creative thinking

Presents curriculum development models and learning modules for gifted programs.

Readers can sharpen their senses and liberate their unique intelligence by following the example a great genius, Leonardo da Vinci.

Explains how design projects, such as designing a building, product, or city plan, can be used to teach students K-12.

Offers advice and ideas for teachers on how to foster creative thinking and expression in their students by engaging them fully in the learning process. Includes sample lesson plans, activities, and tips for getting started.

Presents a rationale for using Socratic circles in the classroom as a strategy for turning students into critical consumers of all forms of literacy, explains the the processes and procedures of Socratic circles, shows an example of a Socratic circle in action, and describes extension and follow-up activities, and methods of assessment.

"Provides a solid, foundational understanding of creativity that enables readers to elicit creative performance from their students"--Provided by publisher.

Explores how the business world is changing in the twenty-first century, becoming more "right-brain" based and allowing people more creative and artistic than earlier generations succeed more than those with left-brain dominance.

Discusses how to make oneself invaluable in the workplace by connecting people, satisfying customers, solving problems, and finding artistic, inventive ways to stand out and succeed professionally.

Presents biographies of ten individuals, each of whom possesses a special "genius" characteristic as identified by the author, and offers advice to readers on how to integrate those characteristics into their own lives to enhance creativity.

Easy-to-follow techniques encourage broader, more expansive thinking that leads to better problem solving and, ultimately, more effective thinking, no matter what the context. In addition, many more exercises designed to enhance and hone thinking skills and break out of detrimental thought patterns have been added.