The Walrus (Neag School’s James Kaufman and Ron Beghetto are quoted about creativity in the classroom)

Parents (Neag School’s James Kaufman is quoted about creating creative kids)

This blog discusses Professor James Kaufman’s research and talks about how creativity may be a useful tool for social justice.

What if we, as instructional leaders, supported creativity in teaching and learning? I mean really supported it. In short, we would see ourselves taking beautiful risks. Creativity expert and professor Ron Beghetto pens this blog post.

This time of year, millions of high school students around the country are anxiously waiting to learn whether they will be accepted into the college or university of their choice. For many, high school grades and standardized test scores will be the initial benchmarks that decide their fate. But UConn professor of educational psychology James C. Kaufman says traditional college admission practices are capturing only part of a student’s overall potential.