Creativity In Teaching

EDITORIAL REMARKS

As teacher educators, we often model innovative lessons meant to inspire future teachers to be creative in choosing and designing the lessons they will teach. However, when observing these teachers in classrooms, creativity is often lacking. In 2018–2019, Gallop published a report on a national study that explored creativity in learning. In the study, creativity was defined as “the ability to imagine new ways of solving problems, approaching challenges, making connections or creating products” (Creativity in Learning, 2019, p. 6). While the study identified key findings related to positive critical outcomes produced by creativity in learning over traditional learning methods, the study revealed that students in American classrooms spend very little time engaging in creative activities. According to the report, rote memorization and repetition is today’s dominant teaching method (Creativity in Learning, 2019).