Organic Creativity in the Classroom: Teaching to Intuition in the Arts and Academics - Couverture souple

Piirto, Jane

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1618211021 ISBN 13 : 9781618211026

Editeur : Prufrock Press, 2013

Synopsis

Creativity can be taught and nurtured, and we can build classrooms in which creativity thrives. This philosophy acts as a central thesis in a new book, Organic Creativity in the Classroom, edited by award-winning author Jane Piirto, Ph.D.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Besides this book, currently in its third edition, Jane Piirto is the author of Understanding Those Who Create (two editions); Understanding Creativity; Luovuus; "My Teeming Brain" Understanding Creative Writers; A Location in the Upper Peninsula (collected poems, stories, and essays); The Three-Week Trance Diet (novel); Postcards from the Upper Peninsula, and several poetry and prose chapbooks. An award-winning poet, novelist, and scholar, she is a Trustees' Professor at Ashland University in Ohio, where she is Director of Talent Development Education. She is a former member of the board of directors of the National Association for Gifted Children, and has been in the field of the education of the gifted and talented since 1977 as a program coordinator, principal of the Hunter College Elementary School in New York City, and teacher trainer. She is a national and international speaker and consultant. In August of 2007, Dr. Jane Piirto was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Mensa Education and Research Foundation. The award, only the fifth given, recognizes outstanding professionals who have contributed a lifetime to scholarly pursuits in intelligence, giftedness, or creativity.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Prufrock Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1618211021
• ISBN 13: 9781618211026
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 392
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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