A long-term trend of declining creativity test scores has renewed interest in mechanisms to stimulate and foster the development of creativity – at home, in schools, universities and workplaces. At the… Source: theconversation.com Support for leveraging World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 – 21, in schools See on Scoop.it – Creativity and Learning Insights
Many universities see themselves as profit-motivated enterprises, but there are still a fair few people working in them who think teaching and learning ought to have different aims from those of business… Source: theconversation.com Brilliant opinion piece on realistic qualities of creativity. See on Scoop.it – Creativity and Learning Insights
So for 2015, our collective goal as educators should be striving to innovate our projects, activities, and curriculum such that we empower our students to develop into creative, insightful, successful learners who are prepared to become leaders in their desired future. Source: www.edutopia.org John Kao, author of Innovation Nation, says, “To me, innovation is the …
Several schools, including ones in high-poverty areas, are making art critical to the learning of more academic subjects. They’re seeing remarkable student improvement as a result of arts integration. Source: blogs.kqed.org Who knew? What if art were integrated into corporate development practices? See on Scoop.it – Creativity and Learning Insights
Educators want creativity to feature alongside literacy and numeracy in the national school curriculum. Source: www.abc.net.au See on Scoop.it – Creativity and Learning Insights
If so… what are some ways you might boost your students’ feeling of surprise with a novel and relevant activity during World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 – 21? Definition of creativity from Mark A. Runco & Garrett J. Jaeger (2012) The Standard Definition of Creativity, Creativity Research Journal, 24:1, 92-96, DOI: 10.1080/10400419.2012.650092. With thanks to …
See on Scoop.it – Creativity and Learning InsightsStandardized testing means more rote memorization and less time for creativity. Students aren’t prepared for college and life. Marci Segal, MS‘s insight: How might the multiple choice generation realize its creativity when it is being taught to revere the test? See on www.alternet.org
A nonprofit group that teaches business skills in low-income schools says its programs lead participants to graduate and attain higher degrees Marci Segal, MS‘s insight: With the lack of jobs on the horizon, and innovation incubators entering communities, it would be helpful to provide entrepreneurial skills to everyone as a basic literacy. My …
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If everybody knows that test scores and grades aren’t the keys to success, how do we teach, and measure, the things that are? See in www.nytimes.com
Seen on allthingslearning.wordpress.com Find a way to celebrate World Creativity and Innovation Day, April 21 and World Creativity and Innovation April 15-21. Keep the energy flowing… see what you can do.
