Unlocked. Katie While

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: White, Katie, 1970- author.

      Title: Unlocked : assessment as the key to everyday creativity in the classroom / Katie White.

      Description: Bloomington, IN : Solution Tree Press, 2018. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2018030288 | ISBN 9781947604513 (perfect bound)

      Subjects: LCSH: Learning--Evaluation. | Students--Rating of. | Creative ability--Study and teaching. | Motivation in education.

      Classification: LCC LB3051 .W48847 2018 | DDC 371.26--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018030288

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      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      After every venture into the realm of writing, it is important for me to stand back and acknowledge the experiences and the relationships that have led to a single book. For this work in particular, the words merely attempt to capture what feels like a lifetime of creative learning alongside the people in my life.

      First of all, I must acknowledge my art students. I started teaching art classes when I was eighteen years old, and all the years of working with young artists have taught me so much about the creative process—how it flourishes and how it collapses in on itself. I am so grateful for all the children, youth, and adults who helped me figure out how to encourage innovation and risk taking while still having fun.

      I also wish to acknowledge other groups of students. There were those who sat in my mathematics classes when I tried zany ways of making sense of things. There were students who learned alongside me in science classes when we tried, failed, and tried again. There were the students who trusted me in English language arts classes as we explored ways to write well, weaving stories out of life’s experiences. Teachers are learners first, and I am so grateful for all the learning I did in my classrooms over the years. Creativity followed me everywhere, and my students were always up for the challenge.

      I have to acknowledge the Solution Tree team, who exercise tremendous patience as I work through my own creative process. Always thorough and encouraging, and always helping me bring a coherent message to my work, I thank this team for everything they do, from editing, to cover design, to publicity. This book would not be a book without you.

      Lastly, I have to acknowledge my highly creative family, who not only live with but also support my creative inclinations every day. From my mom, who is the most creative person I know, to my literary father, to my musician husband, to my incredibly creative daughters (in pretty much every way possible), my life is full and rich and wonderful because of you.

      Solution Tree Press would like to thank the following reviewers:

      Kristi Bundy

      Sixth-Grade Teacher

      Ashland-Greenwood Middle School

      Ashland, Nebraska

      Jeff Byrnes

      Principal

      Mountain Meadow Elementary School

      Buckley, Washington

      Sarah Carter

      Mathematics Teacher

      Coweta High School

      Coweta, Oklahoma

      Megan Grube

      Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology

      Grand Isle Supervisory Union

      North Hero, Vermont

      Kathy Nimmer

      English Teacher, Constructional Coach

      William Henry Harrison High School

      West Lafayette, Indiana

      Amber Webb

      Stage I Teacher

      The Roeper School

      Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

      Tracy Williams

      Principal

      W.G. Mallett School

      Farmington, Maine

      Visit go.SolutionTree.com/assessment to download the free reproducibles in this book.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Reproducible pages are in italics.

       About the Author

       Introduction

       About This Book

       Creativity and Assessment

       How This Book Will Explore Creativity Through Assessment

       Final Thoughts