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  • 11/14 Interdisciplinary Creativity Brown Bag

    You are invited to our November Interdisciplinary Creativity Brown Bag 
     

    Killing Ideas Softly? The Promise and Peril of Creativity in Education Contexts

    Ronald Beghetto

    Neag School of Education 

    Friday, November 14th 2014, 12 – 1 pm

    School of Business Boardroom, Room 321

     

    Description

    Creativity is increasingly viewed as an important component of teaching and learning.  Valuing creativity is one thing, understanding how to successfully nurture it in classroom contexts is quite another.  In this presentation, Dr. Beghetto will discuss common  pitfalls when it comes to efforts aimed at supporting classroom creativity and highlight promising directions for addressing these challenges.

    Please, forward this invitation to your colleagues who may be interested in creativity!

    For more information, contact: Nora Madjar at nora.madjar@business.uconn.edu