No Punishment
Part three of our Creative Parenting Series. Read the full series – links within article.
E-teaching During the Pandemic: What’s Working for Me
Here are some of the strategies that worked for me; hopefully they can give you some ideas to implement in your class for a smoother transition.
Seize the Day: An Alternative Approach to the First Day of Class
Imagine receiving an email from your professor that only contains a poem. The email you received has no introduction, no set-up or context. Nothing! Not only does it not contain any instructions, but the poem is also missing its title and the poet who wrote it, for crying out loud! Gather ye rosebuds while ye […]
Collaborative Parenting
This blog is part two of our Creative Parenting Series. To read part one, click this link: Show, Don’t Tell. Ismet: When I was 10 years old, I started writing about parenting. I felt that there was plenty of room for improvement in how I was being raised. I wanted to make sure that when I […]
Engage your Students in Virtual Visual Arts: 13 Tips for Teachers
Some takeaways with action items that we can use to improve our instructional practices for our students. 13 tips that have worked for me in virtual teaching.
Distant But Together: A Student Perspective of Virtual Learning
Show, don’t tell
Ismet: When I was 10 years old, I started writing about parenting. I felt that there was plenty of room for improvement in how I was being raised. I wanted to make sure that when I was a parent, I wouldn’t repeat the mistakes my own parents made. When I became a parent, I discovered […]
A Classroom of One
In the month just before Uganda locked down due to COVID-19, an 11-year-old boy called Mukisa wandered into my life. He is the son of our part-time cleaner, and my mom asked our cleaner to let him stay with us a while because he was really such a pleasant young man. Before we knew it, […]
A Beginner’s Guide to a Creativity Community of Practice
Forming a creativity community of practice is actually quite easy to do. With a little time, energy, and dedication, any elementary, secondary, or post-secondary school could have their own.
Call To Action! What Worked for You?
We recognize that the upcoming academic year will be filled with both new opportunities and perplexing challenges for both educators and parents. At Creativity and Education, where we are educators, parents, and creativity experts, we want to help. Throughout this pandemic we have all been trying different things – some of them have been heroic […]
Create in a Flash
Are you looking for a complete curriculum that will help you teach a creative problem solving course? Then you need Create in a Flash! A Leader’s Recipe for Breakthrough Innovation. I’m Dr. Roger Firestien, and I’ve spent the last 42 years teaching, researching, and consulting in the field of Creative Problem-Solving (CPS). I have written […]
The Cool Guy Game: Boredom, Free Play, and Creativity
My 6- and 8-year-olds play this game called “The Cool Guy Game.” They play All. The. Time. And it’s not in the way that many kids obsessively play with new toys and then quickly forget about them. They’ve been playing this game for years. Sometimes they play for hours at a time, multiple days per […]
Creative Approaches to Finding Balance
As a parent or educator, have you ever felt like you were being pulled in two different directions? We are offering to help you navigate these complex situations.
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Meet Cyndi Burnett and Izzy Mamnoon of Creativity and Education- Go Beyond
Hosted by Kim Marie McKernan and Anthony Billoni, The Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast features guests who are using creativity, innovation, and new thinking to help change the world.
World Read Aloud Day with Barney Saltzberg
Today, we celebrated World Read Aloud Day with One of These Things Is Not Like the Others by Barney Saltzberg — a joyful story that reminds us how our differences make us special. Through playful comparisons and colorful illustrations, Saltzberg encourages children to embrace individuality and celebrate diversity. It was the perfect read to spark […]