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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

After every venture into the realm of writing, it is important for me to stand back and acknowledge the experiences and the relationships that have led to a single book. For this work in particular, the words merely attempt to capture what feels like a lifetime of creative learning alongside the people in my life.

First of all, I must acknowledge my art students. I started teaching art classes when I was eighteen years old, and all the years of working with young artists have taught me so much about the creative process—how it flourishes and how it collapses in on itself. I am so grateful for all the children, youth, and adults who helped me figure out how to encourage innovation and risk taking while still having fun.

I also wish to acknowledge other groups of students. There were those who sat in my mathematics classes when I tried zany ways of making sense of things. There were students who learned alongside me in science classes when we tried, failed, and tried again. There were the students who trusted me in English language arts classes as we explored ways to write well, weaving stories out of life’s experiences. Teachers are learners first, and I am so grateful for all the learning I did in my classrooms over the years. Creativity followed me everywhere, and my students were always up for the challenge.

I have to acknowledge the Solution Tree team, who exercise tremendous patience as I work through my own creative process. Always thorough and encouraging, and always helping me bring a coherent message to my work, I thank this team for everything they do, from editing, to cover design, to publicity. This book would not be a book without you.

Lastly, I have to acknowledge my highly creative family, who not only live with but also support my creative inclinations every day. From my mom, who is the most creative person I know, to my literary father, to my musician husband, to my incredibly creative daughters (in pretty much every way possible), my life is full and rich and wonderful because of you.

Solution Tree Press would like to thank the following reviewers:

Kristi Bundy

Sixth-Grade Teacher

Ashland-Greenwood Middle School

Ashland, Nebraska

Jeff Byrnes

Principal

Mountain Meadow Elementary School

Buckley, Washington

Sarah Carter

Mathematics Teacher

Coweta High School

Coweta, Oklahoma

Megan Grube

Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology

Grand Isle Supervisory Union

North Hero, Vermont

Kathy Nimmer

English Teacher, Constructional Coach

William Henry Harrison High School

West Lafayette, Indiana

Amber Webb

Stage I Teacher

The Roeper School

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Tracy Williams

Principal

W.G. Mallett School

Farmington, Maine

Visit go.SolutionTree.com/assessment to download the free reproducibles in this book.