Creativity in gifted children / editor, Roya Klingner.

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CREATIVITY IN GIFTED CHILDREN ; CREATIVITY IN GIFTED CHILDREN ; CONTENTS; PREFACE ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; Chapter 1 LET'S FEED THE CLOUD DRAGONS: CREATING TIME IN GIFTED EDUCATION ; Abstract; A Perspective on Creativity; Creativity-Supporting Environments; Investing Time; Time for Artistic Creativity; When Is the Right Moment?; Time for Creative Problem Solving; Creative Problem Solving; Recent Research on Incubation; Doing Something Else; Boredom and Daydreaming; Mindfulness and Meditation; Sleep; Time for Other Creative Processes; Summary; Conclusion; Closing Thoughts ... ; References.

Chapter 2 INTO THE WOODS: CREATIVITY IN GIFTED CHILDREN Abstract; Introduction; What is the "Gift" in Giftedness?; Western Conceptions of Giftedness; General Intelligence as the Only Component in Giftedness; Adding Creativity to Determine Giftedness; Many Components in Giftedness: Non-Cognitive Skills and various Domains; Eastern Conceptions of Giftedness; Creativity; Defining Creativity; The Four P's; The Five A's; The Four C's; Creativity and Giftedness; Creative Giftedness and Going into the Woods; Schools and Creatively Gifted Students.

Inadequate Assessment Tools for Student Creativity = Cinderella's ShoesNeglected Creatively Gifted Students in the Classroom = Jack and his Magic Beans; Unequal Advantages in the School system = Prince's Horse; How to Nurture the Creativity of Gifted Students Alongside All Students; Cinderella: Response to Intervention (RTI) in Gifted Education; Developing Jack's Creativity: Student Creative Metacognition and Teacher Creativity Training; Little Red's Second Chance: Portfolio-Based Assessments and the Consensual Assessment Technique.

Giving the Prince's Mobility and Security to All: Investing in Educational InfrastructureConclusion: Moving towards 21st; Century Schools; References; Chapter 3 VIEWING CREATIVITY FROM A TALENT DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE ; Introduction; Defining Creativity; A Short History on Creativity Research; Creativity, Intelligence, and Talent Development; What the Literature Says about Domain General vs Domain Specific Creativity; Measuring Creativity; Divergent Thinking: The Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking; The Profile of Creative Abilities; Self-Report: Abedi Test of Creativity.

Teacher Checklist: The Gifted Rating Scales: Creativity Scale (GRS)The Consensual Assessment Technique; Can We Make Kids More Creative?; Early Intervention; Intervention Efforts; Training Programs; Enrichment Programs; Enrichment through the Environment; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 CREATIVITY AND STEM EDUCATION: PARADOX OR PRAXIS? ; Abstract; Introduction; Infusing Creativity into the STEM Curriculum; Aligning STEM Instruction with Lessons from the Creativity Literature; Glimpses of "Songs" and "Compositions" While Still "Learning the Scales"; The Synthesis and Design Studio.

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