Teaching creatively and teaching creativity

"In this age of standardized testing, No Child Left Behind, and the race to keep up with other nations, some may question whether creativity should be taught in the schools. Indeed, many may doubt that creativity can be taught at all--that either a student has it, or not. The contributors to Te...

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Other Authors: Gregerson, Mary Banks., Kaufman, James C., Snyder, Heather T., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Springer, ©2013.
New York, NY : [2013]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 198 pages) : illustrations, portraits.
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Table of Contents:
  • Forward /
  • Franklin C. Shontz
  • Preface /
  • Heather T. Snyder, Mary Banks Gregerson, and James C. Kaufman
  • Part 1.
  • Introduction: Teaching Teachers
  • Facilitating Creativity in the Classroom: Professional Development for K12 Teachers /
  • Susan Daniels
  • Teaching for Creativity: How to Shape Creative Attitudes in Teachers and in Students /
  • Magdalena G. Grohman and Krzysztof J. Szmidt
  • The Art in Action Project /
  • Melinda A. Meyer, M. Holly Nowak, Lora Homan Zill, J. Camille Dempsey, Janyce J. Hyatt, Rosemary A. Omniewski, Cory Wilkerson, Tania Bogatova, Joyce A. Miller, and Michael A. Tomlinson
  • Part 2.
  • Teaching Creatively
  • Cognitive Aspects of Creativity: Science Learning Through Serious Educational Games /
  • Leonard A. Annetta, Shawn Y. Holmes, David Vallett, Matthew Fee, Rebecca Cheng, and Richard Lamb
  • Creatively Teaching Introductory Psychology in Liberal Arts Institutions /
  • Sheldon Solomon
  • The Global Reach of Creative Life Long Learning Skills for Graduate, Law, and Medical Students /
  • Mary Banks Gregerson
  • Teaching Music Theory Fundamentals Creatively /
  • Suzanne Court
  • New Directions in Teaching Forensic Psychology /
  • David L. Shapiro and Lenore E.A. Walker
  • Part 3.
  • Teaching Creativity
  • Creative Ideas for Actualizing Student Potential /
  • Apara Ranjan and Liane Gabora
  • Expect the Unexpected: Teaching for Creativity in the Micromoments /
  • Ronald A. Beghetto
  • Personal Stories, Critical Moments, and Playback Theater /
  • Reva Friedman
  • Designing Creative Assignments: Examples of Journal Assignments and a Creative Project /
  • Heather T. Snyder
  • Teaching for Creativity: Domains and Divergent Thinking, Intrinsic Motivation, and Evaluation /
  • John Baer
  • Part 4.
  • Conclusion: Creative Teaching of Creativity
  • A Potential User's Personal Perspective /
  • Dean Keith Simonton.