Creative Actions: Embedding Creative Competencies in Every Classroom

By Tim Patston

To become creative educators, teachers need evidence-based strategies in the classroom. Combining cutting-edge research, lesson plans, templates, and tips from real teachers around the world, this book is an indispensable resource needed for your professional library. Chapters for school leaders and parents to support creativity and for students to become creative, independent learners make this a must-have book for educators. K-12 teachers and leaders will: Discover new strategies for the classroom and build on their success Learn the research supporting creative competency and why many countries have implemented it into their curricula Utilize practical solutions for the potential challenges of adopting a creative process Examine how social and physical environments foster creativity and how teacher-student interactions help or hinder it Design assessments with clearly defined learning goals that target essential creative skills Contents: Preface Chapter 1: The History of Creativity and of Creativity in Education Chapter 2: Myths and Barriers to Creativity in Education Chapter 3: The Creative Place Chapter 4: The Creative Person Chapter 5: The Creative Process Chapter 6: Evaluating Creativity Chapter 7: The Creative School Chapter 8: The Creative Independent Learner Chapter 9: The Creative Parent Chapter 10: Where to From Here? References and Resources Index

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 196057454X
• ISBN13: 9781960574541
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Solution Tree
• Length: 256 Pages