Creativity for Learning: Tools, Strategies, and Environments for Nurturing Creative Thinking in the Classroom - Hardcover

Doss, Kristy; Bloom, Lisa

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1032561750 ISBN 13: 9781032561752

Publisher: Routledge, 2025

Synopsis

Creativity for Learning provides a comprehensive understanding of creativity's role in learning, as well as practical approaches to teaching creative thinking strategies to diverse learners.

This book provides a roadmap for creating instructional practices that allow learners to go beyond knowledge acquisition. Chapters provide research on creativity along with insights from professionals who apply creativity in their work, offering valuable guidance on how to nurture these essential skills in the classroom. Packed with research-based activities to help learners acquire and exercise creative thinking, novel approaches to assessment, as well as suggestions for learning space design, this book has everything you need to orchestrate a classroom that fosters equitable talent development for all students across the content areas.

This must-read guide will be the trusted companion for all educators seeking to transform their students into creative thinkers ready to meet the challenges of an uncertain future.

About this title

About the Author

Kristy K. Doss is an assistant professor at Western Carolina University. She instructs courses in gifted and special education and conducts research in the area of creativity.

Lisa A. Bloom is professor emeritus and the former Jay M. Robinson distinguished professor of instructional technology at Western Carolina University. She teaches in the areas of gifted and special education and engages in research in the field of creativity.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032561750
• ISBN 13: 9781032561752
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 274