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Online Companion: Creativity and the Arts with Young Children
Chapter 2: The
Creative Teacher with Creative Children
Personal Creativity
Journal Entries for Chapter 2
2:A
- Think about your
education and teachers you have had over the years, and identify teachers
who were creative.
- What were they
like?
- How did you respond
to them?
- How did they make
you feel?
2:B
- Are you creative?
- What leads you
to that conclusion?
- Have you done
things that were personally creative?
- Begin to observe
and record things in your journal that you do in everyday life that
are creative.
2:C
- What can you do
to rekindle your creativity?
- Brainstorm some
possible ways that your creativity can be nurtured.
2:D
- A component of
creativity is trying "new" things.
- · What "new" activities
have you tackled in the past year?
- How did you react
when you first began?
- How did you feel
later in the process?
2:E
- How do you respond
when people or children do things in a different way from what you had
planned?
- Are you able to
accept another way of doing things?
2:F
- Have you worked
with teams or groups on projects?
- How did you collaborate?
- What aspects were
difficult for you?
Web
Sites
Creative
Education Foundation
http://www.cef-cpsi.org/
The Creative Education Foundation is a not-for-profit organization committed
to nurturing creativity, innovation, and leadership in order to help individuals
and organizations maximize their creative potential. The foundation publishes
The Journal of Creative Behavior, a quarterly newsletter Creativity in
Perspective, and an online newsletter Creativity in Action (some back
issues can be retrieved.) Contact: The Creative Education Foundation,
1050 Union Rd., Suite 4, Buffalo, NY 14224, Phone: 800-447-2774 or 716-675-3181,
Fax: 716-675-3209, and E-mail: cefhq@cef-cpsi.org
Children's
Museum of Los Angeles
http://www.childrensmuseumla.org/content/links.asp#1
The resources page at the Children's Museum of Los Angeles' Web site includes
links to libraries, museums, teacher and student resources, resources
for children with special needs, homework help sites, and more.
Creative
Connections
http://www.creativeconnections.org/
Creative Connections is a nonprofit international cultural exchange organization
that sets up class-to-class exchanges between American schools and their
counterparts in many countries. We believe that when young people from
different parts of the world are given the opportunity to interact in
a creative way, exciting and important learning takes place. Participants
gain a keener awareness, understanding, and appreciation of other cultures,
as well as of their own. Contact: 412 Main St., Suite D, Ridgefield, CT
06877, Phone: 203-431-4707, Fax: 203-431-4411, and E-mail: worldlink@creativeconnections.org
U.S.
Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov
The official site for the U.S. Department of Education. Contact: The U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20202-0498,
Phone: 800-USA-Learn, and E-mail: CustomerService@inet.ed.gov
World
Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP-Organisation
Mondiale pour l'Education Prescolaire)
http://www.hometown.aol.com/OMEPIntl
The World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP-Organisation
Mondiale pour l'Education Prescolaire) is an international, nongovernmental
organization founded in 1948 to benefit children under the age of eight
throughout the world. Contact: Audrey Curtis (OMEP President), The Chiltern
College, Peppard Rd., Reading, Berkshire, RG4 8JZ, United Kingdom, Phone:
44-118-932-1962 or 44-118-947-1847, Fax: 44-118-934-3260, and E-mail:
wpcurtis@aol.com
KidSource
OnLine!
http://www.Kidsource.com
Welcome to KidSource OnLine! This site focuses primarily on health and
education related issues. It was created by a group of parents who combined
their love of children with an expertise with computers and marketing,
and created KidSource OnLine. The goal is to provide knowledge and advice
to help raise and educate young children. Browse articles, listings, and
event calendars for both kids and parents. Plus, receive daily newsletters
about education and health care. Contact: Karen Dillon, Phone: 408-253-0246,
Fax: 408-253-7391, E-mail: Karen@kidsource.com
Reggio
Emilia
http://www.reggio-emilia.org
The future home page of Reggio Emilia
Contemporary
Issues in Early Childhood
http://www.triangle.co.uk/ciec/
Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood is a new online, fully-refereed,
international research journal. The journal provides a forum for researchers
and professionals who are exploring new and alternative perspectives in
their work with young children (from birth to eight years of age) and
their families. Contact: Professor Nicola J. Yelland, Department of School
and Early Childhood Education, RMIT University, Box 71 Bundoora, Melbourne,
Victoria 3083, Australia, and E-mail: CIEC@rmit.edu.au
Early
Childhood Educators' and Family Web Corner
http://www.users.sgi.net/~cokids/teacher.html
The Early Childhood Educators' and Family Web Corner Web site lists teacher
information pages on a multitude of subjects. Contact: Beth Conant, EITA
Consultant, Western Instructional Support Center, 5347 William Flynn Hwy.,
Gibsonia, PA 15044
World
Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC)
http://www.worldgifted.org
The purpose of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC)
is to focus world attention on gifted and talented children, and ensure
the realization of their valuable potential to the benefit of humankind.
Contact: World Council for Gifted and Talented Children, Inc., 18401 Hiawatha
St., Northridge, CA 91326, Phone: 818-368-7501, Fax: 818-368-2163, and
E-mail: worldgt@earthlink.net
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