Learning and Teaching Creative Cognition

Marjorie S. Schiering is a professor at Molloy College, hospital chaplain, and published author, international presenter on reciprocal thinking, creative-academic and social cognition, character development, motivation strategies, and children’s literature.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionPART ONECHAPTER ONE: Learning, Teaching, Thinking, and Creative CognitionCHAPTER TWO: Linear and Reciprocal Processes of CreativityCHAPTER THREE: Personal Perspectives on Creative CognitionCHAPTER FOUR: An Introduction: Creative Cognition’s Interactive Methodology and Book ReportCHAPTER FIVE: An Overview: IM and IBRCHAPTER SIX: Advantage Points of the IBR and Its Leadership BuildingCHAPTER SEVEN: A Guide to Learning and Teaching Creative CognitionCHAPTER EIGHT: Creative Cognition with Special Needs Children: Linking Learning Styles and the IBR CHAPTER NINE: Learning and Teaching Creative Cognition: The IBR’S Cognitive Collective: Thinking and FeelingCHAPTER TEN: Learning and Teaching Creative Cognition: The IBR’S Reciprocal Thinking PhasesCHAPTER ELEVEN: Learning and Teaching Creative Cognition: The IBR’S Reciprocal Feeling PhasesCHAPTER TWELVE: Using the IM and IBR: A Psychologist’s Perspective By: A, Cerruto, Ph.DPART TWOCHAPTER THIRTEEN: Creative Cognition, Neuroplasticity and IBR: A Scientist’s Perspective By H. Sasken, M.D. Mindfulness and Creativity By M. Russo, PH.DCHAPTER FOURTEEN: IBR Pages, Activities, and Use as an Assessment InstrumentCHAPTER FIFTEEN: Differentiated Instruction and Activities For the IBR PagesCHAPTER SIXTEEN: Differentiated Instruction with More ActivitiesCHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Four Topics Including Effects and Affects of IM and IBRPART THREECHAPTER EIGHTEEN: The Proof of the Pudding: IM and IBR in ActionCHAPTER NINETEEN: The Proof of the Pudding: ContinuedCHAPTER TWENTY: The Summation: A Research Study Involving the IM and IBR: Ecosystems and SustainabilityAfterwordBibliographyAbout the Author

This text is an excellent guide for both teachers and school librarians on how to integrate learning-through-play practices in their classroom or library. Schiering provides specific strategies for doing this and also comprehensively discusses the psychology and theory behind this method. Learning and Teaching Creative Cognition discusses different learning styles as well as how to use this technique for students with special needs. This resource will be a valuable tool for any professional collection for educators.