Everyday Creativity: Spaces and Places for Ideas to Flourish

Autor/inn/en	Bloom, Paula Jorde; Hentschel, Ann
Titel	Everyday Creativity: Spaces and Places for Ideas to Flourish
Quelle	In: Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, (2012) 206, S.10-15 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1946-0406
Schlagwörter	Creativity; Work Environment; Early Childhood Education; Child Care; Child Care Centers; Reflection + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kreativität; Arbeitsmilieu; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum
Abstract	In an era of early learning standards, packaged curriculums, and state quality rating systems, many directors lament that the accountability movement has sapped the creativity out of their programs. They say their teachers feel constricted, as though their own good ideas just don't matter anymore. Not true. In fact, it's more vital than ever to promote learning environments where staff find their own voice and become innovative in their work with children. But a spirit of creativity and vibrancy in programs doesn't just happen; it has to be cultivated. Directors are in an influential role to rev up their center's creativity quotient. Their words and their actions can encourage or stifle experimentation and their teachers' willingness to look at their classroom practices in new and innovative ways. So how can they help bring those sparks of creativity back into their program? It all comes down to being intentional about providing the time, the physical space, and the emotional climate to create a work environment where new ideas can flourish. This article offers some things to think about. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10