creative thinking

In a story told entirely in similes, Rufus the fox is behaving strangely, but for a very good reason. Includes a definition of simile and suggestions for writing a simile story.

Higher, thinking strategies, thought-provoking topics, and stimulating mental challenges.

Outlines the 'Accelerated Learning' method of instruction which is designed for easy and quick acquisition and retention of information.

Dancer and choreographer Twyla Tharp examines creativity, focusing on the role of routine and habit in the creative process, and presents over thirty exercises designed to help people develop their creative impulses.

Presents a look at what it means to comprehend, with regard to literacy instruction, identifying dimensions and outcomes of understanding, encouraging teachers to focus on essential content and use research-based teaching and learning strategies over long periods of time, and to give students many opportunities to apply those concepts.

Provides graphic organizer templates, model lessons, and samples of students' work designed to help teachers improve their students' thinking processes.

Reveals how Toyota has encouraged its employees at every level, from the factory floor to the corporate suites, to develop innovative ideas that will help the company and the world at large.

A collection of more than ninety puzzles that require the reader to study the problem from many different angles in order to find the solution.

Thinking About Almost Everything brings together original thinking on a staggering range of topics across the sciences, arts and humanities, grouped into nine imaginative and sometimes startling thematic categories. The short (often just one-page) essays are written in a lively and accessible style, and the book is illustrated with original and challenging images. Thinking About Almost Everything shows how even the most intricate and complex knowledge can enliven public curiosity and spark new thinking on issues either known or yet to be discovered.