Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. 1. Do you know a creative person? Do friends describe you as creative? What are the characteristics of creativity that you see in people you know? 2. Think of a school-related problem - a fear, a challenge, a sticky situation, or a roadblock. You will be asked to write it on the board on your way to a break.

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. 1. Peer Planner Check 2. Turn it in! 1. Homework to be turned in this week: Planner, Portfolio

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.  Get into your Multiple Intelligence strengths  If you are alone, you go to your 2 nd, etc.  Turn to pg 82  Choose ONE of the activities from YOUR group strengths and do it for Chpt 3. Take notes on it, and turn it in. Reflect on whether it worked for you or not.  Example: Musical people may choose to perform a song/rap that uses terms/definitions from the chapter.

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Keys to Success, Sixth Edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.  Successfully Intelligent Thinking Means Asking and Answering Questions  Successfully Intelligent Thinking Requires Purpose and Drive

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Successful Intelligence is the ability to acquire, develop, and apply analytical, creative, and practical skills to achieve personal goals.

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.  Have a can-do attitude.  Actively seek out role models. They also observe people who fail, note why they fail, and then make sure they do things differently.  Realize that the environment in which they find themselves may or may not enable them to make the most of their talents.  Seek to perform in ways that not only are competent but also distinguish them from ordinary performers.

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.  Gather Information  Analyze and Clarify Information  Evaluate Information

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.  Break information into parts  Separate the ideas  Compare and contrast  Examine cause and effect  Look for themes, patterns, and categories  Examine whether examples support ideas  Distinguish fact from opinion  Examine perspective and assumptions

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. A Statement of Fact is information presented as objectively real and verifiable.  A Statement of Opinion is a belief, conclusion, or judgment that is inherently difficult, and sometimes impossible, to verify. Take a Look at Key 4.2 (pt 107) Grab a partner, read and make sure you understand pg 107 Then, complete the handout “Wolves: Fact or Opinion”

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.  Brainstorming – “Divergent Thinking”  Take a New and Different Look  Set the Stage for Creativity  Take Risks

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Some possible definitions include:  Combining existing elements in an innovative way to create a new purpose or result  The ability to generate new ideas from looking at how things are related  The ability to make unusual connections – to view information in quirky ways that bring about unique results

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.  Choose, or create, environments that free your mind. Find places that energize you. Play music that moves you. Seek out people who inspire you.  Be curious. Try something new and different. Seek out new experiences.  Give yourself time to “sit” with a question. Creative ideas often come when you give your brain permission to “leave the job” for a while. Take breaks when figuring out a problem – get some exercise, nap, talk with a friend, work on something else, do something fun.

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.  Pg 115  Answer questions!

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.  Why Practical Thinking Is Important  Through Experience You Acquire Emotional and Social Intelligence  Practical Thinking Means Action

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. A comprehensive definition will include:  Common sense  Street smarts  How you adapt to your environment, or shape or change your environment to adapt to you, in order to pursue important goals.  It’s not just what you know, but how you use what you know to achieve goals.

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Emotional Intelligence – the ability to perceive, assess, and manage one’s own emotions and understand the emotions of others. Social Intelligence – the ability to understand social interactions and use that understanding to maximize relationships. Complete the “Emotional Intelligence” worksheet

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fill in the chart on pg 119 based on your scores from pgs 12, 18, 24

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.  Solving a Problem  Making a Decision  Keeping Your Balance Take a Look at Key 4.9 (pg 123)

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. In a group of up to 4 people, complete the “Problem Solving Worksheet” using ONE of the problems listed on the board.  Step 1 – DEFINE the problem accurately  Step 2 – ANALYZE the problem  Step 3 – CREATE and generate possible solutions  Step 4 – ANALYZE and evaluate each solution and choose one  Step 5 – TAKE PRACTICAL ACTION and put the solution to work  Step 6 – ANALYZE and RE-EVALUATE how well the solution worked  Step 7 – TAKE PRACTICAL ACTION and apply what you have learned to future problems (you have to remember you have been through this before!)

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.  Portfolio 4  Planner 4  Please format each page with  Your name  My name  Date  Assignment Name (Portfolio 4)

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.  Analyze your own abilities  Come up with creative ideas about how to maximize your strengths and build your weaknesses  Put those creative ideas to practical use!

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.  Analytical Thinking – evaluate potential ideas and choices in the problem-solving and decision-making processes.  Creative Thinking – brainstorm creative acts as well as new ideas about how to deal with a problem.  Practical Thinking – explore effective ways to put solutions and choices to work.

Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, 6 th edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits Copyright ©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. This Norwegian word is a creative word which translates loosely as “knowledging”, which can be read as developing knowledge and meaning that are of use in school and work. How would you apply this word to your life?

“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” Albert Einstein, Mathematician and Scientist