Structure and Improvisation in Creative Teaching [Paperback]

Draws on studies of creative, improvised performance to identify practical advice for teachers who wish to become more creative professionals.The authors draw on studies of jazz, theater improvisation, and dance improvisation to demonstrate that the most creative performers work within structures and guidelines that teachers also confront. By looking to these creative genres, the book provides practical advice for teachers who wish to become more creative professionals.The authors draw on studies of jazz, theater improvisation, and dance improvisation to demonstrate that the most creative performers work within structures and guidelines that teachers also confront. By looking to these creative genres, the book provides practical advice for teachers who wish to become more creative professionals.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.Foreword David Berliner; 1. What makes good teachers great? The artful balance of structure and improvisation R. Keith Sawyer; Part I. The Teacher Paradox: 2. Professional improvisation and teacher education: opening the conversation Stacy DeZutter; 3. Creativity, pedagogic partnerships, and the improvisatory space of teaching Pamela Burnard; 4. Improvising within the system: creating new teacher performances in inner city schools Carrie Lobman; 5. Teaching for creativity with disciplined improvisation Rol£Á