JANE PIIRTO is Trustees’ Distinguished Professor at Ashland University. Her doctorate is in educational leadership. She has worked with students pre-K to doctoral level as a teacher, administrator, and professor. She has published 11 books, both literary and scholarly, and many scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals and anthologies, as well as several poetry and creative nonfiction chapbooks. She has won Individual Artist Fellowships from the Ohio Arts Council in both poetry and fiction and is one of the few American writers listed as both a poet and a writer in the Directory of American Poets and Writers. She is a recipient of the Mensa Lifetime Achievement Award, of an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, was named an Ohio Magazine educator of distinction. In 2010 she was named Distinguished Scholar by the National Association for Gifted Children.
"VERY practical, on target for schools today--good balance of
theory with anecdotal connections."
"At first I was worried about the time involved. I discovered when
given 5 minutes. . . the time is a continuation to their work in
progress. Realizing that creativity does not have to consume large
chunks of time is more meaningful than tokens."
"I like the tone of the writing. It feels like there is a
conversation going on."
"I like the stories of famous people and how their creativity
influenced and changed their lives."
CREATIVITY FOR 21ST CENTURY SKILLS describes what many creative
people really do when they create. It focuses on the practical
applications of a theoretical approach to creativity training the
author has developed. Many suggestions for enhancing creativity
focus on ideas that are over 60 years old. This new approach may be
helpful for those seeking to develop 21st Century Skills of
creativity.
Five core attitudes (Naivet�, Risk-taking, Self-Discipline,
Tolerance for Ambiguity, and Group Trust), Seven I's (Inspiration,
Intuition, Improvisation, Imagination, Imagery, Incubation, and
Insight), and several General Practices--the use of ritual,
meditation, solitude, exercise, silence, and a creative attitude to
the process of life, with corresponding activities, are described,
discussed, and illustrated. A discussion of how to be creative
within an educational institution is also included.
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