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A guide for those doing research on creativity as it applies to education.

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Background information

Encyclopedia of giftedness, creativity, and talent / editor, Barbara Kerr.
Los Angeles : SAGE, c2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Reference (non-circulating) » LC3993.2 .E63 2009 V.1
The Routledge international handbook of creative learning / edited by Julian Sefton-Green ... [et al.].
London ; New York : Routledge, c2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1062 .R66 2011

New books

Science formative assessment. Volume 2 : 50 more strategies for linking assessment, instruction, and learning / Page Keeley.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » Q181 .K2472 2015
Practice-oriented.
Teaching for creativity in the common core classroom / Ronald A. Beghetto, James C. Kaufman, John Baer ; foreword by Robert J. Sternberg.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1590.5 .B44 2015
Innovative educators : an action plan for teachers / Gretchen Morgan ; foreword by Yong Zhao.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1027 .M617 2015
Practice-oriented.
A critique of creativity and complexity : deconstructing clichés / edited by Don Ambrose, Bharath Sriraman and Kathleen M. Pierce.
Rotterdam [Netherlands] ; Boston : Sense Publishers, c2014.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1062 .C79 2014
Hearts and minds without fear : unmasking the sacred in teacher preparation / Barbara A. Clark, James Joss French.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1707 .C59 2014
Young children as artists : art and design in the early years and key stage 1 / Suzy Tutchell.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1139.5 .A78 T87 2014
Practice-oriented.
Deschooling the imagination : critical thought as social practice / Eric J. Weiner.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LC196.5 .U6 W446 2014
Creativity and children's literature : new ways to encourage divergent thinking / Marianne C. Saccardi.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1575.5 .U5 S33 2014
Practice-oriented.
Inventing imaginary worlds : from childhood play to adult creativity across the arts and sciences / Michelle Root-Bernstein.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1137 .R63 2014
Teaching the taboo : courage and imagination in the classroom / Rick Ayers, William Ayers ; foreword to the first edition by Haki R. Madhubuti ; foreword to the second edition by Carol D. Lee.
Second edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1025.3 .A934 2014
Practice-oriented.
Engaging imagination : helping students become creative and reflective thinkers / Alison James and Stephen D. Brookfield.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1062 .J35 2014
Killing ideas softly? : the promise and perils of creativity in the classroom / Ronald A. Beghetto (University of Connecticut).
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1062 .B436 2013
Writing with at-risk youth : the Pongo teen writing method / Richard Gold.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LC4085 .G65 2014
Practice-oriented.
The Roeper School : a model for holistic development of high ability / edited by Don Ambrose, Bharath Sriraman and Tracy L. Cross.
Rotterdam : Sense Publishers, c2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LC3995 .B56 R647 2013
The creative teacher / Steve Springer, Brandy Alexander, Kimberly Persiani.
2nd ed. New York : McGraw-Hill Professional ; London : McGraw-Hill [distributor], c2014.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1027.25 .S67 2014
Practice-oriented.
Re-imagining the creative university for the 21st century / edited by Tina (A.C.) Besley, Michael A. Peters.
Rotterdam : Sense Publishers, c2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB2325 .R38 2013
Practice-oriented.
Learning and collective creativity : activity-theoretical and sociocultural studies / edited by Annalisa Sannino and Viv Ellis.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » BF408 .L39 2014
Creative teaching for all : in the box, out of the box, and off the walls / Jack Zevin.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1025.3 .Z465 2013
Practice-oriented.
Creativity and entrepreneurship : changing currents in education and public life / edited by Lynn Book and David Phillips.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LC1085 .C74 2013
The left-handed curriculum : creative experiences for empowering teachers / Morna McDermott.
Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing, Inc., c2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1570 .M385 2013
Practice-oriented.
A curriculum of imagination in an era of standardization : an imaginative dialogue with Maxine Greene and Paulo Freire / Robert Lake.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1062 .L34 2013
Embracing the social and the creative : new scenarios for teacher education / edited by Miriam Ben-Peretz, with Sara Kleeman, Rivka Reichenberg, and Sarah Shimoni.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1707 .E62 2013
Creative arts in the lives of young children : play, imagination and learning / edited by Robyn Ewing.
Camberwell, Vic. : ACER Press, 2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » NX280 .C74 2013
Practice-oriented.
Creativity in the classroom : case studies in using the arts in teaching and learning in higher education / edited by Paul McIntosh and Digby Warren.
Bristol ; Chicago, IL : Intellect, 2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1062 .C738 2013
Practice-oriented.
Using inquiry in the classroom : developing creative thinkers and information literate students / Teresa Coffman.
Second edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1027.23 .C635 2013
Practice-oriented.
Creative educational leadership : a practical guide to leadership as creativity / Jacquie Turnbull.
London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB2805 .T87 2012
Practice-oriented.
The learner-directed classroom : developing creative thinking skills through art / edited by Diane B. Jaquith, Nan E. Hathaway ; foreword by Patrick Fahey.
New York : Teachers College Press, c2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » N350 .L36 2012
Practice-oriented.
Networked flow : towards an understanding of creative networks / Andrea Gaggioli ... [et al.].
Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, c2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » BF408 .N48 2013
Tomorrow's innovators : essential skills for a changing world / Dennis Adams and Mary Hamm.
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1570 .A27 2013
Being creative inside and outside the classroom : how to boost your students' creativity, and your own / by John Baer and James C. Kaufman.
Rotterdam ; Boston : Sense Publishers, c2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1590.5 .B34 2012
Practice-oriented.

Databases

Education databases

ERIC [electronic resource] : the educational resources information center.
[Washington, DC : National Library of Education?, 199?-
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Bibliographic database of educational resources including articles, reports, and curriculum.
Education full text [electronic resource].
[Bronx, N.Y.] : H.W. Wilson Co.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Indexes and abstracts articles of English-language periodicals and books on education from 1983 on. Abstracting coverage begins with January 1994. Full-text coverage begins in January 1996 and is available for over half the 600 journals indexed.
Education week American education news site of record [electronic resource].
Bethesda, MD : Editorial Projects in Education, Inc.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Teachers College record book reviews [electronic resource].
Birmingham, AL : Teachers College Record
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
"Teachers College Record Book Reviews provides comprehensive reviews of the leading books in education and educational research by major scholars in these fields. "

Psychology databases

PsycINFO [electronic resource].
[Bethesda, Md.] : Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports in the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines.
PsycARTICLES [electronic resource].
Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association,
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Provides full text access to articles from journals published by APA and allied organizations since 1988. Covers general psychology and specialized basic, applied, clinical, and theoretical research in psychology.
PsycCritiques [electronic resource].
Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
PsycTESTS [electronic resource].
Washington, DC : American Psychological Association.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)

Websites

New Media Consortium: sparking innovation, learning & creativity

"The New Media Consortium (NMC) is an international not-for-profit consortium of learning-focused organizations dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new technologies. Its hundreds of member institutions constitute an elite list of the most highly regarded colleges and universities in the world, as well as leading museums, key research centers, and some of the world's most forward-thinking companies. For more than 15 years, the consortium and its members have dedicated themselves to exploring and developing potential applications of emerging technologies for learning, research, and creative inquiry. The consortium's Horizon Reports are regarded worldwide as the most timely and authoritative sources of information on new and emerging technologies available to education anywhere."