Cultivating Curious and Creative Minds The Role of Teachers and Teacher Educators, Part I

by Craig, Cheryl J.; Deretchin, Louise F.; Digby, Annette D.; Alexander, Gadi; Basile, Carole G.; Cloninger, Kevin; Connelly, F Michael; DeCuir-Gunby, Jessica T.; Gaa, John P.; Ginsburg, Herbert P.; Haynes, Angela McNeal; He, Ming Fang; Hebert, Terri R.; Joh

• ISBN13: 9781607096290
• ISBN10: 1607096293
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-16
• Publisher: R&L Education

Summary

Cultivating Curious and Creative Minds presents a numbers of approaches to developing human potential in areas not conventionally addressed. This two-part collection of international essays provides viable education alternatives to those in our current era of high-stakes accountability. The contributing authors explain how curiosity and creativity can be approached in the teaching domain while implementing specific educational plans. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Cheryl J. Craig is a professor in the College of Education, University of Houston, where she is the coordinator of the teaching and teacher education program area and director of elementary education. Her research appears in the field's most esteemed journals and handbooks. Louise F. Deretchin is the former director of higher education for the Houston A+ Challenge and former director of the Medical Informatics Education Center at Baylor College of Medicine. She is a founding member of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Houston P-16+ Council and an education consultant.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Overview and Framework	p. 1
In Pursuit of Joy: Creativity, Pedagogy, and the Science of Well-Being	p. 4
Can We Teach for Surprise?	p. 24
Jumping to Conclusions or Jumping for Joy? Reframing Teaching as the Art of Talent Development	p. 66
Aesthetic Themes as Conduits to Creativity	p. 99
Child Study/Lesson Study: A Catalyst for Teacher Curiosity	p. 115
Nurturing a Creative Curiosity for K-2 Mathematics Teaching: Lessons from the Dreamkeepers	p. 132
The Impact of Creativity within the Inquiry Process in Science Education	p. 161
Capturing Teacher Learning, Curiosity, and Creativity through Science Notebooks	p. 178
Freeing the Body to Build the Creative Mind	p. 195
Teaching Creatively in-between Contested Contradictions and Complexities in the U.S. South	p. 218
On the Need for Curious and Creative Minds in Multicultural and Cross-Cultural Educational Settings: Narrative Possibilities	p. 252
Summary and Implications	p. 267
Afterword	p. 271
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