| Structure and Improvisation in Creative Teaching Contributor(s): Sawyer, R. Keith (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521762510 ISBN-13: 9780521762519 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General - Psychology |
| Dewey: 371.102 |
| LCCN: 2011010351 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.20 lbs) 318 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With an increasing emphasis on creativity and innovation in the twenty-first century, teachers need to be creative professionals just as students must learn to be creative. And yet, schools are institutions with many important structures and guidelines that teachers must follow. Effective creative teaching strikes a delicate balance between structure and improvisation. The authors draw on studies of jazz, theater improvisation, and dance improvisation to demonstrate that the most creative performers work within similar structures and guidelines. By looking to these creative genres, the book provides practical advice for teachers who wish to become more creative professionals. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sawyer, R. Keith: - Dr R. Keith Sawyer is internationally known as an expert in the learning sciences and in the psychology of creativity. He is editor or author of more than seventy scholarly articles and ten books, including The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences (2006), Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation (2006) and Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration (2007). |