{"product_id":"9781571100078","title":"WORKSHOP OF THE POSSIBLE","description":"\u003cp\u003eCreativity is not simply a force that nourishes the arts: it is a way of thinking, a way of making use of the curriculum content taught in every classroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Workshop of the Possible,\u003c\/i\u003e Ruth Hubbard documents what children can do and how teachers can create classroom environments that promote children's many strengths. She describes ways to develop children's creativity in classrooms that respect their amazing abilities. This book is especially valuable for those teachers who want to integrate a child-centered curriculum beyond reading and writing; while grounded in holistic and constructivist literacy theory, it goes beyond language arts into math and science, into children conducting research and problem solving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes this book so valuable to teachers is its emphasis on application, with such features as:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einterviews with children in the midst of the creative process;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edetailed teaching strategies for fostering creativity;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esamples of students' work in science, math, social studies, and art to show the development of their thinking;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea portfolio of color photos that shows what an innovative classroom can look like.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeachers will appreciate the numerous examples from inside classrooms, stressing issues that teachers and students confront and problems that arise and must be solved, even such nuts-and-bolts matters as classroom layouts and schedules.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stenhouse Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49787422638320,"sku":"9781571100078","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781571100078","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}