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Latest from the Blog!
Ignite Your Ideas – Podcast
Dr. Joanne Foster discusses fostering creativity in children through her book ‘Ignite Your Ideas.’ She highlights the importance of agency, effort, and exploration in enhancing children’s creative skills.
Building and Supporting Students’ Creativity
In her podcast, Dr. Joanne Foster discusses the role of creativity in education, sharing insights and strategies for nurturing student and teacher creativity from her book ‘Ignite Your Ideas.’
Creative Expression: A Source of Solace and Strength
In this article, Dr. Joanne Foster discusses how creativity can help children cope with difficult times, and she offers strategies to empower them to think and act—and to harness passions, resilience, and optimism for emotional well-being.
Mentorships and Kids
Dr. Joanne Foster explores mentorships. She describes their benefits, offers guidelines on how to structure a mentorship, reveals where to find a mentor, and addresses many considerations, including answering key questions for children and parents—and she provides resources, too. .
Reflective Habits of Mind—And Kids
Dr. Joanne Foster’s article on ‘Reflective Habits of Mind—and Kids’ emphasizes the importance of reflection in children’s development, discussing how it enhances intelligence, creativity, and personal growth.
What Drives Children’s Creativity? An Interview with Artist Rina Gottesman
Joanne Foster’s dialogue in ‘What Drives Children’s Creativity?’ explores the parallels in creativity between writers and artists, emphasizing the role of play, discovery, and spontaneity in nurturing children’s creative expression.