Fostering Creativity in Gifted Students
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Encouraging creative thinking in the classroom is an exciting component of any effective gifted education program. This guide offers basic foundations required for supporting creativity. From establishing the right classroom environment, to using creative teaching strategies, to assessing student outcomes, this book is filled with practical information. The book also includes a listing of competitive contests and programs and an extensive list of resources.
This is one of the books in Prufrock Press' popular Practical Strategies Series in Gifted Education. This series offers a unique collection of tightly focused books that provide a concise, practical introduction to important topics concerning the education of gifted children. The guides offer a perfect beginner's introduction to key information about gifted and talented education.
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Fostering Creativity in Gifted Students - Bonnie Cramond
THE PRACTICAL STRATEGIES SERIES
IN GIFTED EDUCATION
series editors
FRANCES A. KARNES & KRISTEN R. STEPHENS
Fostering Creativity
in Gifted Students
Bonnie Cramond
PRUFROCK PRESS, INC.
Copyright ©2005 by Frances A. Karnes
and Kristen R. Stephens-Kozak
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ISBN-13: 978-1-59363-765-1
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Contents
Series Preface
Introduction and Assumptions
Environment
Person
Process
Products
Competitive Programs
Summary and Conclusions
Resources
Books
Environment Web Sites
Humor Web Sites
Thinking Skills Web Sites
Competitions Web Sites
References
Series Preface
The Practical Strategies Series in Gifted Education offers teachers, counselors, administrators, parents, and other interested parties up-to-date instructional techniques and information on a variety of issues pertinent to the field of gifted education. Each guide addresses a focused topic and is written by scholars with authority on the issue. Several guides have been published. Among the titles are:
• Acceleration Strategies for Teaching Gifted Learners
• Curriculum Compacting: An Easy Start to Differentiating for High-Potential Students
• Enrichment Opportunities for Gifted Learners
• Independent Study for Gifted Learners
• Motivating Gifted Students
• Questioning Strategies for Teaching the Gifted
• Social & Emotional Teaching Strategies
• Using Media & Technology With Gifted Learners
For a current listing of available guides within the series, please contact Prufrock Press at (800) 998-2208 or visit http:// www.prufrock.com.
Introduction and Assumptions
Is it possible to teach someone to be creative? Is it possible to teach someone to be intelligent?
In both cases, I’d say the answer is no.
But, we can teach students to use the creativity and intelligence they have. We can teach them to think more creatively and/or intelligently. We can encourage them to value, practice, and evaluate their own creativity or intelligence. And, we can teach them strategies for thinking more