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=** 21st Century Skills and Gifted Students: A Total School Approach **= 3/17/2015 4:30 – 6:00 PM  Today's Powerpoint can be accessed.
 * 20 min || ** Getting Up to Speed: Where Did We Leave off? **

Read Excerpts from by Mihaly Czikszentmihaly

**Task:** Think of an individual or individuals that exemplifies each antithetical trait presented by Czikszentmihaly. Be prepared to share and justify your selection with group members.


 * Debrief **
 * What are some things you noticed about the traits? Was there anything surprising?
 * Are there certain traits that you think are more common than others?
 * Czikszentmihaly says the traits "contain contradictory extremes; instead of being an 'individual' each of them is a multitude." What do you think he meant by this statement?
 * What does presenting these traits in a "tension" say about the creative individual? ||
 * 10 min || **Sharing of Homework**

Homework Assigned at Last Session: Choose ONE of these experiences to explore and create something unique informing others about creativity to share with the group at our next session.

 * ==== Novice Level: Smore ====
 * ==== Intermediate Level: Animoto ====
 * ==== Advanced Level: Infographics ====
 * ==== Independent Learning Option: Choose a Tool ==== ||
 * 60 min || **Implications for Creativity in the Classroom**
 * What does creativity "look like" in the classroom?
 * How do we nurture creativity?
 * How does creativity fit into the Common Core?


 * Drilling Down into Creativity **
 * Fluency, Flexibility, Elaboration, Originality (Torrance) {examples of each within SuperBowl Commercials}
 * Creative Climate, Creative Attitude, Creative Teaching (Kim)


 * Task: ** Using the [[file:Creativity Rubric.docx|supplied template]], create a rubric detailing the basis, standard, and exemplary aspects of creativity. Be prepared to use your rubric!


 * Video: ** Caine's Arcade: Use your rubric to assess Caine's Creativity
 * How creative is Caine?
 * In what areas would he score highest? lowest?
 * If Caine were your student how would you modify climate, attitude, and teaching to further nurture his creative development? ||
 * 20 min || **Reflection and Homework**

**My Professional Commitment:** Based on today’s discussion of Creativity - What commitment to classroom climate, attitude, and/or Teaching will you make to move up the continuum of having a 21st century classroom, school, or district?

**Tool:** Go to ** [|Penzu] ** and create a journal account to record your thoughts.

1) Provides a brief overview of the tool 2) Discusses why the tool lends itself to the particular creativity dimension (flexibility, fluency, originality, and elaboration) 3) Shares one practical classroom application for the tool in nurturing student creativity. ||
 * Homework: **Read [[file:Grow Creativity.pdf|Grow Creativity]]. **With a partner,** select **one technology tool for each of the four dimensions of creativity**: Flexibility, Fluency, Originality, Elaboration that are presented in the article. Be prepared to provide a 2-minute presentation to the group next time that:
 * 10 min || ** Closure and Questions ** ||