Another thought-provoking article from Katrina Schwartz… Some of the key ideas for me include: * Devices used to consume art can also allow students to create, often with little or no instruction. There is a link here to self-driven production beyond formal educational...
What is creativity? Let’s hear from Sir Ken Robinson, one of the leading voices on this subject. “I define creativity as the process of having original ideas that have value. Creative work in any field often passes through typical phases. Sometimes what you end up...
Ted Kooser’s creative spirit is captured beautifully in this short film from master photographers Bill Frakes and Laura Heald. Not only is this intimate conversation with iconic American poet Ted Kooser a study in filmmaking, Ted’s words resonated with me as an...
What makes people creative? Why are some more creative than others? In this wonderful paper from Robert Sternberg and Wendy M. Williams (source), you’ll find some interesting answers. Their ideas can be used as a valuable ‘checklist’ for educators looking to...
Personal mobile devices are the future and tablets are entering, perhaps pouring, into schools around the world. But as educators recognise their power as tools for teaching and learning across subject areas and years levels, it’s time to ask some questions – what are...
Okay, so the cats are cute. I’ll let you decide whether or not this is art, because this clip brings me to another point… As a Visual Arts educator using technology in the art room, I spend a lot of time prattling on about how iPad art is a lot more than simply...
Mark Brumley is an educational technology leader working to enhance the education of 21st Century learners. In this post, originally published on Teach Amazing, Mark explains that in the 20th Century the “Three R’s”, reading, writing and arithmetic generally provided a solid...
How do you teach creativity in your classroom? To get you thinking, Robert Sternberg and Wendy M. Williams have created ‘Two Dozen Tips For Teaching Creativity‘. The list can help you to assess your pedagogical practice and generate ideas for teaching and learning in...
“Do you think you’re creative?” Ask this question of a group of second-graders, and about 95 percent of them will answer “Yes.” Three years later, when the kids are in fifth grade, that proportion will drop to 50 percent—and by the time they’re seniors in high school, it’s...
