Launch: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student

ISBN: 0996989544

Author: Spencer, John

Condition: New

Something happens in students when they define themselves as makers and inventors and creators. They discover powerful skills-problem-solving, critical thinking, and imagination-that will help them shape the worlds future our future. If thats true, why isnt creativity a priority in more schools today? Educators John Spencer and A.J. Juliani know firsthand the challenges teachers face every day: School can be busy. Materials can be scarce. The creative process can seem confusing. Curriculum requirements can feel limiting. Those challenges too often bully creativity, pushing it to the side as an enrichment activity that gets put off or squeezed into the tiniest time block. We can do better. We must do better if were going to prepare students for their future. LAUNCH: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student provides a process that can be incorporated into every class at every grade level ... even if you dont consider yourself a creative teacher. And if you dare to innovate and view creativity as an essential skill, you will empower your students to change the world-starting right now. Look, Listen, and Learn Ask Lots of Questions Understand the Problem or Process Navigate Ideas Create Highlight Whats Working and Failing Are you ready to LAUNCH?