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Read the final report, from November 2006.
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Creative Questions
A routine for creating thought-provoking questions.
1. Brainstorm a list of at least 12 questions about the artwork or topic. Use these question-starts to help you think of interesting questions.
Why??
What are the reasons??
What if??
What is the purpose of??
How would it be different if? ?
Suppose that??
What if we knew??
What would change if??
2. Review your brainstormed list and star the questions that seem most interesting. Then, select one of the starred questions and discuss it for a few moments. (If you have the time, you can discuss more than one question.)
3. Reflect: What new ideas do you have about the artwork or topic that you didn?t have before?

WHY
Use Creative Questions to expand and deepen students? thinking, to encourage students? curiosity and increase their motivation to inquire.

WHEN
Use Creative Questions when you want students to develop good questions and think deeply works about of art or topics in the curriculum.

HOW
Work as a whole class or in small groups. Or mix it up. For example, do step 1 as a whole class, do step 2 in pairs, and step 3 as a whole class again.

 
 
 
 
 
 
The Artful Thinking Program is in development by Traverse City Area Public Schools and Project Zero at Harvard Graduate School of Education.