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    Sparking student creativity : practical ways to promote innovative thinking and problem solving / Patti Drapeau.

    • Title:Sparking student creativity : practical ways to promote innovative thinking and problem solving / Patti Drapeau.
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    • Author/Creator:Drapeau, Patti, author.
    • Published/Created:Alexandria, Virginia : ASCD, [2014]
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Creative thinking--Study and teaching.
      Creative ability in children.
      Critical thinking--Study and teaching.
    • Medical Subjects: Creativity
    • Description:xi, 188 pages ; 23 cm
    • Summary:"In Sparking Student Creativity: Practical Ways to Promote Innovative Thinking and Problem Solving, author and researcher Patti Drapeau explores and explains research related to creativity and its relevance in today's standards-based, critical thinking-focused classroom. In addition, the book includes 40 "grab and go" ideas that infuse lesson plans with a spirit of exploration. No matter what grade levels or content areas you teach, Sparking Student Creativity will help you to produce creative lesson components that directly address critical content, target specific standards, and require thoughtful products from students as they grow into independent learners and become successful adults"--Back cover.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9781416619352 (pbk. : alk. paper)
      1416619356 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    • Contents:Intentional creativity: fostering student creativity from potential to performance
      Practical creativity: making it work in the classroom
      Creativity and the common core: matching the "what" to the "how"
      Creativity and imagination: unlocking the power of imagination
      Creativity and innovation: cultivating innovative ideas and action
      Creativity and problem solving: working it out creatively
      Creativity and assessment: realizing what counts.
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