Creativity has grown to become one of the most important concepts in education in the 21st Century. However, much research and thinking about creativity remain in the traditional framework developed in the 1950s. Creativity and entrepreneurship education has also been limited for the elite, the creative individuals. In 2021, Drs. Ron Beghetto and Yong Zhao co-edited an issue of Review of Research in Education by American Educational Research Association (AERA), with a focus on democratizing creative educational experiences. The published issue contains over 10 significant and powerful articles about various issues about creativity and creativity education. We have invited authors of two articles that redefines how to think about creativity in the new age.
- Exploring Conceptions of Creativity and Latinidad in Environmental Education Through the Lens of Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy by Diego Román
, Juan Miguel Arias, Quentin C. Sedlacek, Greses Pérez -
Unapologetically Black Creative Educational Experiences in Higher Education: A Critical Review by Lori D. Patton
, Toby S. Jenkins, Gloria L. Howell, Anthony R. Keith, Jr.More about our guests below the video
Diego Román is an Assistant Professor of Bilingual/Bicultural Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also holds faculty affiliations to the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program, Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program, and Doctoral Program in Second Language Acquisition. His research is located at the intersection of linguistics, science education, and environmental studies. Specifically, he investigates the implicit and explicit ideologies reflected in the design and implementation of bilingual and science education programs for multilingual students, particularly about environmental topics. He is a 2020 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow and his research has been published in the Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, The Journal of Environmental Education, the Bilingual Research Journal, and Environmental Education Research, among others.
Lori Patton Davis is a Professor and Chair of the Educational Studies Department at The Ohio State University and past President of the Association for the Study of Higher Education. She is a nationally recognized scholar, educator and thought leader. Patton Davis is a member of the National Academy of Education, Fellow of the American Educational Research Association and best known for scholarship on African Americans in higher education, critical race theory, Black culture centers, and Black girls and women. She is the author of numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters and other academic publications appearing in highly-regarded venues such as Review of Research in Education, Review of Educational Research, Journal of Higher Education, Educational Researcher, and Urban Education. She has co-edited and/or authored six books, the most recent being “Investing in the Educational Success of Black Women and Girls.” She has been cited in multiple publications, and her research has been funded by grants from the Spencer Foundation, Lumina Foundation, American Psychological Foundation and other entities. She delivered AERA’s 18th Annual Brown Lecture in Education Research and is listed in the Edu-Scholar Rankings among the top 200 most influential educators in the US, as well as the Stanford/Elsevier list of the top 2% of scientists worldwide. She is a frequently sought expert on various education topics. The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, USA Today, NPR, Diverse Issues in Higher Education, and dozens of other media outlets have quoted her and featured her research. She has also advised university presidents and other senior administrators, philanthropic foundation executives, culture center directors, and educators in urban K-12 schools.
Juan-Miguel Arias is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Education in the Education Department at Colorado College. His scholarly interests include critical environmental education, family and community environmental engagement, and youth identity in outdoor settings. His current work explores inclusive teaching practices in nature education programs and the environmental engagement of participating youth. A recipient of Colorado College’s Creativity & Innovation Climate Justice Grant, his most recent research has been published in Environmental Education Research and Review of Research in Education.