Presents annotations of about 30 children's books focusing on visual creativity, creative expression, creative response, creative inquiry, creating a vision, and creative problem solving. Features books that focus on creativity, imagination, and innovation. (SG)

Describes a "hands off" directing style encouraging student actors to think for themselves, not to mimic blocking and line readings imposed by a director. Notes that this directing style is not always appropriate. Suggests that most actors (even teenagers) will undergo a journey of transformation from being themselves to portraying other people…

A teacher describes her attempts at creative teaching and shows how mandated programs can hinder teachers' attempts to be innovative. (SK)

Discusses the use of tea parties to stimulate children to use their creativity to plan, organize, and think about the materials they would need. Considers the use of riddles and gives examples of tea parties from literature, including fantasy books. (LRW)

This study investigated the relationship between creativity and conformity (social conformity and impersonal conformity) with 45 preschool children. Findings support the hypothesis that highly conforming and highly nonconforming children do not score as highly on creativity measurements as children in the freedom of expression group (i.e., not…

As a creative act, learning entails changes to one's pattern of behavior; making such a change requires creativity to see and develop new patterns of behavior. Creativity models can be used to develop strategies to facilitate learning to learn from others. (Contains 10 references.) (Author/JOW)

Four undergraduate management courses incorporated assignments, class activities and an environment structured to encourage creativity. Survey responses from 75 students indicated that an atmosphere that provided time and rewards for creativity and stimulated risk taking, divergent thinking, cooperation, and questioning of assumptions encouraged…

Presents two letters to a young writer, modeled on the influential "Letters to a Young Poet" by Rainer Maria Rilke. Notes the first letter situates itself when a young writer first turns toward poetry; and the second addresses the relationship between mentorship and the imagination, questioning the right of any writer to presume to guide the…

Presents an interview with poet and novelist Fanny Howe. Discusses the nature of titles, the peripatetic poem, and the "perilous point" from which her favorite authors write. (RS)

This article presents discussion of art and design education in interviews conducted with 31 UK design stakeholders. To provide a coherent path through the data, quotes from interviewees are presented under the following themes: Choosing art and design; A natural talent for designing?; Developing the designer; Personal development. The author…

The underlying essence behind all creativity is the humanity that elevates art above manufactured product. Creativity takes courage to be nurtured and extracts personal sacrifices. Gifted with premonitions, obscured by insecurities, inflated by, ego, skewed by emotional highs and lows, wild and crazy, the lives of creative people are rarely dull.…

Foam printing offers all ages and abilities a way to explore textures in the classroom and to develop personal creativity and imagination. Polystyrene foam trays (commonly known as "meat trays") are readily available, inexpensive, lightweight, portable, and receptive to a wide variety of surface treatments. The printmaking process requires only a…

A podcast is essentially a radio program that can be downloaded for enjoyment. Its content includes radio broadcasts, lectures, walking tours, and student-created audio projects. Most are in the standard MP3 file format that can be played on a computer, MP3 player, PDA, or newer CD or DVD players. This article presents resources for learning about…

In 1999 the National Committee for Creativity and Culture in Education (NACCCE) produced a report called "All our futures." In many respects it was and still is a seminal report; it raises issues about creativity in education and offers serious messages for Government, schools and the inspection process. The author's research into teacher…

The present study focuses on the relationship between the acquisition of design knowledge by novice design students and the quality of their designs. Design learning is typically based on action and reflection. Knowledge of solution processes, being part of this reflection, is found to be crucial in monitoring and controlling the design process…