The May/June 2014 Knowledge Quest theme is Creativity and Innovation. In order to stay ahead of the curve, school librarians must be creative and innovative in their approach to their programs. This issue discusses what creativity is and how school librarians can take creativity to action in their programs.
About the Guest Editor
Jami Lynn Jones is associate professor in the Department of Information and Library Science at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Her research focus is teen resilience and creativity. She is the creator of the Florida Association for Media in Education’s Amanda Award that recognizes school librarians who develop programs that build the self-esteem and resilience of teens. Her most recent book, coedited with Lori Flint, is The Creative Imperative: School Librarians and Teachers Cultivating Curiosity Together (Libraries Unlimited 2013).
Read the Guest Editor column, “Caution: Nurturing Creativity Is Not for the Faint of Heart.”
Listen to a podcast interview with Jami about the issue on “Creativity and Innovation.”
Knowledge Quest, Volume 42, No. 5 – Creativity and Innovation
Features
Converging Paths: Creativity Research and Educational Practice
By Michael Hanchett Hanson
Creating a STEM-Literate Society
By Mirah J. Dow
Fear No Creativity
By Gail Bush
From Rhetoric to Reality: Designing Activities to Foster Creativity
By David H. Cropley
Supporting Creativity in School Libraries: Finding, Sharing, and Connecting
By Melissa Techman
Making Students More Curious
By Daniel Willingham
Learning to Love the Questions: How Essential Questions Promote Creativity and Deep Learning
By Jeffrey D. Wilhelm
Making the 4Ps as Important as the 4Rs
By Theresa Dirndorfer Anderson
Creativity in an Assessment-Driven Environment
By Carolyn Coil
Proud Readers Own What’s Learned
By Jessica Fink Tucker
Creativity through “Maker” Experiences and Design Thinking in the Education of Librarians
By Leanne Bowler
Strategies to Create Lifelong Readers
By Amanda Galliton
How Creativity Came to Reside in the Land of the Gifted (and How to Move It into a New Neighborhood)
By Lori J. Flint
Developing a Campus Culture of Reading
By Naomi Bates
Columns
Technology Quest Column
iCivics—A Fun Way to Enhance Learning
By Sabrina Carnesi
L4L Column
Creative Spaces: Flexible Environments for the 21st-Century Learner
By Jennifer Helfrich
CBC Column
Writing Historical Fiction (Or How Research and Creativity Go Hand in Hand)
By Makiia Lucier
Departments
President’s Column
Pioneers, Settlers, and Sticks-in-the-Mud
By Gail K. Dickinson
Guest Editor Column
Caution: Nurturing Creativity Is Not for the Faint of Heart
By Jami Jones
Author: Meg Featheringham, KQ Editor
Meg Featheringham is responsible for the development and production of the AASL journal, Knowledge Quest. When not working at AASL, Meg enjoys playing euchre, attending concerts and plays, spending time with family and friends, and reading (of course).
Categories: KQ Content
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