Showing posts with label creativity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label creativity. Show all posts

08 July 2009

How to uncork creative instruction

Effective teaching and learning opposes the drive-thru mentality our culture broadcasts. K12 teachers with learning going-on in their classes are capturing student attention with innovative strategies and engaging material. My intention with this article is to equip educators with three easy to implement strategies. I've used them and so have thousands of other successful teachers. But, putting them into service without laying the foundation fundamentals won't do much good.

Read the entire article http://www.educationreporting.com/article-how-to-uncork-creative-instruction.php

29 January 2008

Are Schools Killing Creativity?

This video is worth your time since the speaker is a key person at the J. Paul Getty Foundation which studies education.

Education is supposed to ready our future leaders .... is that getting done?
What are the accomplishments of schools and how does school nurture creativity?

I think this is an excellent talk and well worth your 18 minutes to view it.