Creative Agents in the Classroom

Maciej Karwowski is Professor of Psychology and Education and Director of the Psychology of Creativity Lab at the University of Wrocław, Poland. His research explores the possibilities of enriching creativity in education and the role of creativity in more effective learning and teaching. He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Creative Behavior and author of Creative Agency Unbound (Cambridge University Press, co-authored with Ronald A. Beghetto).Aleksandra Zielińska, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Creative Behavior Lab, Institute of Psychology, University of Wrocław, Poland. Her work examines how creativity is expressed and cultivated in everyday life. She is the recipient of the APA Division 10 Barron Award and associate editor of the Journal of Creative Behavior.

• 1. Introduction: In defense of school as a place for creativity.- 2. Creative Learning: When and How Creativity and Learning Intersect?.- 3. Against the Pedagogy of Sameness – Possibility Learning and Creativity.- 4. Creativity in PISA Framework: Promises and Challenges.- 5. Creative Cognition and Metacognition in the Classroom.- 6. How Creative Agency and Self-Regulation Inform Learning?.- 7. Creativity in Schools During the AI-Revolution.- 8. Measuring Students’ Creativity in Educational Settings.- 9. Conclusions and Future Directions.