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Fostering Creativity Within The Classroom, Donna C. Crossman
Fostering Creativity Within The Classroom, Donna C. Crossman
Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects
ABSTRACT
This project focuses deliberately bringing humor, magic, and Creative Problem Solving (CPS) tools into the classroom. The author aims to encourage creative talent by providing children with a refuge from the conventional limitations of the world and accepting their divergence while embracing their creative talents. The underlying techniques and skills for stimulating creativity within the classroom are examined and best ways to foster creativity within the educational systems are identified. The author focused on the following questions: (a) How might humor create a classroom community? (b) How might magic engage and create a positive learning environment for second grade …