Thinking About Gratitude
In spite of the continuing global pandemic and all of its disruptions to life, many are still approaching the ThanksgivingContinue Reading
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SELF Care for Teachers
Teaching is exhausting work. Teaching during a pandemic, with frequent switches between in-person instruction and distance delivery instruction, is exponentiallyContinue Reading
10 Things Teachers Promote to Cultivate Creativity
Some teachers do not view themselves as creative. As such, they may have difficulty understanding how they can help theirContinue Reading
Letting Out the Genius
Many years ago while teaching music, I brought into my children’s choir songs from the Disney movie Aladdin. I askedContinue Reading
Four Competencies for Creativity
The Partnership for 21st Century Education (now part of the Battelle for Kids network) identified creativity as one of theContinue Reading
Four Conditions for Unleashing Imagination
Walt Disney, one of the most creative individuals of all time, was known as a champion of imagination. He isContinue Reading
The Camerata Classroom
In the late 1500’s, a group of academics, musicians, singers, poets, and dramatists gathered in Florence regularly to study theContinue Reading
Using Boredom to Become Creative
Keeping students engaged has long been a challenge for educators. The wisdom that was given during many teacher preparation programsContinue Reading
5 Tips for Encouraging Student Creativity
Teachers have many opportunities to help students develop and use creativity. In the article Unlocking Creativity author Alessandro Antonietti (Antonietti,Continue Reading
Four Roads to Creativity
A few years ago I planned a family trip to New Orleans to take in some Cajun cooking and jazzContinue Reading
