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Online Companion: Creativity and the Arts with Young Children
Chapter 1: Creativity
Personal Creativity
Journal Entries
1:A
· What is creativity?
· What is personal creativity?
1:B
· What are some of the characteristics of creative children?
· Have you observed a child who had many of these characteristics?
· Describe that child.
1:C
· What are divergent questions?
· Have you been asked these types of questions in your classes?
· Which ones?
· What did you think about them?
1:D
· Have you been in
a psychologically safe environment?
· How did you react, what did you do, and how did you feel?
· Describe the characteristics of the environment.
1:E
· What is a self-actualized
person?
· Are your basic needs being met?
· Are you able to move to higher levels of the pyramid?
1:F
· Which areas of
Gardner's multiple intelligences are strengths for you?
· How are you currently using these intelligences?
· Are there areas you would like to explore?
Web Sites
Association
for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
http://www.acei.org
The Mission of the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
is to promote and support in the global community, the optimal education
and development of children, from birth through early adolescence, and
to influence the professional growth of educators and the efforts of others
who are committed to the needs of children in a changing society. Contact:
Association for Childhood Education International, 17904 Georgia Ave.
Suite 215, Olney, MD 20832, Phone: 301-570-2111 or 800-423-3563, Fax:
301-570-2212, and E-mail: aceihq@aol.com
ARTSEDGE
http://www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org
ARTSEDGE supports the place of arts education at the center of the curriculum
through the creative and appropriate uses of technology. ARTSEDGE helps
educators to teach in, through, and about the arts. Contact: ARTSEDGE,
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St., NW, Washington,
DC 20566, Fax: 202-416-8876
ERIC
(Educational Resources Information Center) Clearinghouse on Elementary
and Early Childhood Education
http://www.ericeece.org
The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a national information
system designed to provide users with ready access to an extensive body
of education-related literature. The ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary
and Early Childhood Education (ERIC/EECE) is one of 16 clearinghouses
in the ERIC system, which is part of the National Library of Education,
funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), U.S.
Department of Education. ERIC clearinghouses identify and select documents
and journal articles, then prepare entries describing the documents and
articles to be incorporated in the ERIC database. ERIC/EECE contributes
to the database in the areas of child development, the education and care
of children from birth through early adolescence, the teaching of young
children, and parenting and family life. bThe ERIC Clearinghouse
on Elementary and Early Childhood Education (ERIC/EECE), University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Children's Research Center, 51 Gerty Dr.,
Champaign, IL 61820-7469, Phone: 800-583-4135 (Voice/TTY) or 217-333-1386,
Fax: 217-333-3767, and E-mail: ericeece@uiuc.edu
The
Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network (KCAAEN)
http://www.kennedy-center.org/education/kcaaen
The Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network (KCAAEN)
includes 46 state Alliance organizations, operating in partnership with
the Kennedy Center to achieve their mission. Contact: The John
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St., NW, Washington,
DC 20566. Tickets and Information: 800-444-1324 or 202-467-4600, and Administrative
Offices: 202-416-8000
MIDAS-Multiple
Intelligences Developmental Assessment Scales
http://www.miresearch.org
The MIDAS provides an efficient method of obtaining a descriptive assessment
of a student's multiple intelligence profile. The MIDAS is a self-report
measure of intellectual disposition and may be completed by either the
child or a parent. Materials are available that can be used to enhance
study skills, self-knowledge, instructional approaches, curriculum planning,
and career development. There are MIDAS assessments for adults, adolescents,
and children. Contact: Multiple Intelligences Research and Consulting
Inc., Phone: 330-677-8534, Fax: 330-673-8810, and E-mail: sbranton@kent.edu
The
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
http://www.naeyc.org
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) exists
for the purpose of leading and consolidating the efforts of individuals
and groups working to achieve healthy development and constructive education
for all young children. NAEYC is the nation's largest and most influential
organization of early childhood educators and others dedicated to improving
the quality of programs for children from birth through third grade. Contact:
National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1509 16th St.,
NW, Washington, DC 20036, and E-mail: naeyc@naeyc.org
National
Network for Child Care (NNCC) Child Development
http://www.nncc.org/Child.Dev/child.dev.page.html
NNCC unites the expertise of many of the nation's leading universities
through the outreach system of Cooperative Extension. The goal is to share
knowledge about children and child care from the vast resources of the
land-grant universities with parents, professionals, practitioners, and
the general public. NNCC networks with committed individuals around the
country to bring practical information and resources that will be useful
in everyday work with children. Cooperative Extension has an 80-year history
of working in the areas of child care and early childhood development.
Outreach efforts strongly impact international, national, state, and local
efforts. They teach and work in almost every county (approximately 3150)
in the U.S. The National Network for Child Care is supported by the Cooperative
State Research, Education and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
and CYFERNet-the Cooperative Extension System's Children, Youth, and Family
Network. Contact by E-mail: nncc@iastate.edu
ZERO TO THREE
http://www.zerotothree.org
ZERO TO THREE is a national, nonprofit organization located in Washington,
DC, dedicated solely to advancing the healthy development of babies and
young children. Founded in 1977 by top developmental experts, ZERO TO
THREE disseminates key developmental information, trains providers, and
promotes model approaches and standards of practice and works to increase
public awareness about the significance of the first three years of life.
Contact: ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and
Families, 2000 M St., NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: 202-638-1144,
and Fax: 202-638-0851
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