Killing ideas softly? : the promise and perils of creativity in the classroom / Ronald A. Beghetto (University of Oregon).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beghetto, Ronald A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creative thinking--Study and teaching.

Creative thinking.

Creative ability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (179 p.)

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Pub., Inc., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Creativity is a hot topic in education. As such, there is no shortage of insights or suggestions for how teachers might incorporate creativity into their curriculum. Wading through these suggestions can, however, be quite daunting. This is because many of these suggestions imply that teachers need to somehow radically change their approach to teaching, adopt a new curriculum, or add-on to their existing curriculum. Consequently, many teachers feel that such changes are not feasible and may even come at the cost of supporting students' academic learning.This book provides an alternative. Teachers need not adopt a new curriculum, radically change what they are already doing, or attempt to add more to their already overflowing plate of curricular responsibilities. Rather, teaching for and with creativity is often more about doing what one is already doing, only slightly better.The aim of this book is to help teachers understand how they can make slight changes to their own teaching, which can substantially support the development of students' creative potential and result in a more creative approach to teaching. The insights and practical suggestions presented in this book represent some of the newest and most promising work being done in the field of creativity studies. This book is unique in that it presents teachers with concrete ideas for how to simultaneously support creativity and learning. A particularly novel feature of this book is that it offers a blend of theoretical insights and vivid classroom examples to illustrate the kinds of opportunities and challenges that teachers face when they attempt to teach for and with creativity. As such, this book will provide teachers, scholars, researchers, and anyone interested in classroom creativity with new directions for future research and educational practice.

Contents:

Preface

Part I. The promise of creativity in the classroom

Chapter 1. What is creativity?

Chapter 2. Creative micromoments

Chapter 3. The connection between creativity and learning

Part II. The perils of schooling

Chapter 4. The convergent nature of schooling

Chapter 5. Soft dismissals and other inherited patterns of classroom talk

Chapter 6. Creative mortification

Part III. Realizing the creative potential of the classroom

Chapter 7. Toward creativity conducive classroom environments

Chapter 8. Small wins: Incorporating creativity into the everyday curriculum

Chapter 9. Carrying creativity foreword: A distillation of instructional reminders and resources

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-161) and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

1-62396-366-4

OCLC:

856932746