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Sparking Student Creativity: Practical Ways to Promote Innovative Thinking and Problem Solving

Patti Drapeau

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About This Book

Teaching isn't merely transmitting knowledge to students; it’s also about teaching students to approach learning in engaging and unexpected ways. 

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. 

The book vividly and comprehensively shows

  • How creative lessons can meet and extend the expectations of curriculum standards such as the Common Core State Standards.
  • How to incorporate creativity and assessment into daily classroom practices.
  • How to develop a Creativity Road Map to guide instruction.
  • How to design lessons that prompt and support creative thinking.

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.

See the book's table of contents and read excerpts. 

Sparking Student Creativity: Practical Ways to Promote Innovative Thinking and Problem Solving

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Product No: 
115007

ISBN-13: 
978-1-4166-1935-2

Availability:
September 2014

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Reviews and Testimonials

"Exceptionally well-written, organized, and presented, Sparking Student Creativity is enhanced with the inclusion of eight pages of references and a comprehensive index, making it very highly recommended reading for aspiring and experienced classroom teachers alike."

—Midwestbookreview.com 

"The book can serve as a good guide for teachers who want to spur creative thinking in their classrooms and make their lessons more engaging for students."

—Cathy Gassenheimer, Alabama Best Practices Center Blog

About the Author

Patti DrapeauPATTI DRAPEAU is an educational consultant, trainer, author, and internationally known presenter. Patti has been a presenter at conferences and workshop sessions in school districts in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. An adjunct faculty member at the University of Southern Maine, Patti is also a consultant for the Maine Department of Education in gifted education and serves on the executive board of the Council of State Directors of Programs for the Gifted.

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