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August 31, 2009 Brainstorming: What do do and what NOT to do By: Cooper-Hewitt N. from New York, NY Comments: 4 See the video. Great examples for what to do and what to avoid. This will give me a little guidance in helping my first grade students understand how to brainstorm.

August 31, 2009

Brainstorming: What do do and what NOT to do

By: Cooper-Hewitt N. from New York, NY
Comments: 4

See the video. Great examples for what to do and what to avoid. This will give me a little guidance in helping my first grade students understand how to brainstorm.

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Posted By: Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum On: 8/14/2009 3:22:50 PM Brainstorming is an important part of the design process. Check out this article on how to and how NOT to brainstorm: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/creativityrulz/200908/brainstorming-what-do-do-and-what-not-do
Posted By: Millie Curley On: 8/25/2009 9:52:51 AM After reading the article you recommended I decided to put it in "my little box of tricks" for the upcoming school year. Working with reluctant students as Freshmen from varying places they have a difficult time working together in any fashion. I really liked the suggestion for taking the thinking over the top and the opening exercise was priceless!
Posted By: Gwynne Richards On: 8/30/2009 10:18:03 AM The article about brainstorming provided me with timely information about what brainstorming is and is not. One of the first things I've planned to do with my students this year is to review the brainstorming process. The simple role-playing described in the article sounds like the perfect learning activity, and I am looking forward to using it. The two videos in the article were also interesting, and as I viewed them, I considered whether I'd show them to my students as additional reinforcement. However, I think that the role-playing followed by a discussion of each situation and how they differed would be more useful to my students. I feel this discussion would lead to a more valid list of Brainstorming Do's and Don'ts than having the guidelines presented in the videos would.
Posted By: Rosalind Allen On: 8/31/2009 8:02:27 PM See the video. Great examples for what to do and what to avoid. This will give me a little guidance in helping my first grade students understand how to brainstorm.

Posted By: Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
On: 8/14/2009 3:22:50 PM

Brainstorming is an important part of the design process. Check out this article on how to and how NOT to brainstorm: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/creativityrulz/200908/brainstorming-what-do-do-and-what-not-do

Posted By: Millie Curley
On: 8/25/2009 9:52:51 AM

After reading the article you recommended I decided to put it in "my little box of tricks" for the upcoming school year. Working with reluctant students as Freshmen from varying places they have a difficult time working together in any fashion. I really liked the suggestion for taking the thinking over the top and the opening exercise was priceless!

Posted By: Gwynne Richards
On: 8/30/2009 10:18:03 AM

The article about brainstorming provided me with timely information about what brainstorming is and is not. One of the first things I've planned to do with my students this year is to review the brainstorming process. The simple role-playing described in the article sounds like the perfect learning activity, and I am looking forward to using it. The two videos in the article were also interesting, and as I viewed them, I considered whether I'd show them to my students as additional reinforcement. However, I think that the role-playing followed by a discussion of each situation and how they differed would be more useful to my students. I feel this discussion would lead to a more valid list of Brainstorming Do's and Don'ts than having the guidelines presented in the videos would.

Posted By: Rosalind Allen
On: 8/31/2009 8:02:27 PM

See the video. Great examples for what to do and what to avoid. This will give me a little guidance in helping my first grade students understand how to brainstorm.

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