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Slater, Shirley – Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1975
The developer of a one-semester course in creative thinking for university undergraduates, which was later adapted for adult students, describes the course, suggests ways a teacher may unlock blocks to creativity, and offers some learning activities designed to stimulate creativity in any classroom. Selected references are given. (AJ)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Download full textBirckbichler, Diane W. – 1982
Factors that are closely related to creative behavior are also intimately connected with language learning and the ability to communicate in languages other than one's own. These factors are fluency; flexibility; elaboration; originality; sensitivity to problems; and the ability to synthesize and analyze, to reorganize an idea, to handle…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Convergent Thinking, Creative Development
Helm, Judy Harris, Ed. – 2003
Projects are in-depth studies of a topic undertaken by a class, a group, or an individual child. Projects are intended to strengthen children's dispositions to be interested, absorbed, and involved in in-depth observation, investigation, and representation of worthwhile phenomena in their own environments. This Catalog on the Project Approach, the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Creative Development
Kieczykowski, Carol – 1996
Intended for the K-2 classroom, this book provides teachers with ideas and materials for teaching the writing process. The book contains reproducible thinking charts and graphic organizers including mind mapping, prewriting story structure, and topic, content, and editing charts. Advice for classroom management and the organization and structure…
Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Creative Development
Koch, Norman E. – 1986
Stressing language development as the prime component of all learning, this resource book presents suggestions to teachers to aid them in developing children's descriptive language. Basic to the described activities is the concept that vocabulary development is essentially concept development, requires a variety of experiences, and results from…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Choral Speaking, Classroom Techniques, Creative Development
Helm, Judy Harris; Beneke, Sallee; Steinheimer, Kathy – 1998
This book grew out of the experiences of three teachers as they learned to document young children's work in their respective schools. Part I of this book enables readers to learn about documentation. Chapter 1 provides the rationale for the study of documentation, and chapter 2 explains the windows framework that guided the teachers in thinking…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Creative Development
