Changing the One Right Answer Mentality

Despite the fact that every set of "21st Century skills" emphasizes creativity, schools leave music and art teachers to worry about it while "real teachers" worry about test scores. This interactive presentation demonstrates why creativity belongs in every content area, that creativity is a genuine vocational skill, and that we as educators need to overcome our fear of creative children.


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10 Ways to Encourage Creativity in Your Library Head for the Edge column, Library Media Connection, October, 2012

Developing Creativity in Every LearnerLibrary Media Connection, October, 2012

Concerns About Creativity, Blue Skunk Blog, Oct 3, 2007

Engage or Entertain?, EducationWorld

A Father-Son Chat (using CreativeCommons licenses with students), LMC, Nov 2007

The Gift of Creativity, Blue Skunk Blog, December 26, 2005

Not if, but how, a person is creative Blue Skunk blog February 25, 2010

Teaching for Subservience, Blue Skunk Blog, June 20, 2013

7 ways to sell a creative idea Blue Skunk blog, December 11, 2013

Design and Creativity: What's the Relationship?, Blue Skunk blog, February 4, 2014.

Big C and little c creativity Blue Skunk blog, February 13, 2014

The three attributes of creativity Blue Skunk blog, February 18, 2014

Entrepreneurship as a creative ability Blue Skunk blog March 2, 2014

Fanning the Spark of Creativity, Blue Skunk Blog, March 3, 2104

Illusion of Creativity, Educational Leadership, April 2014

I'm curious - and therefore creative? Blue Skunk blog, Doug Johnson on April 22, 2014


See also: //Teaching Outside the Lines: Developing the Creativity in Every Learner//. Corwin, 2015.