{"product_id":"what-if-building-students-problem-solving-skills-through-complex-challenges-9781416626411","title":"What If?: Building Students' Problem-Solving Skills Through Complex Challenges","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf a fundamental goal of schooling is to prepare young people for the unknowable future, why do we assign students so many clearly defined tasks with predetermined solutions?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to educator and creativity expert Ronald A. Beghetto, the best way to unleash students' problem solving and creativity--and thus prepare them to face real-world problems--is to incorporate complex challenges that teach students to respond productively to uncertainty. In this thought-provoking book, Beghetto explains\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to foster possibility thinking to help students open up their thinking in creative, sometimes counterintuitive ways.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe process of \u003cem\u003elesson unplanning, \u003c\/em\u003e a way of transforming existing lessons, activities, and assignments into more complex classroom challenges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour basic action principles that teachers and students can use to design and solve complex challenges both inside and outside the classroom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe steps for creating \u003cem\u003elegacy challenges\u003c\/em\u003e, which require students to identify a problem, develop a solution, and ensure that their work makes a lasting contribution.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith planning forms and detailed sample activities, this practical guide will enable teachers at every grade level to design a full range of challenges in any subject area. Invite uncertainty into your classroom--and discover what your students are capable of.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeghetto, Ronald A.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRonald A. Beghetto\u003c\/strong\u003e is an internationally recognized expert on creativity in educational settings. He is professor of educational psychology in the Neag School of Education and director of the Innovation House at the University of Connecticut. He is editor-in-chief of the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Creative Behavior\u003c\/em\u003e and a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts. Dr. Beghetto has published seven books and more than 100 articles and scholarly book chapters on creative and innovative approaches to teaching, learning, and leadership in schools and classrooms. He speaks and provides workshops around the world on issues related to helping teachers and instructional leaders develop new and transformative possibilities for classroom teaching, learning, and leadership in K-12 and higher education settings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ASCD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51346502844690,"sku":"9781416626411","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8796dc5e-224e-48d6-bb42-9dd8d8906b0e.jpg?v=1749047567","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-if-building-students-problem-solving-skills-through-complex-challenges-9781416626411","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}