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""The reality is that to survive in a fast-changing world you need to be creative," says Gerard J. Puccio, chairman of the International Center for Studies in Creativity at Buffalo State College, which has the nation's oldest creative studies program, having offered courses in it since 1967. "That is why you are seeing more attention to creativity at universities," he says. "The marketplace is demanding it." Critical thinking has long been regarded as the essential skill for success, but it's not enough, says Dr. Puccio. Creativity moves beyond mere synthesis and evaluation and is, he says, "the higher order skill." This has not been a sudden development. Nearly 20 years ago "creating" replaced "evaluation" at the top of Bloom's Taxonomy of learning objectives. In 2010 "creativity" was the factor most crucial for success found in an I.B.M. survey of 1,500 chief executives in 33 industries."

Ritchhart will explore why and how integrating art in the classroom fosters powerful learning opportunities and promotes creative teaching. Ritchhart is a Senior Research Associate at Project Zero where his work focuses on such issues as teaching for understanding, the development of intellectual character, creative teaching, making students' thinking visible, and the development of school and classroom culture. His research and writings have informed the work of schools, school systems, and museums throughout the world.

Ideas for teaching how to teach visible thinking

Ideas for teaching how to teach visible thinking

"Etching as a printmaking medium emerged in the early 16th century in Germany and Italy, but its full creative potential only was realized with Rembrandt Harmensz. Van Rijn's activity as an etcher from 1630 to 1661. This exhibition of 45 works, drawn primarily from the MFA's collection,..."

This family-oriented art resource introduces children to more than 50 great artists and their work, with corresponding activities and explorations that inspire artistic development, focused looking, and creative writing. Grouped around seven general themes, the book highlights works from different time periods to encourage comparisons among them. We hope the book will inspire children to develop "an eye for art."

This family-oriented resource brings together in one lively, activity-packed book a selection of forty art features from the National Gallery of Art's popular quarterly NGAkids. Each feature introduces an artist and several works from the Gallery's collections and is paired with activities to inspire creative writing, focused looking, and artistic development in children ages 7 and up. Seven child-friendly chapters ranging from studying nature to breaking traditions are populated with a wide spectrum of artists, art mediums, nationalities, and time periods. This is an attractive gathering of art and information from the nation's collection that lends itself to family enjoyment, classroom instruction, and homeschooling for the young. Artists included: Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Romare Bearden, Osias Beert the Elder, George Bellows, Alexander Calder, Canaletto, Mary Cassatt, Chuck Close, John Constable, John Singleton Copley, Jasper Francis Cropsey, Edgar Degas, André Derain, Dan Flavin, Fra Angelico, Fra Filippo Lippi, Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, Andy Goldsworthy, Martin Johnson Heade, Willem Claesz Heda, Winslow Homer, Jacob Lawrence, Leonardo da Vinci, Roy Lichtenstein, Édouard Manet, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Claude Monet, Thomas Moran, Georgia O'Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Martin Puryear, Raphael, Rembrandt van Rijn, Diego Rivera, Peter Paul Rubens, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Jan Steen, Wayne Thiebaud, Joseph Mallord William Turner, Johannes Vermeer, Elisabeth Vigee-LeBrun, and Rogier van der Weyden