NAGC 57th Annual Convention & Exhibition
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Eureka! I've Got It! Using Biographies to Teach Strategies for Facilitating the Creative Process
Track
:
Creativity Division
Program Code:
380
Date:
Friday, November 12, 2010
Time:
1:15 PM to 2:15 PM
EST
Room:
Atlanta Ballroom F
CO-PRESENTER
:
Thomas Fairweather, Dr., Retired
PRESENTER
:
Elizabeth Fairweather, Gifted Teacher/Graduate Student, South Walton High School/University of Georgia
Description
Teachers of students in grades K 12, join us and learn how to use biographies of creative individuals to teach your students strategies for enhancing their creativity. The presenters will demonstrate how to teach students to use biographies as a source of strategies in the various phases of the creative process including preparation/problem definition, incubation, idea generation, illumination, and implementation. A list of age appropriate biographies of individuals in fields ranging from science to writing to politics as well as specific lesson plans and other resources will be shared with participants.