1. We are a Creative Campus!
Good morning
Introduce myself
So excited to work with you this year
We are a Creative Campus!

2. City-Wide Partnership
Joined by over 100 Implementing and Strategic Arts Partners
Huge city-wide collective
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3. Three Pillars of the Creative Learning Initiative
PROVIDE ARTS ACCESS
FOR ALL KIDS
PROVIDE CREATIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR ALL TEACHERS
CONNECT ALL SCHOOLS WITH AUSTIN’S
ARTS COMMUNITY
Working together for a common purpose

4. Thank you Fine Arts Teachers!

5. CLI = Strategy
“The Creative Learning Initiative is a strategy to build a culture of best practice around instruction, curriculum, community involvement, and campus climate grounded in creative learning.”

6. Essential Elements of the Arts and Creative Teaching Strategies
Generate Multiple Ideas
Analyze and Synthesize
Make Mental and Physical Models
Translate and Transfer
Exercise Creative Choice
Express Point of View

7. More Likely to Pass Reading and Math STAAR Tests

8. More Likely to Meet Advanced Standard for Reading, Math, and Science

9. Creative Thinking
Creative thinking – idea creativity – is not a mystical talent. It is a skill that can be practiced and nurtured.
-Edward de Bono