Transformers : creative teachers for the 21st century / Mary Kim Schreck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schreck, Mary Kim, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creative ability--Study and teaching.

Creative ability.

Creative thinking--Study and teaching.

Creative thinking.

Creative ability in children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Packed with research-based strategies, this step-by-step resource shows educators how to cultivate a more creative teaching practice by accessing their creative resources, eliciting students' creativity, and more.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Prologue #1: An Elementary Teacher Speaks Out About Creativity; Chapter 1 - What Teachers and Students Have to Say About Creativity: An Introduction; Prologue #2: Before We Begin . . . Get Out Your Notebook!; Chapter 2 - What Is, What Isn't Creativity?; Prologue #3: 20 Keys to a More Creative Classroom; Chapter 3 - Memoir of a Creative Career (Abridged); Prologue #4: The Creative Teacher's Bill of Rights; Chapter 4 - What's Going On?

Prologue #5: Affirmations: One Way to Rewire You for the Creativity You'll Need for the 21st CenturyChapter 5 - Links Between Creativity and Research-Based Instruction; Prologue #6: Letter From Arthur Costa; Chapter 6 - Transformational Journey: From the Inside Out; Prologue #7: The Administrator's Creativity Checklist; Chapter 7 - The Administrator's Role in Providing a Creative Environment; Prologue #8: Leslie Wilson's Thinking Patterns That Help Create New Ideas; Chapter 8 - What Can We Do to Strengthen Our Creative Muscles?; Prologue #9: Our Tiny Digital Natives

Chapter 9 - Technology and the Creative ClassroomPrologue #10: Rules for Lady Teachers in 1915; Chapter 10 - Transforming Teaching Through Creativity for the 21st Century; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

9781452273402

1452273405

9781412971126

1412971128

9781452208862

1452208867

OCLC:

958547393