Cultivating Curious and Creative Minds The Role of Teachers and Teacher Educators, Part I

Cultivating Curious and Creative Minds presents a numbers of approaches to developing human potential in areas not conventionally addressed. This two-part collection of international essays provides viable education alternatives to those in our current era of high-stakes accountability. The contributing authors explain how curiosity and creativity can be approached in the teaching domain while implementing specific educational plans. Book jacket.

Cheryl J. Craig is a professor in the College of Education, University of Houston, where she is the coordinator of the teaching and teacher education program area and director of elementary education. Her research 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 an education consultant.