Structure and Improvisation in Creative Teaching

by R. Keith Sawyer

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521746329
• ISBN13: 9780521746328
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"