Assistant Professor University of Connecticut Bethel, Connecticut, United States
Short Description: Discover how to nurture creativity in your gifted students by modeling it yourself. In this interactive session, informed by insights from 120 expert interviews in creativity and education, you’ll explore practical strategies and real-world examples to share your creative interests, embrace risk-taking, discuss failures, practice open-mindedness, and bring fun into your classroom. Leave equipped to lead with creativity and purpose.
Learning Objectives:
Identify five key creative behaviors—exploring personal creative interests, sharing failures, practicing open-mindedness, embracing risk-taking, and incorporating fun—that educators can model to foster creativity in gifted students.
Learn practical strategies and real-world examples from creativity experts to overcome barriers to creative modeling, including fear of failure and perfectionism.
Design a plan to integrate these creative actions into everyday teaching, creating a lively and supportive space for gifted students to develop their creativity.
