Description
Book SynopsisPresents an original, compelling vision of schools where teaching and learning are centered on creativity. Drawing on the latest research and his studies of jazz and improvised theater, Sawyer describes curricula and classroom practices that will help educators get started with a new style of teaching - guided improvisation.
Table of Contents
- Foreword Tony Wagner
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- Teaching Creative Knowledge
- 2. Teaching Creative Knowledge
- Creative Knowledge and Shallow Knowledge
- Moving Beyond the Coverage Trap
- The Noisy Library: Learning Creativity and State Standards
- Creative Habits of Mind
- Creative Knowledge in Math, Science, and History
- Teaching for Creativity in Every Subject
- 3. Guided Improvisation
- Learning to Improvise
- Improvisation is an Ensemble Art
- Improv Techniques for Teachers
- When Teachers Need to Break the Rules
- Lesson Planning for Guided Improvisation
- Scaffolding: Balancing Structure and Improvisation
- Summary
- 4. Mastering the Teaching Paradox
- Scaffolding: The Structures of Guided Improvisation
- Project-Based Learning and the Teaching Paradox
- Different Balances of Structure and Improvisation
- From Novice Teacher to Expert Improviser
- Pedagogical Content Knowledge
- Conclusion
- 5. Schools for creativity
- What Creative Schools Look Like
- A Case Study: Keels Elementary
- Conclusion
- 6. A Call to Action
- References
- Index
- About the Author
