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Odyssey of the Mind Curriculum Activity: Understanding Misunderstandings
Provided are three activities that help students develop communication skills by using creative experimentation.
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Odyssey of the Mind Curriculum Activity: Healthy Humor
Students will enjoy these activities that promote a "Pro-Laughter" campaign using their creativity while exploring the physical and emotional effects of laughing.
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Creative Thinking With Brainstorming
Brainstorming has long been a useful tool for the development of new ideas. This article explains what brainstorming is and ways you can use it to enhance your own creative thinking skills.
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Creative Thinking With Fake i.d.
Jumpstart your creative thinking by using the idea of choosing a fake identity for yourself. Taking on a new persona can help free your mind to think in a whole different way.
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Creative Thinking With Notebooking
Did you know that the notebook you carry around can be a useful tool to help stimulate your creative thinking? This site shows you that by simply jotting down your ideas as they come to you can strengthen your creative process.
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Creative Thinking With Thomas Edison
As a master inventor Thomas Edison used many techniques that helped him with his creative ideas. Learn how you can apply some of his techniques to yourself to aid you in your own creative inventiveness.
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Mycoted: Creativity Techniques an a to Z
A large assortment of various creative techniques that can be used to help spark your creative thinking skills. Listed in alphabetical order, each technique has a brief article describing its process and how it can be used.
Duke University
Duke University: Developing Creativity
A brief yet informative article about how parents can foster creativity within their children. Listed are five things you can do to encourage your children to be more creative.
Duke University
Duke Tip: Fostering Creativity
It's never too late to foster creativity in children. This article provides some advice on how to nurture creativity in children.
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Schoolzone: Developing Creative Thought
A good article discussing the importance of developing creative thought. Throughout the article are examples of how to incorporate strategies that promote creativity in your students.
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Thinking Skills in Education: Methods to Improve Problem Solving
Containing many resources for further reading about thinking skills, this site provides a lot of good information about how to improve problem solving.
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Improve Your Creative Thinking by Drawing Mind Maps
One way to help your creative process is to use mind maps. This article provides information about mind mapping and how it can help you discover new connections you may otherwise never have seen.
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Creativity: Method or Magic?
An essay which explains what is and what is not creativity. By understanding what the creative process is, you will be able to properly invoke the creative thinking skills from within your students.
Goshen College
How to Write a Test for Both Creativity and Knowledge
An excellent article providing many good ideas for how to write tests that encourage creativity and knowledge.
Goshen College
Stereotypes and Divergent Thinking: What Happens to Our Creativity as We Mature?
According to this author, creativity in children decreases as they get older. Learn what causes children to become less creative and what you can do as a teacher to help prevent it.
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Encouraging Creative Thinking With Awareness Questions
Often times, getting your students to think creatively is as simple as asking the right kinds of questions. This excellent article discusses the types of questions to ask and provides valuable insight into the creative thinking process.