Cultivating Curious and Creative Minds

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.

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.

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