Igniting Creativity in Gifted Learners, K-6: Strategies for Every Teacher - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412957788 ISBN 13: 9781412957786

Publisher: Corwin, 2008

Synopsis

Unusual book

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Review:

"Contains priceless examples of teachers sharing their particular expertise on how to bring creativity and excitement back to our classrooms. Best of all, the strategies are integrated with required standards." (Susan Winebrenner, Author and Staff Development Specialist 2008-05-29)

"This book has a tremendous number of exciting ideas for developing and enhancing the creativity of gifted learners in kindergarten through sixth grade. Teachers from across the country have contributed to this outstanding volume. A must for every dedicated teacher." (Frances A. Karnes, Professor of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education 2008-05-29)

"Filled with practical strategies to ignite creativity in classrooms. Teachers will discover multiple ways to foster their students’ creativity. The strategies are applicable in all content areas, so this is a valuable resource for all teachers." (Julia Roberts, Mahurin Professor of Gifted Studies, Western Kentucky University 2008-05-29)

"There are many books that establish the importance of providing creative, stimulating learning experiences, but here is a book that provides strategies for exactly how that can be done. Smutny has brought together a group of creative and exciting teachers who present in clear, usable ways the ideas and strategies that could and should be used in every classroom." (Barbara Clark, Professor Emeritus 2008-06-04)

"The most exciting and significant book about creative teaching to come out in gifted education in the last 25 years." (Jerry Flack, Professor Emeritus of Education and President's Teaching Scholar 2009-02-04)

About the Author:

Joan Franklin Smutny is founder and director of the Center for Gifted at National-Louis University and a winner of the NAGC Distinguished Service Award for outstanding contribution to the field of education. She directs programs for gifted children and teaches courses on gifted education for graduate students. She is editor of the Gifted Children Journal, contributing editor of Understanding Our Gifted and the Roeper Review for gifted education professionals, and a feature writer for the Gifted Education Communicator. She has authored Differentiating for the Young Child (Corwin Press 2004) and Designing and Developing Programs for Gifted Children (Corwin Press 2003). Other credits include Underserved Gifted Populations (2003), Differentiated Instruction (2003), Gifted Education (2003), and Stand Up for Your Gifted Child (2001).

S.E. von Fremd is an independent scholar, writer, and editor with a background in education, cultural studies, and dance. She performed with the Never Stop Moving Dance Company in Chicago under the direction of Reynaldo Martinez and taught creative dance and theatre to children in the city and surrounding areas. Her interest in creativity and culture eventually led her to do a doctorate in performance studies at Northwestern University. This included a years research in Uganda, where she focused on the role of popular theater and dance in reviving cultural identity and educating children and young people throughout the country. She has written several book reviews on African musical traditions, a monograph on the cultural legacy of Kenyan novelist Ngugi wa Thiongo and Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka, another monograph on refugees in Africa, and an article on the performing arts as a popular forum for education in Uganda. She has also given presentations on Ugandas creative artists under the reign of Idi Amin and on dance movements throughout the continent of Africa.

About this edition

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1412957788
• ISBN 13: 9781412957786
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 344
• Editor: Smutny Joan F., Von Fremd Sarah E.