Teaching For Creativity In The Common Core Classroom
by James C. Kaufman /
2014 / English / PDF
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Creativity and the Common Core State Standards are both important
to today's teachers. Yet, for many educators, nurturing students'
creativity seems to conflict with ensuring that they learn specific
skills and content. In this book, the authors outline ways to adapt
existing lessons and mandated curricula to encourage the
development of student creativity alongside more traditional
academic skills. Based on cutting-edge psychological research on
creativity, the text debunks common misconceptions about creativity
and describes how learning environments can support both creativity
and the Common Core; offers creative lessons and insights for
teaching English language arts and mathematics; and includes
assessments for creativity and Common Core learning. Featuring
numerous classroom examples, this practical resource will empower
teachers to think of the Common Core and creativity as encompassing
complementary, rather than mutually exclusive, goals.
Creativity and the Common Core State Standards are both important
to today's teachers. Yet, for many educators, nurturing students'
creativity seems to conflict with ensuring that they learn specific
skills and content. In this book, the authors outline ways to adapt
existing lessons and mandated curricula to encourage the
development of student creativity alongside more traditional
academic skills. Based on cutting-edge psychological research on
creativity, the text debunks common misconceptions about creativity
and describes how learning environments can support both creativity
and the Common Core; offers creative lessons and insights for
teaching English language arts and mathematics; and includes
assessments for creativity and Common Core learning. Featuring
numerous classroom examples, this practical resource will empower
teachers to think of the Common Core and creativity as encompassing
complementary, rather than mutually exclusive, goals.
