What If?

<p>If a fundamental goal of schooling is to prepare young people for the unknowable future why do we assign students so many clearly defined tasks with predetermined solutions?</p><p>According to educator and creativity expert Ronald A. Beghetto the best way to unleash students' problem solving and creativity--and thus prepare them to face real-world problems--is to incorporate complex challenges that teach students to respond productively to uncertainty. In this thought-provoking book Beghetto explains<ul><li>How to foster possibility thinking to help students open up their thinking in creative sometimes counterintuitive ways.</li><li>The process of <em>lesson unplanning </em> a way of transforming existing lessons activities and assignments into more complex classroom challenges.</li><li>Four basic action principles that teachers and students can use to design and solve complex challenges both inside and outside the classroom.</li><li>The steps for creating <em>legacy challenges</em> which require students to identify a problem develop a solution and ensure that their work makes a lasting contribution.</li></ul><p>With planning forms and detailed sample activities this practical guide will enable teachers at every grade level to design a full range of challenges in any subject area. Invite uncertainty into your classroom--and discover what your students are capable of.