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2.3.7 Eliciting Creative Thinking Across the Curriculum: Teacher Perception and Practice
Teaching and involving students in creative thinking is a service to gifted students and to others. This practice, which can provide evidence for possible identification of the creatively gifted, can take place in short-term or long-term ways, can align with curriculum standards, and, through student involvement, can enhance learning and retention. Using interviews surveys, and literature sources, the presenter will summarize teacher perceptions, practice, and barriers to teaching creative thinking. This information can be used (1) to give direction in improving initial and advanced teacher education in the theory and practice of creative thinking; and (2) as a basis for promoting the practice of eliciting creative thinking across all content and for removing barriers to its practice. A short list of suggestions will complete the presentation.