1. CREATIVITY! HOW DO I BEGIN TO GROW? Life Knowledge ®

2. COMMON CORE STANDARDS ADDRESSED! CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1.B WORK WITH PEERS TO PROMOTE CIVIL, DEMOCRATIC DISCUSSIONS AND DECISION-MAKING, SET CLEAR GOALS AND DEADLINES, AND ESTABLISH INDIVIDUAL ROLES AS NEEDED. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1.C PROPEL CONVERSATIONS BY POSING AND RESPONDING TO QUESTIONS THAT PROBE REASONING AND EVIDENCE; ENSURE A HEARING FOR A FULL RANGE OF POSITIONS ON A TOPIC OR ISSUE; CLARIFY, VERIFY, OR CHALLENGE IDEAS AND CONCLUSIONS; AND PROMOTE DIVERGENT AND CREATIVE PERSPECTIVES. LifeKnowledge®

3. AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND NATURAL RESOURCE STANDARDS ADDRESSED! CRP.02.01. USE STRATEGIC THINKING TO CONNECT AND APPLY ACADEMIC LEARNING, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THE WORKPLACE AND COMMUNITY. CRP.02.01.01.C. APPLY ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THE WORKPLACE AND REFLECT UPON THE RESULTS ACHIEVED. LifeKnowledge®

4. BELL WORK / OBJECTIVES DEFINE CREATIVITY. DO YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE A CREATIVE PERSON? DO YOU BELIEVE PEOPLE ARE BORN WITH A CREATIVE PERSONALITY OR IS IT A LEARNED SKILL? EXPLAIN. LifeKnowledge®

5. TERMS CREATIVITY BRAINSTORMING RELATIONSHIPS RATIONAL CONSEQUENCES LifeKnowledge®

6. CREATIVITY HAVING THE QUALITY OR POWER OF ORIGINAL THOUGHT. Life Knowledge ®

7. STRATEGIES FOR THINKING CREATIVELY BECOME MORE SENSE-ITIVE!! LOOK LISTEN TOUCH TASTE SMELL Life Knowledge ®

8. STRATEGIES FOR THINKING CREATIVELY BRAINSTORMING SELECT A LEADER TO WRITE ON A FLIPCHART. TAKE TURNS GIVING IDEAS. AFTER TWO MEMBERS “PASS”, SWITCH TO “POPCORN” MODE. NO EVALUATION OF IDEAS IS PERMITTED. ONCE THE LEADER FEELS THERE ARE ENOUGH IDEAS, WORK TOGETHER TO FIND A SOLUTION. Life Knowledge ®

10. STRATEGIES FOR THINKING CREATIVELY AVOID THESE CREATIVITY BLOCKERS FEAR OF MAKING MISTAKES FEAR OF APPEARING CHILDISH BELIEFS RATIONAL THOUGHT THE WEIGHT OF PREVIOUS “MODELS” FEAR OF CONSEQUENCES SELF-DOUBT Life Knowledge ®

11. BENEFITS OF CREATIVITY IN LEADERSHIP VISUALIZE THE “BIG PICTURE”. MAKE OPPORTUNITIES OUT OF PROBLEMS. PREDICT PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY OCCUR. BECOME POSITIVE WHEN OTHERS ARE NEGATIVE. Life Knowledge ®

14. SUMMARY QUESTIONS! DOES WORKING IN GROUPS STIMULATE CREATIVITY? IS MIND MAPPING AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY TO CONNECT VARYING OPINIONS? DOES THE FEAR OF MAKING MISTAKES IN THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT LIMIT CREATIVITY? LifeKnowledge®

15. THE END! LifeKnowledge®