"Creativity is not an option, it is a necessity" - Sir Ken Robinson.  I completely agree that life is not an entirely linear experience, yet schools treat it as if it is...

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/01/sir-ken-robinson-fostering-creativity-in-education-is-not-an-option/

From my Mentor, Elliot Eisner: "What I think many of us want is not only a form of educational practice whose features,  so to speak, "design us, " but a form of educational practice that enables students learn how to design themselves.  Thus it might be said that at its best education is a process of learning how to become the architect of our own education." from "What Can Education Learn From the Arts About the Practice of Education?"

I was introduced to some new terms recently that I just love - "eduvators"and "solutionaries"  to describe innovative educators!  Pass them along!

Hello Wholemindesign friends,
We have been talking to you about our class, Educators as Designers, and are excited about the response.  We are also excited about our new space, Wholemindesign Studio for Teaching and Learning. Take a look at the course offerings tab on the site to learn more about what is happening at the Studio this summer.  Hope to see you there!

Katie and Diane

SURVEY FOR ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS

Calling all artists and designers! Would you take 5 minutes to tell me about your experience as a student in school? The survey is anonymous and easy to complete. You can email me at Katrin@wholemindesign.com to find out the results if you want to. Thanks for your help!


Click here to take survey

Want to go whiteboarding? (or green boarding if you are a wholemindesign fan!)

http://fnoschese.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/the-2-interactive-whiteboard/

Feeling Too Creative Lately

Feeling too creative lately? This should help.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsyAtkjYcEk