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Imagine that!- Childhood Collecting: A Neglected Connection between Playing and LearningYou don’t hear much about collecting in school now-a-days. But a century ago psychologists and educators took the collecting habit in children seriously – and pondered how to use it to advantage in the classroom. read more […]
- Gifted and Talented People (and Programs) Need Help!Many people believe that talent will out, that gifted students are invariably mature, motivated and focused enough to develop on their own. No way!read more […]
- The Empathizing Dilemma, or Confessions of the Eagle-Cam AddictLike many thousands of people, this spring we found ourselves obsessively watching a pair of eagles raise their young. Responding emotionally to the trials and tribulations of eagle life, we found ourselves smack dab in the middle of the empathizing dilemma.read more […]
- The Collection Connection to CreativityDo you collect anything? Coins? Stamps? Butterflies? Art? Fine wines? Could your hobby potentially make you more creative? read more […]
- Teaching the Creative ProcessCreativity is not a “you have it” or “you don’t” kind of thing. It isn’t a personality trait. It’s not a “one size fits all” habit of mind. It’s not, simply, a set of skills to test for or a roster of art classes. So what’s a society to do? Especially one committed to constant innovation? read more […]
- Do Arts Teach Creativity?Massachusetts and California want to mandate teaching creativity and testing for its outcomes. Maybe your state does, too. In our last post we challenged whether creativity can be taught. In this one, we challenge the measures these states intend to use to test for it.read more […]
- Can Creativity Be Taught?Many states have begun calling for tests of student creativity. The only reason to test for creativity in schools is to teach it. But can creativity be taught? We don’t think so….read more […]
- What’s the Pattern?What do babies, birders and a set of fictional folks faced with a do-or-die puzzle have in common? Once again, we tease out an imaginative thinking tool fundamental to human cognition and creativity. read more […]
- Childhood Collecting: A Neglected Connection between Playing and Learning
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Cheer the New Year here
“What can be said in New Year rhymes, That’s not been said a thousand times? The new years come, the old years go, We know we dream, we dream we know.” ~Ella Wheeler Wilcox Share this on:FacebookEmailStumbleUponDiggReddit
Notice the invisible
Seeing nothing, you don’t notice it at first. Share this on:FacebookEmailStumbleUponDiggReddit
Celebrate your loved one’s life with an artistic tribute
Order a painting and commemorate the life of a loved one. Let everyone know how special they are to you. If you keep on waiting, you may never do it and time is short. A portrait will last a lifetime. Read more
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Attract your Hidden Nature
“Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.” —Jean-Luc Godard Will you let the art you choose define you? Make smart art choices. Get art that will rejuvenate you, mesmerize your friends and liven up Read more
See my Brandi Carlile poster design for New Year’s Eve
Check out my poster design for Brandi Carlile and let me know what you think. This was created for a competition to win her New Year’s Eve poster design for her up-coming concert. Voting unfortunately ended on Thursday, Dec. 15, Read more
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Tagged Brandi Carlile, brandi carlile poster, Brandi Carlile poster contest, Deanna Knauth, Deanna Yildiz, graphic artist, Musical artist, my contest entry, New Year's eve, Seattle WA, The Neptune Theater, Vote for it, Vote for my poster
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