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Some evidence that 100% "time on task" might actually be counterproductive if you want to develop creativity.

Thanks Chris. I'm currently reading Jonah Lehrer's "Imagine: How Creativity Works." lots of tie-ins with this research (Kounios is one of his main sources). I wonder if we can build such mind- wandering into our classes...do physics labs allow for "deliberate zoning out time"? Probably not.

Creative Teaching provides useful tips, suggestions, lesson plans and worksheets to creatively teach children at the elementary- and middle-school grade levels, along with suggested resources for parents and teachers. The information and materials cover content areas including reading, writing, math, science and social studies. We hope you find these useful in both classroom and homeschool environments.

Since Google created its new image search, I've been really frustrated. To do an advanced search, you now have to scroll to the bottom of the page, go back to "basic search", and then choose advanced search. Typically, I look for this feature because I want Creative Commons licensed images that can be reused on either my blog or the EdTechTeacher blog. While I feel like I heard about Photo Pin before, I'm glad that I rediscovered it today - thanks to Richard Byrne at Free Technology for Teachers. This is a great resource for searching for images licensed for reuse.

Join me for a one or two- day workshop on Whole Brain Thinking: Cultivate 21st Century Creativity and Leadership at Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC Wednesday & Thursday, November 30 - December 1, 2011 or Thursday, May 31 or Thursday & Friday, May 31 - June 1, 2012 Times: 9 am - 5 pm Cost: One day $225 or Two days $350 (both are tax exempt) Recent surveys indicate skills in critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration and innovation are crucial for achieving success in a global economy.

Each element in the Periodic Table is explained in a YouTube video which you can access via a QR code. Very cool & creative use of QR codes.

This is REALLY cool. I love this Chris and will share it with many others. CLEVER. Bob

Props to Adrian D. He supposedly has it on either his office or classroom door. I found the link in his response to a student's query about it on his blog.

A blog where Warren Stokes publishes new mazes he has created. Every day! What a cool project. You really need to check out the amazing creativity of this site!

We create inspiring events that "... turn a roomful of strangers into friends." And ideas into action. MORE > With a fully immersive approach, we make the future relevant and playing big feel very tangible for brands looking for more. Creativity!!!

This is a wonderful short piece. Highly creative, interesting. It shows the integration of technology-art. Fascinating!

You will also like this RSA animate version of a talk by Sir Ken Robinson: http://youtu.be/zDZFcDGpL4U

A great source for inquiry based instruction and other teaching techniques, ideas, and conversation around creative instruction to improve student learning.

Reverse-engineering serendipity, or what ice skating collisions have to do with fish market romance. You might recall Sophie Blackall, known for her distinctive children's book illustration, as one of the brains and brushes behind these brilliant design makeovers of the mundane.

This section includes resources to help you facilitate the Challenge and provides a variety of enriching tools to integrate into your classroom instruction. Please take a look at the lesson plans, videos, reading passages, e-books, and more.

Part 1 of a new series by Edutopia

A really interesting article. MUST READ. Clearly, not the definitive piece on this question. More research in both areas. Interesting about IQs increasing since 1900, but then very interesting that assessments that measure creativity show a substantial decline over the past 20 years.