ESE: Theory and Developmentof Creativity/Gifted Endorsement
60Points per Certificate
7/12
2-100-028
General Objective
The purpose of this component is to provide participants with an overview of theory, research, practical strategies, and resources on creativity with an emphasis on classroom applications. Upon successful completion of the component, participants will be able to develop and utilize practical strategies for the nurturing of creativity.
Specific Objectives
Upon completion of this component, participants will be able to:
- Describe the importance, implications, and benefits of creative thinking for students in today’s schools and society.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how creative thinking can be used to address problems in society.
- Describe the impact of creativity on personal growth and self-actualization.
- Compare and contrast several definitions of creativity, including a personal definition, and explain why a single definition has not been universally accepted.
- Review research in the field of creativity and apply it to a classroom setting.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of creative thinking (e.g., fluency, flexibility, originality & elaboration.
- Identify cognitive and personal characteristics associated with creativity across cultures and throughout time using contemporary and historical examples.
- Identify specific personal, developmental, socio-cultural, and educational experiences that facilitate the development of creativity and its expression.
- Identify specific personal, developmental, socio-cultural, and educational experiences that inhibit the development of creativity and its expression.
- Recognize ways to establish a classroom environment that fosters the development and expression of creativity.
- Plan appropriate teaching strategies and groupings that support the development and expression of creative abilities.
- Investigate tools and programs (e.g., Odyssey of the Mind, Future Problem Solving, Invent America) for generating ideas, focusing thought, and fostering creativity.
- Describe, compare, and evaluate different instruments for measuring creativity.
- Examine the role of assessment, including portfolio development, in the evaluation of creative processes and products.
- Describe traits and appropriate criteria used to assess creative outcomes and products.
- Explore and analyze the ethical issues surrounding creativity.
- Design and implement a personal plan for establishing a classroom environment to nurture and develop creativity.
- Evaluate personal and student creative development and monitor success in applying creativity strategies to real problems and challenges.
Description of Activities
Activities designed to accomplish the above objectives will be carried out in a face-to-face or online workshop setting. Consultant(s) knowledgeable in the field will provide instruction via lectures, role-playing/simulations, demonstration and practice of skills, and development of instructional materials/plans.
Evaluation of Participants
Evaluation of the specific objectives will be determined by the activity leader or designee through analysis of student performance data affected by training activities, portfolios maintained by the training participant, documented observation by administrators, rubrics developed for special area curriculum, teacher-provided test results/grade books, or curriculum alignment data. Participants must demonstrate increased competencies in 80% or more of the specific objectives in order to earn inservice credits.
Evaluation of Activity
An online evaluation for this activity will be conducted through the Santa Rosa Professional Growth System.