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Chinese Take - Out Menu Lesson. Problem solving v. problem definition Moving from teacher-centered to student-centered learning The creative aspects of planning a lesson – share the fun!.
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Chinese Take-Out Menu Lesson • Problem solving v. problem definition • Moving from teacher-centered to student-centered learning • The creative aspects of planning a lesson – share • the fun! Teaching for problem solving is a skill that arts teachers are familiar with, but how about developing Teaching for problem solving is a skill that arts teachers are familiar with, but how about developing Teaching for problem solving is a skill that arts teachers are familiar with, but how about developing problem-defining skills in our students? problem-defining skills in our students? problem-defining skills in our students?
Aspects of creative problem solving: Creative visualization Creative Invention Conceptual Synthesis Structured Imagination Insight, fixation, incubation
Creative visualization Combination play Creative Invention Function follows form Conceptual Synthesis Creative discovery - metaphor
Structured Imagination Classification of forms Insight, fixation, incubation Forgetting for awhile often leads to new ideas
Glued Stapled Sewn Brads Tape Drawn Painted Same size Multi-sized Different angles Overlapping Not touching 90o turns Alternating 2 shapes _________ __________ Painting Drawing Sculpture Photography Installation Computer graphic Kinetic Print ________ Shapes Squares Circles Triangles Blobs Faces Keys Tools Car parts _______ _______ Monochromatic Primary Secondary Complementary Analogous Warm/cool __________ __________
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