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For Further Study

1. Reflect upon what you would like to do to awaken or reawaken
aspec ts of your own inner gen ius. Look over your mem ori es of peak
lea rni ng experien ces, act ivities that you arc most passiona te abo ut in
your current life. and th ings vou'd like to do in the futu re it given the
t ime and oppo rtunity, C hoose o ne or two of these and begin lining th em.
After some ti me, check in wit h co lleagues who are engaged in the ir own
process of gen ius explo ration and share your expe rienc es with them.
2. What arc some experiences or materials that you've exposed yo ur
students to th at ha ve created spec ial mom ents of jo y, cu riosity, playful-
ness, humor, or o th er q uali ties of genius ?Loo k over the list ofsuggestions
above and add yo ur o wn ideas to th em . T hen try out one or two new
possibilit ies with your class and sha re the responses with co lleagues.
.3 . W hat pan s o f your curre nt c lassroom sett ing sho w aspects of the
genial cl imat e described in t his sect ion! W hat othe r d ime nsions of a
gen ial cl ima te wo uld vcu like to inco rpo rat e int o yo ur classroo m !
C hoose one of thes e to focus on and spe nd so me rime explo ring ways to
integrate it into yo ur program (e.g., expe rime nt with a "test-free zone"
in your c lassroom).
4. Describe each of your students in terms of one or more of the 12
q ualities of gen ius descri bed in thi s. hook. T h en , add to th is. description
aspect s of one or more of the eight intell igences from the theory of
m ult iple in te lligences or another learning mod e l th at celebrates d iffer-
ent ways of kn ow ing a nd learn ing. Add o the r gifrs, no matt er how
insigni fica nt th ey may ini tially appear. Fina lly, put all these g i fr~
toget her in Cl "gen ius description " for each of your students. S rarr with
one or two students who have had part ic ular d ifficul ty func tio ning in
school, and then work your way throu gh the who le class over a pe riod
o f weeks or mo nths.
 SELECTED RESOURCES

Awakening Your Child's Natural Genius: Enhancing Curiosity, Creativity, and Learning
Ability, by Thomas Armstrong.New York :Tarcher/Putnam , 1991. Practical guide
for parents and teachers that includ es ch apt ers on creative approaches to music,
art, history, science, math, and reading.

C reative Education Foundation , 1050 Uni on Rd., Buffalo, NY 14224 ; 716-675-3 181;
fax: 716-675-3209. Publishes yearly catalog of resources on crea tivity for educa-
tors.

Experiences in Visual Thinking, by Robert H. McKim. Boston , MA : PSW Engineering,

1980. A marvelous collection of exerci ses for st imulating inventiveness and the
imagina tion.

The Humor Project , 110 Spring St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866; 800-225-0330. Has
a mail-order service for resources on humor and creat ivity in th e classroom , holds
an annual internati on al conference, publishes the periodical Laughing Matters,
and holds workshops and semina rs worldwid e.

The Official Museum Directory, R. R. Bowker, P.O. Box 1001, Summit, N] 07902-1001 ;
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ch ildren's museums, history museums, planet ariums, zoos, science and n atur al
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Powers of Ten (film, 9 minutes), Cha rles and Ray Eames, produce rs, 1978. Pyramid
Film and Video, Box 1048, 280 1 Co lorado Ave ., Santa Moni ca, C A 9040 6;
800-421-2304. $ 125 (purchase) ; $60 (rental for educators ). Takes th e viewer on
a journ ey int o micro- and macro-worlds (from subato mic particles to th e uni -
verse) by powers of ten . A brilliant film th at evokes won der in its viewers.

Workman Publishing Co., 708 Broadway, New York , NY 10003; 212-254-5900 ,

800-722- 7202. Publishes books and mat erials for kids cove ring a wide ran ge of
areas from juggling and h armoni ca playing to science and history studies (in -
cluding a do-it -yourself time capsule) .

Zephyr Press, 33 16 N. C ha pel Ave., P.O. Box 66006-LA, Tucson , AZ 85728-6006 .

Publishes books and materi als covering each of the eight intelligence s in multiple
int elligen ces th eory.

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