Cultivating Curious and Creative Minds

The Role of Teachers and Teacher Educators, Part I
Herausgeber: Craig, Cheryl J.; Deretchin, Louise F.

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Produktbeschreibung

Presents a plethora of approaches to developing human potential in areas not conventionally addressed. Organized in two parts, this international collection of essays provides viable educational alternatives to those currently holding sway in an era of high-stakes accountability.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: R&L Education
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 596g
• ISBN-13: 9781607096283
• ISBN-10: 1607096285
• Artikelnr.: 27356406

Autorenporträt

Cheryl J. Craig is a professor in the College of Education, University of Houston, where she is the coordinator of the eaching and teacher education program area and director of elementary education. Her research, centered on what teachers come to know in context, 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 is currently an education consultant.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Overview and Framework
Chapter 4 In Pursuit of Joy: Creativity, Pedagogy, and the Science of
Well-Being Chapter 5 Can We Teach for Surprise? Chapter 6 Jumping to
Conclusions or Jumping for Joy? ? Reframing Teaching as the Art of Talent
Chapter 7 Aesthetic Themes as Conduits to Creativity Chapter 8 Child
Study/Lesson Study: A Catalyst for Teacher Curiosity Chapter 9 Nurturing a
Creative Curiosity for K-2 Mathematics Teaching: Lessons from the
Dreamkeepers Chapter 10 The Impact of Creativity Within the Inquiry Process
in Science Education Chapter 11 Capturing Teacher Learning, Curiosity, and
Creativity through Science Notebooks Chapter 12 Freeing the Body to Build
the Creative Mind Chapter 13 Teaching Creatively In-Between Contested
Contradictions and Complexities in the U. S. South Chapter 14 On the Need
for Curious and Creative Minds in Multicultural and Cross-Cultural
Educational Settings: Narrative Possibilities

Rezensionen

This book presents a variety of approaches to developing human potential in areas not conventionally addressed. Organized in two parts, this international collection of essays provides educational alternatives to those currently holding sway in an era of high-stakes accountability. Education Digest