Creativity

Science fiction is a great entry point for helping elementary and middle school students think about science in new ways.

When students focus on what they can see, hear, touch, taste, and smell in a work of art, their imaginations—and their essay-writing skills—take flight.

The possibilities for creating a sensory path to give students a movement break are endless. Here’s what schools across the country are doing.

Fear stifles creativity. By making space for the exchange of high-quality, low-stakes feedback, you can encourage the right kind of risk-taking.

From Alma Thomas to Jean-Michel Basquiat and Augusta Savage, here are eight remarkable artists to talk about in class—and art projects inspired by their work.

Play-based learning can help older students remember new material and transfer their learning from one context to another.

Encouraging student-led exploration and performance can help make Shakespeare’s plays accessible and fun for middle schoolers.

Though they have the potential to excel in many fields, we’re neglecting a large body of students with a unique set of skills.

To help students be more creative and become innovators, teachers must first nurture their own creativity.

Teachers can ignite students’ enthusiasm for writing with creative assignments based on the books they love to read.

Creating memes and cartoons around mathematical concepts and themes helps students realize how much they’ve learned.

Structuring a school around the arts can help students excel academically and develop social and emotional skills.

Helping high school students understand that math has useful applications in their lives can boost their engagement in learning.