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Book SynopsisThis book is about knowing when creative action is worth the risk and when it is not. This includes developing the awareness, courage, and confidence to support and take risks when it is beneficial to do so in the classroom. It also includes being able to recognize when certain risks should be avoided. The key is knowing when and how to take creative action in a way that not only makes sense for the situation at hand, but also stands to make a positive contribution to others. The aim of this book is to help you and your students identify the kinds of risks that are worth taking, better anticipate and navigate potential hazards associated with those risks, and maximize the potential benefits.
Trade ReviewWhen all is said and done about fostering creativity in young people, it is the attitudes, values, and skills of teachers and other caregivers that make sustainable differences in furthering this precious national resource. The practical guidance provided in this book make it nothing short of the definitive standard for delivering dynamic services for promoting creativity in all of our students. -- Joseph S. Renzulli, Distinguished Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut
At a time when creativity is in higher demand than ever before, this book recognizes the beautiful risk that educators and learners alike must take to cross the bridge from uncertainty to creative confidence. With concrete guidance – including action principles and clear classroom examples – this book paves a clear path for anyone interested in bringing greater creativity into their learning environment. -- Elisabeth McClure, PhD, Research Specialist in Creativity at The LEGO Foundation
Beautiful Risks is an erudite and accessible work that provides practical tools for teachers to identify and enact deliberate creativity in the classroom. With Beautiful Risks as a guide, you can create and capitalize on learning opportunities generated by your own and students’ unique perspectives and experiences. -- Beth Miller, Executive Director, Creative Education Foundation
Some creative risks are genuinely bad for everyone. Yet some are beautiful. In this beautiful risk of a book, Ronald Beghetto encourages risk, but guides us all to be better risk takers for maximum creativity and goodness inside and outside of the classroom. -- Scott Barry Kaufman, Barnard College, Columbia University
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Chapter 1 – Beautiful Risks Chapter 2 – The Beautiful Risk of a Creative Classroom Chapter 3 – The Beautiful Risk of Embracing Uncertainty Chapter 4 – The Beautiful Risk of Going Off-Script Chapter 5 – The Beautiful Risk of Planning Creative Openings Chapter 6 – The Beautiful Risk of Establishing Creative Learning Environments Chapter 7 – The Beautiful Risk of Assessing for Creativity Chapter 8 – The Beautiful Risk of Using Creative Curricula Epilogue References About the Author
