Fuel Creativity in the Classroom With Divergent Thinking Recently, I showed a group of students in my high school art class a film called Ma Vie En Rose (My Life in Pink), about a seven-year-old boy named Ludovic who identifies as female. Ludovic has an active imagination, but is bullied by both adults and other kids who are unnerved by his desire to wear dresses and play with dolls. The film challenged my students to broaden their understanding of gender and identity and led to a discussion about ways in which our imaginations are limited when we are forced to be who we are not. It also reminded me of other examples in which character is forced to choose an identity, such as the movie Divergent, based on the popular trilogy of novels by Veronica Roth. In Divergent, a dystopian future society has been divided into five factions based on perceived virtues. Young people are forced to choose a faction as a rite of passage to becoming an adult. Defining Divergent Thinking In the Classroom: Strategies Strategy #2: Let the Music Play
Little Story Creator - Digital Scrapbooking and Photo Collage Maker How to Promote Creative Thinking Creative use of books inspires children to think up ways to manage their own personal troubles as they listen to how a character in a story is coping. Read books that stimulate children's ability to enter into the adventures of others and recreate scenarios. These books often help heal a worry in a child. Adventures to Explore The Dusk Fairy* by Keith Faulkner (Scholastic Inc.; $7.95)Hey, Little Antby Phillip M. Problems to Solve Aaron's Hair* by Robert Munsch (Scholastic Inc.; $11.95) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst (Scholastic Inc.; $3.50)A Bad, Bad Day* by Kirsten Hall (Scholastic Inc.; $2.99)I Don't Want to Take a Bath! Reference Books for Teachers *To order, call 800-SCHOLASTIC We often remark on the marvelous creativity of young children's drawings, dramatic play, and invented language. Ask five different teachers to define "creativity" and you'll probably get five different answers. You can help children understand that: Creative Teaching
davinci note Drawing Pad 4 apps that allow you too draw iMovie 15 Free Awesome Drawing and Painting Tools for Teachers and Students 1- Sketchfu This is a great free web tool that allows users to easily draw and create sketches and share them with others. It requires a sign up. 2- Sketchpad Sketchpad is a cool platform that you can use to make awesome drawings using text and a wide range of colours and patterns. 3- Comics This is another cool website that lets users draw comics and share them with others. 4- Quickmaps Quickmaps allows users to draw a quick map. 5- Tux Paint This is a free drawing program for children ages 3 to 12. 6- Drawing Game Maker This is a free drawing program for children with many nice options. 7- Livebrush Livebrush is a drawing application. 8- FlockDraw FlockDraw is a free to use online whiteboard based painting and drawing tool. 9- DoInk DoInk is a simple and friendly vector editor that lets users create flash-style animations. 10- Chogger Chogger is simple platform where you can use different tools to create awesome drawings. 11- Colour Lovers 12- Psyko Paint 13- Kerproof 14- Odosketch 15- Pencil