CREATIVITY IN GIFTED STUDENTS

Mary L. Jones, Ed.D.Black Hills State University

QUOTES TO INSPIRE…

Greater creativity breeds greater happiness.

Robert Epstein

BACK IN THE DAY…

Preschool experience with my daughter

Testing results

Kindergarten experience with my daughter

Reaction from family and friends

FIRST JOB!

WOW!!!!

TALENTS UNLIMITED

The Taylor model incorporates both the critical and creative elements of thinking.

This is a thinking skills model that describes the essential elements of thinking, beginning with the academic talent and then incorporating the other talent areas.

PRODUCTIVE THINKING

Productivity promotes creative thinking in the Calvin Taylor model.

It suggests critical and creative thinking of many ideas, varied ideas, unusual ideas, and adding to those ideas.

COMMUNICATION

Give many, varied, single words to describe something.

Give many, varied, single words to describe feelings.

Think of many, varied things that are like another thing in a special way.

COMMUNICATION

Let others know that you understand how they feel.

Make a network of ideas using many, varied and complete thoughts.

Tell your feelings and needs without using words.

PLANNING

Planning requires that students learn to tell what they are going to plan:

the materials that they will need the steps that they will need to

accomplish the task the problems that might occur

DECISION MAKING

Think of the many, varied things that could be done.

Think more carefully about each alternative.

Choose one alternative that they think is best.

Give many, varied reasons for the choice.

FORECASTING

Forecasting requires students to make many, varied predictions about a situation, examining cause and effect relationships.

Every element of the Calvin Taylor model is used when a child invents.

CONTEMPORARY APPLICATION

DESIGN YOUR OWN SQUIGGLE

PRODUCTIVE THINKING

Think of the many, varied and unusual things you can turn this squiggle into by adding additional lines, shapes and colors.

This is not an art project! Be creative!

SQUIGGLES!

SQUIGGLES!

AND MORE SQUIGGLES!

EXPLORATIONS AND ADVENTURES

Lost civilizations

Berlin Wall

Real estate listing

Jumanji

Time capsule

ALL GROWN UP

Favorite teachers Creative

Encouraging

Challenging

Projects

Experiences

Opportunities

MY OBSERVATIONS

Leaders Questions Perfectionists In my office Adventurous Frustrated Caring Outliers

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

How do you nurture your

own creativity?

Candy corn

Coffee beans

Dried veggies

Soup mix Bath salts/beads

Acorns

Corks Corn Birdseed Candy Garland Beads

Wood chips Boa feathers

Matchbox cars

Erasers for teachers

Rice and beans

Toy soldiers

Cereal Sunflowers Buttons Popcorn Salt & pepper

Bows

Bells Aluminum foil

Gift soaps Dry ice Marbles MemoryRocks

Magnetic numbers and letters

Sage, sweet grass, dried flowers

Fabric Wire ribbon

Pipe cleaners – stick people

Crayons

HMMMMMMM……

DID YOU GET IT?

NOW YOU SEE IT!

REMEMBER!!

Greater creativity breeds greater happiness.

Robert Epstein

CREATIVITY IN GIFTED STUDENTS

Mary L. Jones, Ed.D.Black Hills State University