In case you missed it, Ian Willey (a.k.a. “I.C. Will”), an assistant principal and former Teach for America recruit working at KIPP’s Washington Heights Middle School in New York, released a rap video ...

Whether or not creativity can be taught is still a contested question, though it really shouldn’t be. The evidence is well and truly in on this question. The idea that creativity cannot be taught is ...

Creativity is not a "you have it" or "you don't" kind of thing. It isn't a personality trait. It's not a "one size fits all" habit of mind. It's not, simply, a set of skills to test for or a roster of ...

What makes great teachers? A number of factors, but some are harder to pinpoint than others. A new study from Michigan State University attempts to define one aspect of great teaching by focusing on ...

Lack of creativity in schools puts students at a disadvantage, a report says. A new survey reveals that creative teaching and innovative learning are stifled by an over-reliance on testing and ...

While it is true there is only one right answer to every math problem, elementary school teacher and Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching winner Michael Flynn believes there is ...

For the last 30 years or so the rise of creative writing programmes in universities has been met with seemingly unending howls of derision from all quarters. Hanif Kureishi, novelist, screenwriter – ...

Princeton faculty have found a number of innovative ways to teach remotely, from mailing archival materials to virtually choreographing dances. But how can you teach science when the labs themselves ...

Each year, the Academic Senate’s Committee on Teaching (COT) selects faculty to receive Excellence in Teaching Awards. The award, launched in 1996, highlights the university’s long tradition of ...

I'm not someone who sends several emails a day to people saying there's this Internet video you should watch, so I mean it when I say there's this Internet video you should watch (embedded below). The ...

IN THE course of more than forty years of teaching I have often been asked, “When you teach creative writing, what do you teach?” Books dealing with technique have their function, no doubt, in a ...