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LAUNCH : using design thinking to boost creativity and bring out the maker in every student / John Spencer and A.J. Juliani ; illustrated by John Spencer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: San Diego, CA : Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc., [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 296 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780996989541 (trade paperback)
  • 0996989544 (trade paperback)
  • 9780996989657
Subject(s):
Contents:
We believe... -- We need creative classrooms -- Finding your creative approach - -The LAUNCH cycle -- Look, listen, and learn -- Ask tons of questions -- Understanding the information -- Navigating details -- Creating -- Highlight and improve the product -- It's time to LAUNCH! -- Frequently asked questions -- LAUNCH lesson plans -- LAUNCH notebook: create a roller coaster.
Summary: "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 world's future...our future. If that's true, why isn't 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 we're 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 don't 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"--Page 4 of cover.
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 370.157 S745 Checked out 06/24/2024 33111008939254
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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 world's future ... our future. If that's true, why isn't 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 we're 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 don't 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 What's Working and Failing Are you ready to LAUNCH?

We believe... -- We need creative classrooms -- Finding your creative approach - -The LAUNCH cycle -- Look, listen, and learn -- Ask tons of questions -- Understanding the information -- Navigating details -- Creating -- Highlight and improve the product -- It's time to LAUNCH! -- Frequently asked questions -- LAUNCH lesson plans -- LAUNCH notebook: create a roller coaster.

"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 world's future...our future. If that's true, why isn't 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 we're 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 don't 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"--Page 4 of cover.

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