A professor and artist who lost the ability to draw and to speak through traumatic brain injury finds his voice as a proponent of creativity. In an inspiring and informative 15 minute lecture called, “7 steps of creative thinking: Raphael DiLuzio at TEDxDirigo” explores how the creative process unfolds and how that knowledge can help …
The question can be more important than the answer…. at least if it is a question that motivates a student to find an answer. Learning nomenclature can be dull, there is no doubt but if questions involve more than pure fact, perhaps even a little imagination, the learner might just find things to be interested …
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Help your students cast a net for enhanced learning by stringing ideas together into a network of connections and explanation. Both concept maps and mind maps are like graphic organizers but they emphasize much more inter-connectedness between the ideas and explanations portrayed. There is a simple and on-going exercise for using these tools in your …
From the University of Virginia Magazine: Costly Cartoons? : Fast-paced shows hurt kids’ executive functions, study shows. The cartoon SpongeBob Square Pants rules the roost as the most popular television show for children between the ages of 2 and 12. But the program’s undersea mayhem may come at a cost. A study by two U.Va. …
A Game called ‘Uses For’ This is probably not something Professors can use class time for, however it is a basic example of a brainstorming, creativity technique that might help your students to learn to think outside of the box. If students learn to think more openly and creatively they are likely to make more …
It might seem like organization is anathema to creativity, however, the kind of connections that creative thinkers make often have a basis in the fact that information is organized in their heads. They see patterns, cross barriers and extrapolate because they can see a big picture in which ideas and facts are related and inter-related. …
Both business and education are focusing on creativity. Why? Because new ideas are needed. What the world needs now (besides love, sweet love) is new ideas to handle to host of problems we face as a culture, a nation, and a species. We have not been nurturing creative thinking or problem solving in our educational …
Think outside the box with technology. There are 2 ideas here – both from high school teachers. 1) The following information comes from a high school language teacher in England. Mr. Picardo is also a consultant and speaker who educates educators on using technology to enhance education. More about him and his endeavors can be …
Attitude contributes (or detracts) greatly from academic success. This link is for a 1 page tool that students can use to determine their learning style. http://anatomyphysiologystudyguide.com/wp-content/study/active-passive.pdf
1) Struggling students do not think creatively (at least about the topic they struggle with) 2) Learning from the Experts I am guessing that every teacher reading this was a good student. An interest in teaching, research, or pedagogy in general rarely arises in someone for whom school is a struggle, or even a nightmare. …