Crushing ICE

21st-century educators face a new frontier beyond the boundaries of traditional teaching practice and pedagogical praxis. Imagination Creativity Education (ICE) creates fresh opportunities for teachers who are committed to genuine empowering experiential learning.<br /><br />In Crushing ICE: Short-on-Theoretical Long-on-Practical Approaches to Imagination Creativity Education teachers will discover how to: <br /> - take risks and transition with confidence from conventional to imaginative and creative approaches<br /> - promote collaborative learning<br /> - enrich the efficacy esteem and identity of learners<br /> - implement learning-centred strategies activities and practices informed by diverse theoretical perspectives<br /> - advance meaningful inquiry and relational learning that engages learners at a deep level<br /><br />Every day teachers-confronted with student exceptionalities multi-age groupings overemphasis on provincial standardized testing and intransigent administrative practices and directives-struggle to promote curiosity imagination creativity innovation creative process and risk-taking in their classrooms. ICE teaches a practical alternative approach that recognizes the importance of these constructs within the self as teacher the other as learner and all together in a community of learnership.<br /><br />An exposition of ICE Crushing ICE shows educators how to challenge the status quo enroute to fostering innovative learning in regular courses visual-arts performing arts and educational transitions.<br /><br />This book is an instructional resource text focused on pre-service and in-service teachers for creativity-based education. Crushing ICE is a unique compilation of scholarly yet practical writings by nationally and internationally recognized teachers and teacher educators who present a predominantly pan-Canadian perspective. It can equally serve as a supplementary text or core text in university courses.