To guide school librarians in their work of inspiring future generations of explorers, AASL tasked a 2020 ALA Emerging Leaders team with developing a guide of activities, resources, and professional development based on the Explore Shared Foundation in the "National School Library Standards." As learners prepare for college, career, and…

Methods that can help individuals learn to develop their inborn creative potential are presented and explained in this teaching packet. The first section of the packet is for the teacher's use and explains the approach to creativity used in the materials and the importance of creativity. Suggestions for developing this creative potential in…

This volume presents a collection of problems designed for use in weekly activities in elementary classes. The activities were designed to assist teachers in encouraging creativity and divergent thinking in mathematics. The problems included were originally published in diverse sources. Each problem is coded to indicate the content area and the…

The curriculum guide for teaching social sciences to mentally gifted students in grades 4 through 6 centers on concepts related to the development of creativity and productivity and, eventually, of the realization of personal potential through contributions to humanity. Chapters focus on behavioral objectives for learning skills, cognitive…

The learning activities in this handbook were taken directly from Tucson Early Education Model (TEEM) classrooms and designed to foster intellectual and language development. More specifically, these activities are designed to foster linguistic awareness, sensory perception, curiosity, and imagination, to guide the child in differentiating fantasy…

Intended for administrators and teachers of gifted children, the volume presents ideas on creativity developed by the participants in the 1975 Teacher Training Institute at Governor's School in North Carolina. Sections cover the rationale of creativity in the classroom, theoretical background, the creative classroom (including a game for teachers…

This handbook describes the origins and activities of a community parent education committee which was formed to encourage the nationwide dissemination of information and services to help parents give their children the experiences necessary for reading readiness. Activities designed to promote positive self-concepts, psychomotor skills, sensory…

This teaching guide suggests practical ideas for encouraging creative talent in preschool children. It is part of a series of similar guides developed by the RAPYHT Project (Retrieval and Acceleration of Promising Young Handicapped and Talented) for educating young gifted/talented handicapped children and gifted children with no handicaps. The…

Ten environmental education booklets presented in this document are the third volume of the environmental series developed by community groups around the Tallahassee Junior Museum and its Pioneer Farm. The first three booklets present an overview of the museum and of the various education programs and activities offered for students at the museum…

This volume deals with different methods for teaching foreign languages, and is intended as an instrument to foster creative thinking and teaching. The first chapter, "The Need for Liberation," discusses the need to progress beyond structure drills towards meaningful language use. Chapters 2-5, "The Beginning Phase,""The Lower-Intermediate…

The idea book presents over 50 activities to help handicapped children develop creative self-awareness through the arts. All the activities can be used with non-handicapped children as well. Music, movement, visual arts, and drama provide the basis for the activities, which can be done in small groups or individually. The ideas are geared to…

Learning activities and educational objectives are suggested for use by K-12 art teachers as they develop and implement art education programs. The major objectives of the guidelines are to help teachers direct learning in areas of aesthetic sensitivity, imagination, cultural understanding, and creative skills. Various sections present information…