What ’ s creativity? Novelty (Mumford, Reiter-Palmon, Redmond, 1994) Useful (Gilhoodly, 1982; Amabile & Tighe, 1993)) Original & appropriate (Perkins, 1988) ultimately acceptable in a culture (Gardner, 1989) Effective surprise & useful (Bruner, 1962) Key words: original / unexpected

What ’ s creativity? ( Big C and little c creativity) –“ little c ” creativity is open to everyone but “ private ”, enriching one ’ s life but not necessarily lead to accomplishment recognized by the public –“ Big C ” changes the way a culture sees the world as well as a person ’ s life, requiring cooperation of the culture and the society –Changes in family, schools and cultural perceptions may lead from little c to Big C outcomes

WHY Creativity -Self-actualization, intrinsic needs -Learning needs (fun in learning, increased motivation, increased memory, self-learning) -real life situation needs Societal and economic-developmental needs Personal - maintain competitive power

The Three-Ring Conception of Giftedness (Renzulli, 1978) Giftedness is the interaction of: a. Above average ability b. Task Commitment c. Creativity

Creativity is an important asset of a society - under development squanders valuable human resources Everyone ’ s Creativity Abilities, Creative Productivity and Creative Living can be elevated Systemic training in creativity (rather than sudden fantasy) secures promising productive development of the students ’ potentials (Davis, 2003) WHY Creativity

There is no & not desirable to have, a fixed recipe for creativity BUT we believe that some principles are valid and help promote creativity in students

Principles for development of creativity 1. Existence of a supporting environment (PLACE) 2. Recognizing one ’ s strength, abilities and interests to promote the development of positive attitude towards creative ideas and innovation (PERSON) 3. Facilitating one ’ s awareness of his/her creativity throughout the developmental process (PROCESS) 4. Recognizing and rewardingone ’ s ’ creative ideas and products (PRODUCT)

Goals of creativity Training Fostering creativity consciousness & creative attitudes Improving understanding of creativity and creative people Teaching creative thinking techniques Exercising creative abilities

Nurturing the creativity of students Approaches: Basic cognition & Teacher training Supporting resource development Practices in classroom learning

Basic Cognition Through seminars and workshops:seminarsworkshops introduce the principles that facilitate the development of creativityprinciples introduce the skills that enhance the development of creativityskills

Supporting resource development Examples and applications of the various skillsExamplesapplications Teacher Training Package

Classroom practice KLAs specific Generic in nature Infusion in pull-out activities

Generic in nature To trigger off the creativity of students To provide a supporting environment to promote Creativity Consciousness and Creative Attitude To nurture the development of open-mindedness which facilitates their regular classroom learning Curiosity, need for competency, achievement motivation are better motivators than external rewards for little C (Lens & Rand, 2000)

Infusion in pull-out activities To provide students with opportunities to display their creative minds E.g. Leadership training camp - Fashion show - Talent/Variety show