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I am a huge Kathy Schrock fan.  Who isn’t?  Her work with Bloom’s Taxonomy inspires me to think about higher order thinking, creativity, teaching and learning in new ways.  My favourite ‘Kathy moment’ was seeing her Bloom’s cogs (below), visualising...

Check out this amazing gallery of digital prints. Students created lino prints based on images of cut fruit and vegetables, photographed their images and then used a variety of iPad apps in creative workflows to manipulate them. The resulting compositions are diverse and complex....

“The latest findings from the real neuroscience of creativity suggest that the right brain/left brain distinction is not the right one when it comes to understanding how creativity is implemented in the brain. Creativity does not involve a single brain region or single side...

Creativity is under threat. According to Theresa Amabile, creativity is killed off more often than it is supported…but it has immense value. ” For the most part, this isn’t because managers have a vendetta against creativity. On the contrary, most believe in the value...

Children Learn Through Art Explore this wonderful list of skills and attributes that students aquuire as they learn through art.  It’s a great affirmation of the value of the arts in education from Lila Lasky and Rose Mukerji. Physical/Perceptual Development Visual...

Another thought-provoking article from Katrina Schwartz… Some of the key ideas for me include: * Devices used to consume art can also allow students to create, often with little or no instruction.  There is a link here to self-driven production beyond formal educational...

Just a little visual reminder of the great ’10 Lessons the Arts Teach’ from Elliot Eisner. Inspirational stuff for art teachers. If you liked this poster, check out these snippets – more from the great mind of Elliot Eisner.

A great TED Talk on the power of doodling…yes, really! ” There is a powerful cultural norm against doodling in settings where we are supposed to learn. Visual specialist Sunni Brown wants to bring back the “do” in “doodle,” and is leading the Doodle Revolution. In...

What is creativity? Let’s hear from Sir Ken Robinson, one of the leading voices on this subject. “I define creativity as the process of having original ideas that have value. Creative work in any field often passes through typical phases. Sometimes what you end up...

Check out a few of my favourite ideas, clips and music videos as starting points for exploring the relationship between visual art and music. ‘The Motorway’ blends dots and dabs of paint with clever film making techniques to really ‘paint the music’....