creativity
Future of Work
Enhancing Innovation in the Workplace through 5 Montessori Conditions
Highlighting the International Montessori School of Hong Kong, Kyle Wagner provides Montessori insights that support creativity and innovations that align with the future of work.
Project-Based Learning
Brain Research, Creativity and Project-Based Learning
Does brain research support the belief that if you want to produce a student outcome such as creativity you first must build a classroom culture in which creativity can grow and then you must adopt a pedagogy (like PBL) that allows it to bloom? David Ross explains.
Project-Based Learning
6 Ways to Inject Creativity Into PBL
In his latest post, Michael Niehoff explores six ways that one could infuse creativity into a project-based learning environment.
SEL & Mindset
Cultivating the Culture of Creativity
One of the Four C’s that is particularly routinely referenced and seen as foundational to our students’ future success is creativity. This post shares some strategies for building a culture that supports students as they develop this essential trait.
Leadership
The Innovation Inequity Paradox
By Matt Hiefield and Tom Vander Ark. Innovation in education is never a bad thing but, as Matt Hiefield and Tom Vander Ark explain, getting the balance right between fostering innovation and fighting for equity may be the challenge of our time.
Early Learning
5 Ways for Teachers to Nurture the Creative Genius in Their Students
By: Raj Shah. Creativity will continue increasing in importance as automation changes the workforce throughout the 21st century. Here are five ways teachers can help students maintain (and increase) their natural creativity.
SEL & Mindset
5 Fresh Ways to Have Your Next “Shower Thought” Revelation
We all know the feeling. That feeling when you know there’s a solution to the challenge you’re facing, and it’s just beyond the tip of your tongue, and it’s been there for days, or maybe even weeks. What you’re looking for is a “shower thought” revelation.
Future of Learning
A Celebration of Cross-Curricular Creativity
By: Andy Plemmons. The interdisciplinary nature of the project means that students have multiple sources of support throughout the project, from the art teacher to intervention teachers to classroom teachers to the librarian.
Future of Learning
Education in the Innovation Economy
By: John Eger. Many tech CEOs prefer employees with liberal arts degrees, as “the liberal arts train students to thrive in subjectivity and ambiguity, a necessary skill in the tech world where few things are black and white.” Learn more here.
SEL & Mindset
At The Intersection of Creativity and Critical Thinking
Generally speaking, creativity is associated with generating ideas, while critical thinking is associated with judging them. In practice, however, the two are not so easy to separate. In this post, we explore their relationship in greater detail.