Utilizing Creative Pedagogy

Brent Muirhead*
Faculty, Doctoral Dissertation Chair, University of Phoenix
Periodicity:February - April'2011
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jpsy.4.4.1414

Abstract

The article discusses creative teaching for public school teachers. It provides historical background on creativity research and highlights the barriers to creative teaching. The article emphasizes the relevant ways that teachers can encourage creativity in student work while supporting course objectives and standardized test preparation. The article explains how teachers can play a vital role in developing lesson plans, activities and class discussions that promote student growth in problem solving skills, develop original thinking and the expression of novel ideas.

Keywords

Creativity, Standardized Testing, Creative Teaching, Problem Solving, Novel Ideas, Creative Teacher Characteristics.

How to Cite this Article?

Brent Muirhead (2011). Utilizing Creative Pedagogy. i-manager’s Journal on Educational Psychology, 4(4), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.26634/jpsy.4.4.1414

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