Susan Riley is an internationally recognized educator, author, and founder of the Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM—the world’s largest online professional development provider for teachers and leaders using arts-integrated approaches. She has spoken at the United States Department of Education, National Public Radio, and Americans for the Arts, and her articles have been featured in numerous publications worldwide. She lives in Westminster, Maryland.
My first reaction to Creativity's Edge, was, WOW! This is one heck of a great book! Susan's welcoming writing style, storytelling, and hands-on examples provide readers with a wonderful entry point to creativity and arts-based project learning in the context of a rapidly changing educational landscape. Her attention to human capacity, equity, critical thinking, and surprise are inspirational. I learned a lot about the potential of AI with arts, learning, and assessment. Susan also included one of my all-time heroes, the petite nun artist turned activist, Sister Corita Kent, who inspired so many students with her understanding of creativity as a practice and as a call to action. Wonderful book for all educators. -- Merryl Goldberg * professor, California State University, San Marcos, author of Arts Integration: Teaching Subject Matter through the Arts in Multicultural Settings * This book makes an urgent and inspiring case for why creativity must be at the heart of how we learn, work, and live. It’s a clear and necessary guide for anyone committed to unlocking human potential in an age of rapid change. -- Susan Magsamen * Director International Arts + Mind Lab, Johns Hopkins University *