Posts tagged with: creativity
Design Dossier: Graphic Design
by Pamela Pease
This Parent’s Choice 2010 award winner is the second in a new series that introduces kids to the world of design, this book reveals how designers use words, pictures, and... more
Sparking Innovation…The Wallace & Gromit Way
Inspire inventions a la Wallace and Gromit's "cracking contraptions" more
IDEO’s David Kelley Discusses Creativity in Education
Creativity and innovation have been identified as a key "21st century skills". David Kelley of IDEO has some ideas on creativity in schools. more
Schools Kill Creativity
— "Creativity now, in education, is as important as literacy."
Sir Ken Robinson's landmark TED Talk (2006) on creativity is a must-watch for every parent. In it he makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. more
Arts appear to play role in brain development
For years now, the arts have been given the short shrift in children's education - in preference to science and math. The thinking being that science and math are of greater relevance in this brave new technology-driven world. Some new studies are now pointing to a more complementary relationship between the arts vs. science and math - suggesting that a holistic approach to picking curriculum might be the best for child development. more
Scratch Day 2009-Scratch Fest Goes Global
Scratch Day is a worldwide network of gatherings, where people will come together to meet other Scratchers, share projects and experiences, and learn more about Scratch. This year it... more
A “Scratchy” Problem
— Here is a cool video posing a specific problem in an animation created in "Scratch". The video outlines a few different ways kids can approach tackling the problem and ways to use it in a learning context. more
Foster Lifelong Creativity: Think Like a Traveler
— Stanford University’s Entrepreneurship Corner, Tom Kelley, General Manager of IDEO, points out that like taking vitamins or exercising daily, “fostering lifelong creativity depends on instituting good, healthy mental habits. This... more
Google SketchUp and Autism
— The Google SketchUp team has been sharing stories of the use of their software by children with autism for over a year now, well, ever since they uploaded this video... more