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Author Isbell, Rebecca T

Title Nurturing Creativity : an Essential Mindset for Young Children's Learning / Rebecca Isbell & Sonia Akiko Yoshizawa
Published Washington, DC : National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (265 pages)
Contents Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Overview -- A Plan for Creative Action: Reflection -- Chapter 1: What Is Creative Thinking and Why Do We Need It Now? -- What Is Creativity? -- Why Is Creative Thinking So Critical? -- Expanding Information and Technology -- Creativity, Innovation, and Meaning Makers -- The Decline of Creativity in the United States -- What Do Today's Children Need for Their Future? -- Creativity and Cognition -- Educating for the Twenty-First Century -- The 4Cs -- Chapter 2: Understanding the Creative Process -- Process Is King
Wallas's Early Model of Creative Thinking -- Preparation -- Incubation -- Illumination -- Verification -- Torrance's View of the Creative Process -- Divergent and Convergent Thinking -- Right Brain, Left Brain, or Both? -- Creativity and Stages of Development -- Recent Examination of Creative Thinking -- Questioning -- Listening -- Documenting -- Chapter 3: The Environment: A Look Inside Classrooms That Inspire Creativity -- Environments That Support Creative Thinking -- Creating a Vision -- Planning an Effective Environment -- A Beautiful Place -- A Sense of Place -- Diversity
Making the Space Warm and Nurturing -- Sounds of the Environment -- Color and Light -- Large and Small Groups, Partners, and Individual Work -- Large Group or Community Meetings -- Small Groups -- Partners -- Individual Work -- Using Projects to Support Creativity -- Learning Centers That Inspire Creativity -- Block Center -- Art Center, Studio, or Atelier -- Science Center -- Construction Center -- Fix-It or Invention Center -- Writing and Illustrating Center -- Theater Center -- Music Center -- The Importance of the Creative Arts -- Visual Arts -- Music Possibilities for Young Children
Creative Movement/Dance -- Creative Drama/Theater -- Enacting Children's Stories -- Chapter 4: Characteristics of Creative Children and Adults -- Characteristics of Creative Young Children -- Curiosity -- Independence -- Playfulness -- Adventurous -- Active Participants -- Imaginative -- Lack of Inhibition -- Seeing Creativity in All Children -- Individual Interests -- Children With Diverse Abilities -- Creative Teachers -- Playfulness -- Trust -- Emotional Support -- Reigniting the Fire: Nurture Your Own Creativity -- Chapter 5: What Is the Teacher's Role?
Supporting the Development of Creativity -- Valuing Creative Thinking -- Partnering With Children -- Providing Support and Experiences Throughout the Day -- Providing Choices and Options -- Nurturing Creative Thinking With Words, Inquiries, and Actions -- Seeing the Importance of Risk and Mistakes -- Accidental Inventions -- Relaxing Time Constraints -- Extending, Revisiting, and Reflecting -- When to Join, When to Provide Support, and When to Step Back -- Mindmapping: A Practical Tool for Teachers to Generate and Organize Creative Ideas -- Chapter 6: The Role of Play in Creativity -- Why Is Play Important to Creativity?
Summary Tap into children's natural curiosity and scaffold their creative abilities across all domains of learning-and nurture your own creativity!
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource, title from digital title page (viewed on March 11, 2021)
Subject Creative ability in children -- Study and teaching (Early childhood)
Creative thinking in children -- Study and teaching (Early childhood)
Arts -- Study and teaching (Early childhood)
Creative activities and seat work -- Study and teaching (Early childhood)
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Arts -- Study and teaching (Early childhood)
Form Electronic book
Author Yoshizawa, Sonia Akiko
ISBN 1938113802
9781938113802