The Giant Book of Creativity for Kids

The Giant Book of Creativity for Kids
Author: Bobbi Conner
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2015-03-24
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1611801311

Winner of the 2015 Parent's Choice Award The perfect starting point for creative play, this is the ultimate book of ideas for arts and crafts, building and tinkering, writing and rhyming, singing and dancing, and more! For parents who don't feel they are creative, this book provides an easy entry point for raising creative kids. Creativity is an essential ingredient for a happy childhood, and this is the ultimate collection of ideas for arts and crafts, building and tinkering, writing and rhyming, singing and dancing, and more! With 500 unplugged, hands-on activities for children ages two to twelve, this book goes beyond the simple arts and crafts found in most kids’ creativity books and offers fun ideas for a generous range of imaginative and creative play—all in one giant book. You have the power to encourage creativity in your child’s daily life, whether you feel creative yourself or not. This book is your guide for being a creativity mentor, your handbook for raising kids rich with creative habits and skills, and your toolbox full of ideas and activities. So say YES to creativity! Encourage your child to dabble in all kinds of activities, and discover the magic and beauty of imagination.

Creativity

Creativity
Author: James C. Kaufman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2021-04-08
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1108489370

This introductory textbook features expert, cutting-edge theory and research on creativity tailored for undergraduate courses.

33 Things to Know About Raising Creative Kids

33 Things to Know About Raising Creative Kids
Author: Whitney Ferre
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2010-03-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1596529520

Creative thinking is the skill that will determine your child's success in the twenty-first century. How can you best prepare your child for this new world? In 33 Things To Know About Raising Creative Kids, Creativity Expert Whitney Ferre will give you the answers. Creativity is a skill. And like any other skill, with the right focus, it can be developed.

Creativity

Creativity
Author: Ai-Girl Tan
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 647
Release: 2007
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9812770860

Creativity: A Handbook for Teachers covers topics related to creativity research, development, theories and practices. It serves as a reference for academics, teacher educators, teachers, and scientists to stimulate further dialogue on ways to enhance creativity.

The Power of Your Other Hand

The Power of Your Other Hand
Author: Lucia Capacchione
Publisher: Conari Press
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2019-05-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1633411338

Brain researchers have in recent years have discovered the vast, untapped potential of the brain's little-used, right hemisphere. Art therapist Lucia Capacchione discovered that our nondominant hand is a direct channel to that potential. Her research and fieldwork with people using their "other hand" provides the raw material for this classic, first published in 1988. In workshops and private sessions, Lucia has worked with thousands of people, employing these techniques to help them become more creative, expressive, and intuitive in their day-to-day lives and also experience improved health and greater fulfillment in their relationships. Lucia will show you how to: Channel the deep inner wisdom of your True Self Change negative attitudes about yourself Unlock creativity Uncover hidden artistic abilities Heal your relationships Through various drawing and writing exercises, Lucia Capacchione hopes you will discover the power that lies hidden in your other hand. The techniques will help you explore and understand your thoughts and feelings on a completely different level and reconnect with a sense of playfulness you may have left behind in childhood.

Measuring Creative Potential of Primary School Students and the Perspectives of Students and Teachers from Kosovo: A Mixed Method Study

Measuring Creative Potential of Primary School Students and the Perspectives of Students and Teachers from Kosovo: A Mixed Method Study
Author: Njomza Llullaku
Publisher: Herbert Utz Verlag
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2017-11-08
Genre: Creative ability in children
ISBN: 3831646732

This research measures the creative potential for a representative sample of pre-high school students in Kosovo, it also investigates and develops on both teacher’s and student’s explicit and implicit understandings of creativity and its impact in the classroom. Using mixed methods, the integrated results are utilised to cultivate a rationale for the student’s level of creative potential and offer solutions for moving forward.

Transformational Creativity

Transformational Creativity
Author: Robert J. Sternberg
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2024
Genre: Creative ability
ISBN: 3031515900

Zusammenfassung: This edited volume brings together leading scholars in diverse disciplines to share their best thinking on how creativity can be conceived of, taught for, and deployed to serve rather than undermine humanity. Transformational creativity, as defined in this book, is creativity deployed to make a positive, meaningful, and potentially enduring difference to the world. Transformational creativity is compared to transactional creativity, which is creativity deployed in search of a reward, whether externally or internally generated. Robert J. Sternberg is Professor of Human Development in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University and an Honorary Professor of Psychology at Heidelberg University, Germany. Previously, Sternberg served in academic administration as a university dean, senior vice-president, and president. Before that, he was IBM Professor of Psychology and Education, Professor of Management at Yale, and Director of the Yale Center for the Psychology of Abilities, Competencies, and Expertise. Sareh Karami is Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology at Mississippi University, USA. Karami earned her doctorate in Educational Studies from Purdue University. Sareh received her bachelor's and Masters in clinical psychology from the University of Tehran. She earned her second Master's in Education from the University of British Columbia, Canada. She served as the head of the research and extracurricular programs department in an Iranian gifted school for more than ten years.

Creativity in the Classroom

Creativity in the Classroom
Author: Alane Jordan Starko
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2013-10-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1136294031

Creativity in the Classroom, Fifth Edition, helps teachers apply up-to-date research on creativity to their everyday classroom practice. Early chapters explore theories of creativity and talent development, while later chapters focus on practice, providing plentiful real-world applications— from strategies designed to teach creative thinking to guidelines for teaching core content in ways that support student creativity. Attention is also given to classroom organization, motivation, and assessment. New to this edition: • Common Core State Standards—Updated coverage includes guidelines for teaching for creativity within a culture of educational standards. • Technology—Each chapter now includes tips for teaching with technology in ways that support creativity. • Assessment—A new, full chapter on assessment provides strategies for assessing creativity and ideas for classroom assessment that support creativity. • Creativity in the Classroom Models—New graphics highlight the relationships among creativity, learning for understanding, and motivation. The 5th edition of this well-loved text continues in the tradition of its predecessors, providing both theoretical and practical material that will be useful to teachers for years to come.