Think about a time in your life when you felt especially creative. How was that creativity nurtured and supported?

• Read Nurturing Creativity, Chapters 2 and 7.
• Review the powerpoint Inspiring Creativity.
• Watch these two videos:

For your assignment, in a short essay, respond to the following prompts:

• What is a good definition of creativity?
• Describe two characteristics of creative people.
• How does creativity support analytical thinking?
• Describe three strategies that you can implement in your classroom to nurture students’ creativity. Be specific and provide details.
• Describe three open-ended materials you would have in three different learning centers and explain how these materials nurture creative thinking.