Teacher’s Creative Potential as a Determinant of Schools Innovativeness

The aim of the article is to answer the research questions that concern both the essence of pedagogical innovation and the opportunities and barriers of creating detailed components of teachers’ creative potential in the workplace. The article presents the definition of pedagogical innovation created on the basis of the general notion of innovation. The author introduces a typology of innovation that can be implemented at schools and discusses the ways of shaping teachers individual creativity. She also points out the shortcomings in the activities related to shaping the creative potential of teachers.