! 7 aptitudes of innovators creative teaching gifted education learner centered curriculum motivation social and emotional learning student engagement

Q: What capacity doesn’t diminish over our lifetime?

A: Our capacity for curiosity!

Children are naturally curious, aren’t they? Their motivation is to explore, question, and imagine. As parents and educators, we always want to nurture curiosity at every age and stage. Curiosity fuels the joy of l...

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