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Wednesday, September 27, 4-6:30 PM

The CCT Program takes pleasure in presenting one of the leading lights on teaching creativity!

Professor Anna Craft, University of Exeter, England and Harvard University visiting scholar, will present her work on Possibility Thinking which incorporates the context, immersion, and dispositions that are associated with imagination and playfulness as critical components of creative thinking. Possibility Thinking is argued to be at the heart of creativity, and can be seen as involving the intersecting elements of people, processes and domains. It involves problem finding as well as problem solving, and involves the shift from 'what is this' to 'what can I/we do with this?'

Empirical work on possibility thinking in early years and primary classrooms since 2002 suggests that Possibility Thinking involves teachers and learners in manifesting and developing a range of dispositions such as posing questions, making connections, taking risks and self-determination, in the context of an enabling context where learner agency is profiled, time and space are provided, and teachers engage in standing back, listening and observing so as to frame their interventions more appropriately.

Qualitative research methods, manifestations of Possibility Thinking by children, and pedagogical strategies used, will be included in Professor Craft's compelling presentation and lively discussion with the audience. Join us for this outstanding professional development event with implications for powerful teaching and learning at all levels!

Faculty Club, 11th floor, Healey Library

4:15-5:00 PM social: meet Professor Craft

5-6:30 presentation: Manifestations of Possibility Thinking By Children

Please RSVP soon: (617) 287-6523 or 6520 or www.cct.umb.edu