The essay geekOne week the class brainstormed to name as many types of birds as possible. Another week they thought of ways to communicat
using suggestions from the book began engaging his students in activities for 30 minutes each Friday afternoon. One week the class brainstormed to name as many types of birds as possible. Another week they thought of ways to communicate with an alien. Another Friday they made all the pictures they could think of out of squares. After several weeks Mr. Castiglione began to question whether these activities were a good use of class time. He had seen little evidence of improvement in students art or writing.1. Were the activities Mr. Castiglione chose divergent or convergent?2. What was wrong with his approach?3. If the activities were divergent why didnt they increase the students creativity?4. Explain how you could modify Mr. Castigliones curriculum to better encourage the students creativity.5. Write a short description of an integrated curriculum unit for either art or language arts that Mr. Castiglione could use with his students.6. Why in your opinion was Mr. Castigliones application of creative activities less than successful with his students?7. Does Mr. Castigliones experience remind you of any personal experience in your life as a student or in your work as a teacher? Be specific in your reply. Feb 07 2021
