In the past decade, the psychological study of creativity has accelerated greatly. To facilitate the teaching of creativity, I provide an overview of the recent literature. The overview begins by discussing recent empirical results and research trends. This discussion specifically treats creativity's cognitive, differential, developmental, and…

In this article, the author discusses the poetics of teaching. She states that a poetics of teaching privileges not only mastery but innovation--not only the transmission of existing knowledge, but also productivity and change. As their media for experimentation and expression, poetic teachers can employ all of the many materials at their disposal…