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Judging Student Created Web Pages
Some questions to think about when assessing student work in the form of Web pages. This information is taken from judges of educational web sites.
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Valuing and Developing Creativity
With the emergence of the 21st century skills in education, creative thinking and creative teaching are beginning to have more prominence within the educational structure. This article addresses the need to put creativity in the center...
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Creating Systems to Reinforce Creativity
Although this article was written from a business perspective, the ideas throughout can easily be adapted to the classroom. The formula for creative output is explained and is a good way to encourage creativity among your students.
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Why Study Creativity?
With the new push for 21st century skills in education there is an increasing need to teach creative thinking skills to students. This page lists 12 reasons why we should study creativity and why it is important.
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Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy Creative Thinking
With humor and an easy to understand common sense approach, this article explains how easy it is to be a creative thinker. It provides good practical ideas that will enable you to find your creative side.
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Mind Mapping: Visual Creative Thinking
Mind mapping is an effective tool that can help with the creative thinking process. This article explains what mind mapping is and it shows you how you can effectively use it to help with your creative process.
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Michael Michalko Creative Thinking Techniques
As one of the country's leading experts on creative thinking, this site offers a brief overview of some of Michael Michalko's techniques.
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Odyssey of the Mind Curriculum Activity: Extend Sive Thinking
Encourage students to apply creative thinking to historical research in order to predict the future. This page provides three different activities that encourage creativity.
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Odyssey of the Mind Curriculum Activity: Understanding Misunderstandings
Provided are three activities that help students develop communication skills by using creative experimentation.
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Creative Thinking With Leonardo Da Vinci
By looking at one of history's greatest geniuses, Leonardo da Vinci, this site shows you how you can help your own creative thinking.
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Creative Thinking With Brainstorming
Brainstorming has long been a useful tool for the development of new ideas. This article explains what brainstorming is and ways you can use it to enhance your own creative thinking skills.
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Creative Thinking With Thomas Edison
As a master inventor Thomas Edison used many techniques that helped him with his creative ideas. Learn how you can apply some of his techniques to yourself to aid you in your own creative inventiveness.
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Creative Thinking With Buckminster Fuller
Buckminster Fuller was a very successful and creative genius. Learn the strategies and techniques he used to foster his creativity and learn how to apply them to yourself.
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Mycoted: Creativity Techniques an a to Z
A large assortment of various creative techniques that can be used to help spark your creative thinking skills. Listed in alphabetical order, each technique has a brief article describing its process and how it can be used.
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Class Flow: Picture Prompts and Story Starters
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains a collection of 55 picture prompts and story starters. Also includes other writing aids, including a rubric, graphic organizers, the writing process, etc. Questions provided by...
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Creative Thinking: In Business and Elsewhere
Creative thinking has several components. This article briefly explains what each of the components are and provides some ideas on how to make them work for you.
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Creating Minds: Age and Creativity
According to this article, when we are young we have our greatest creative potential. As we grow older our creativity declines. Discussed here is how to stay creative as we get older.
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Creating Minds: Creating a Creative Climate
Written from a business perspective, this sites ideas about creating a creative atmosphere can easily be adapted to any classroom.
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Creating Minds: Myths About Creativity
Creative thinking is an important skill needed in the schools and workplace today. However, many people believe they are not able to be creative. This site sets out to dispell the myths about creativity.
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Creating Minds: Lateral Thinking
There are several methods that can help develop creative thinking skills. This site explains what a few of those methods are and how they can help you think more creatively.
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Creating Minds: Synectics
There are many techniques that can help to develop creative thinking skills. One of those techniques is called synectics. This site explains what synectics is and how it works.
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Class Flow: Fable Vison
[Free Registration/Login Required] Introducing FableVision: This flipchart is designed to spark your interest in using FableVision. Check out the incredible resources for promoting creative thinking, writing and storytelling within the...
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Class Flow: Glorious Empty Page
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart prompts us to get excited about the possibilities of the blank page. Read the article by Peter Reynolds and begin to,"light the flame" of your own creativity. This is the time to play,...
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Braingle: Mentalrobics Creativity
Exercise your brain and creative thinking. Find daily questions, games, and ideas that will force you to brainstorm, create, imagine, and use your creativity on your own or in a classroom setting.