Sparking Student Creativity: Practical Ways to Promote Innovative Thinking and Problem Solving, 12/Sep/2014
| Author(s) | Patti Drapeau |
| ISBN10 | 1416619356 |
| ISBN13 | 9781416619352 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Pages | 187 |
| Year Publish | 2014 September |
Synopsis
Reach more students, especially those who are disengaged in school, and develop their thinking skills by encouraging creativity in your everyday language, teaching practice, and lesson planning. Creativity expert Patti B. Drapeau outfits you with new ideas and strategies and a Creativity Road Map that ensure you
- Establish the basic conditions of a creative learning classroom.
- Tweak lesson plans so that they address critical thinking standards.
- Use teaching strategies that engage students in creative problem solving and innovative thinking.
- Access your own creativity in developing new ways to reach more of your learners.
Learn why creativity in the classroom can make a difference when it is intentionally orchestrated by using specific language and engaging students in the right tasks. Dozens of “Grab and Go” ideas you can use right away make this a practical guide for teachers in every grade level and subject area.
About The Author:
Patti Drapeau is an educational consultant, author, and internationally known presenter. Patti has been a keynote presenter at conferences and conducts workshop sessions in school districts in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. Patti is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Southern Maine and also a consultant for the Maine Department of Education in gifted education. She currently serves on the executive board of the Council of State Directors of Programs for the Gifted.
Patti has over 25 years of classroom experience teaching students of all ages and coordinating programs in Freeport, Maine. Patti received the New England Region Gifted and Talented award for outstanding contributions in gifted education. She also received the Maine Educators of the Gifted and Talented award for exemplary service.
Patti is the author of the books Great Teaching with Graphic Organizers(1999); Differentiated Instruction: Making It Work (2004); Differentiating with Graphic Organizers: Tools to Foster Critical and Creative Thinking (2009); and of the chapter "Graphic Organizers: Tools to Promote Differentiation" inThe Best of Corwin: Differentiated Instruction (2011). She has written articles for Understanding Our Gifted and the New Zealand publication Teachers Matter. She can be reached through her website at www.pattidrapeau.com.
