Creativity
TEACHING TOOLS AND RESOURCES
2 Simple Ideas for Harnessing Creativity in the Elementary Classroom (Edutopia)
30 Things You Can Do to Promote Creativity (InformED)
Cultivating Creativity in a Standards-Based Classroom (Edutopia)
Lesson Plans (Crayola)
101 Activities for Teaching Creativity and Problem Solving (Arthur VanGundy)
Learning from Creative Teachers (ASCD)
Fostering Creativity and Innovation in the Science Classroom (Learn NC)
Dimensions of Creativity: Elaboration (Teachers First)
40 Playful Yet Practical Ways to Cultivate Creativity (Psych Central)
Exercises and Games to Inspire Creativity in a Team (Bright Hub)
Inspiring a Generation to Create: Critical Components of Creativity in Children. (Center for Childhood Creativity)
Teaching for Creativity (E. Paul Torrance)
The Creativity Guru (Keith Sawyer)
The Creativity Post website.
Psychology Today blog curating creativity resources.
Effective Feedback: The Little Known Secret to Pixar's Success
Fostering Creativity in a Standards-Based Classroom (Marilyn Price-Mitchell)
How to Incubate Creativity in School Through Making and Discovery (Katrina Schwartz)
The Key to Creative Classrooms (Melissa Goodwin)
How to Make Connections Like a Creative Genius (Saga Briggs)
If You Want to Be Creative, Keep Trying (Garth Sundem)
The Relevance of Creativity in Education (Rosa Aurora Chavez-Eakle)
The 6 Skills that Make Creators Successful (Paula Davis-Laack)
ASSESSMENT TOOLS & RESOURCES
Grades 6-12 Creativity and Innovation Rubric (Buck Institute)
Grades 3-5 Creativity and Innovation Rubric (Buck Institute)
Assessing Creativity journal article (ASCD)
Assessing Creativity blog (Edutopia)
Assessing Creativity Tips (Ken Robinson and Grant Wiggins)
Assessing Creativity Guide (National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented)
Creative Thinking Rubric (Association of American Colleges and Universities)
Torrance Tests of Creativity Thinking (Torrance Center - University of Georgia)
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Rubrics (Catalina Foothill School District)
RESEARCH RESOURCES
TECH TOOLS
Limnu online whiteboard - offers mobile app, too
Lego MovieMaker app
Glogster - creative interactive online posters
Prezi - moving, animated multimedia canvas for presentations
Storybird - Curates images and allows students to create stories around them
Generator - Allows users to create effective storyboards
Pixton - Using click and drag, users can create comic books
BigHugeLabs - Users create movie posters, magazine covers, etc., using digital art
Storify - Users can become journalists and create stories
Pinterest - Allows users to create curated boards on personal or academic topics
Booktrack - Users can create soundtracks for books or reading passages