{"id":3930,"date":"2011-11-17T06:00:44","date_gmt":"2011-11-17T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/?p=3930"},"modified":"2019-03-27T14:27:42","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T19:27:42","slug":"understanding-and-dealing-with-creative-thinkers-in-the-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/understanding-and-dealing-with-creative-thinkers-in-the-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding and Dealing with Creative Thinkers in the Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/professionallearningboard.com\/blog\/\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"check_out_the_new_blog\" title=\"Check Out the New Blog\" alt=\"Check Out the New Blog\"  src=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/images\/check_out_the_new_blog.jpg\"><\/a> <span style=\"font-size: small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/1117creative-thinkers.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3931\" style=\"border: 4px solid black;margin: 5px 30px\" src=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/1117creative-thinkers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>A master of adaptation, the mind of creative thinkers often races in many different directions, and it can seem as if this learner forgets how to be a team player. When this learner becomes enthusiastic about tackling highly individualized pursuits, it is important for an educator to practice patience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">Often, these students think so far outside the box that few rubrics can comply with their need for diversity in assessment! In fact, a teacher of creative thinkers might question whether mastery is the goal or the means for these learners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">Some suggestions for teacher working with learners like this include the following.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Consider the acquisition of knowledge to be a launching pad, not an end in itself.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Remember that these students have a need to develop concepts in depth.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Validate the fact that they approach problem-solving in different ways.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Know that the correct answer response may have little importance for this learner.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">How do you cater to learners like this in your classroom?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>From Professional Learning Board\u2019s online continuing education course for teachers:<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/gifted-learners-in-the-classroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Differentiation for Gifted Learners in the Classroom<\/a><span style=\"font-size: small\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>  A master of adaptation, the mind of creative thinkers often races in many different directions, and it can seem as if this learner forgets how to be a team player. When this learner becomes enthusiastic about tackling highly individualized pursuits, it is important for an educator to practice patience.<br \/>\nOften, these students think so [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1335,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,38],"tags":[55,381,351,264],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3930"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1335"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3930"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3930\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24786,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3930\/revisions\/24786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}