Creativity
Teacher Resources for Fueling Creative Thinkers
Reflection- Am I Supportive of Individuality?
Sir Ken Robinson
RESEARCHING ASPECTS of CREATIVE PROCESS
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BRAINSTORMING ACTIVITY
Thinking Creatively for Problem Solving- SCAMPER MODEL
Substitute
What can you substitute? What can be used instead? Who else instead? What other ingredients? Other material? Other process? Other power? Other place? Other approach? Other sounds? Other forces?
Instead of ... I can ...
Combine
What can you combine or bring together somehow? How about a blend, an alloy, an assortment, an ensemble? Combine units? Combine purposes? Combine appeals? Combine ideas?
I can bring together ... and ... to ...
Adapt
What can you adapt for use as a solution? What else is like this? What other idea does this suggest? Does past offer a parallel? What could I copy? Who could I emulate?
I can adapt ... in this way ... to ...
Modify
Can you change the item in some way? Change meaning, colour, motion, sound, smell, form, shape? Other changes?
Also: Magnify: What can you add? More time? Greater frequency? Stronger? Higher? Longer? Thicker? Extra value? Plus ingredient? Duplicate? Multiply? Exaggerate?
And: 'Minify': What can you remove? Smaller? Condensed? Miniature? Lower? Shorter? Lighter? Omit? Streamline? Split up? Understate?
I can change ... in this way ... to ...
Put to other uses
How can you put the thing to different or other uses? New ways to use as is? Other uses if it is modified?
I can re-use ... in this way ... by ...
Eliminate
What can you eliminate? Remove something? Eliminate waste? Reduce time? Reduce effort? Cut costs?
I can eliminate ... by ...
Rearrange
What can be rearranged in some way? Interchange components? Other pattern? Other layout? Other sequence? Transpose cause and effect? Change pace? Change schedule?
I can rearrange ... like this ... such that ...
TEAM UP, try this challenge...
USE THESE THREE SCAMPER TECHNIQUES:
Substitute
Adapt
Combine
Purposeful Use of TECHNOLOGY
Enrichment
Howard Gardner, Multiple Intelligences
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Challenges of Creativity
FOUR Keys to Greater Self Motivation
1. Cultivate a strong sense of purpose
2. Foster a growth mindset
3. Maximize strengths and minimize weaknesses
4. Identify our igniters
Building a better lesson for our students:
In conclusion, enhancing our motivation starts with developing a clear sense of purpose that is rooted in a firmly held set of values and then setting goals that align with that purpose.
Secondly, we must work to continually develop a growth mindset which will assist us in remaining motivated over time.
Next, by accurately understanding and utilizing our strengths and minimizing our weaknesses, we will be more engaged as we strive toward our goals.
Finally, we must learn to identify and talk with the people who ignite our fire when we are struggling with our goals. Implementing these four crucial elements in your life will assist you in not only enhancing your motivation but will also ultimately help you to ignite the greatness that lies within you.
24 Tips for Teaching Creativity
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Creativity, Thinking, and Innovation Books
1. Anderson, Chris (2012). Makers: The New Industrial Revolution. NY: Crown Business.
2. Brown-Martin, Graham (2014). Learning Re}imagined. Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation.
3. Catmull, Ed (2014). Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming Unseen Forces in Way of Inspiration. Random H.
4. de Bono, E. (2004). How to have a beautiful mind. Vermillion. (or Lateral Thinking from 1990).
5. Dweck, Carol (2006). Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Random House.
6. Heath, Chip & Dan (2008). Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive & Others Die. Random House
7. Isaacson, Walter (2011). Steve Jobs. NY: Simon & Schuster.
8. Lehrer, Jonah (2012). Imagine: How Creativity Works. Houghton Mifflin. (Note: book withdrawn)
9. Martinez & Stager (2013). Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, & Engineering in the Classroom.
10. McArdle, Megan (2014). The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well is the Key to Success. Viking.
11. Medina, John (2008). Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving/Thriving at Work, Home, School.
12. Michalko, M. (2006). Tinkertoys: A handbook of creative-think tech (2nd ed). Ten Speed Press.
13. Pink, Daniel (2006). A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers will Rule Future. Riverhead Bks.
14. Pink, Daniel (2009). Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. Riverhead Books.
15. Robinson, Sir Ken (2009). The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything. Viking.
16. Robinson, Sir Ken (2011). Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative. Capstone.
17. Robinson, Sir Ken (2013). Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions.
18. Shenk, J. W. (2014). Powers of Two: Finding the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs. HMH.
19. von Oech, Roger (2002). Expect the unexpected (or you won’t find it). Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
20. Wagner, T. (2012). Creating Innovators: Making of Young People Who Change World. Scribner.