Synectics

There are thinkers who come up with lots and lots of ideas with no apparent thought to "workable." The wildest of thoughts and the lack of imposed guidelines result in truly divergent thinkers. - Robin Williams

Here are a few resources used to build this website as well as to provide you with further information.

Books

Marzano, R., Norford, J., Paynter, D., Pickering, D., and Gaddy, B. (2001). A handbook for classroom instruction that      works. Alexandria: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Marzano, R. and Pickering, D. and Polluck, J. (2001). Classroom Instruction that Works. Alexandria: Association for       Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Mills, S. (1994). Planning Adventures: Synectics. The Saskatchewan Professional Development Unit and The      Saskatchewan Instructional Development and Research Unit. Saskatoon: Mills Consulting.

Websites

How do I do it? What does it look like? How do I assess? How can I learn more? What is it?

Best Practices: Pieces of the Puzzle

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