The document emphasizes shifting from traditional teaching methods to fostering creative learning experiences for students. It outlines various traits of creative thinking and suggests practical strategies and tools to enhance creativity in educational settings. The author, Robert Alan Black, pays tribute to his mentor, E. Paul Torrance, and encourages educators to embrace innovative practices that unlock students' creative potential.

1. Let's Stop Teaching & Help Our Students Learn More Robert “Alan” Black , Ph.D., CSP Cre8-ly

2. 1+1 Equals More than 2 Teaching Students/People How to Generate Hundreds of Ideas in Minutes to Produce New Solutions. C r e 8 n g ™ Alan (Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP)

4. Overview & Plan

5. Who am I?

6. 47 Jobs since 1960

7. Summer of 1977 76 to 78 Volunteer w/Gifted

8. Since 1998 wandering around globe

10. Who are U ?

12. What I say will ?

13. Coincide

14. Coincide Compliment

15. Coincide Compliment Contrast

16. Coincide Compliment Contrast Contradict

17. 25 Years of Learnings That have helped me & many others change their lives to help others.

18. In Honor of my greatest teacher E.Paul Torrance, Ph.D. May his work inspire teachers around the world for many years to come.

19. “ If You Change the Way you Teach the Stars in Your Classrooms will Change.” E. Paul Torrance, Ph.D.

20. All Born with Creative Potential. Warming Up for Creative Thinking. Beyonders™

21. Gift of Sharing (Pansy & Paul) Manifesto for Children Creative Potential can be Developed, Reawakened, Enriched, Expanded.

22. 20 Traits of Creative Thinking lead to 52 Total Commitment to Field & Students Correspond, Correspond, Correspond

24. Ooops! Start!

25. 1. Play it safe 2. Know your limitations : pigeonhole yourself 3. It's just a job, keep your mouth shut 4. Show you're the smartest guy in the room, make skepticism your middle name 5. Be the tough guy, demand to see the data 6. Respect history, always give the past \ the benefit of the doubt 7. Stop the madness before it can get started Uncreative

26. 8. Been there, done that. Use experience as a weapon 9. Keep your eyes closed... your mind too 10. Assume there is no problem 11. Underestimate your customers 12. Be a mentor, give sound advice to people who for you 13. Be suspicious of the "creatives" 14. When all else fails, act like a grown-up Uncreative

27. What might we be doing now that causes our students to be, act, think… ? UNCREATIVELY

28. the Classroom

29. the Classroom

30. the Classroom

31. the Classroom

32. the Classroom

33. the Classroom

34. How we arrange our meeting and training rooms impacts the bonding, connecting, And the development of teams during our meetings and our classes. Greek Theater - community focus Formal theater seating Tends to separate people Round tables Tend to Separate people Rectangular tables tend To bring people closer together Rigid classroom settings Do not enhance connection

44. What? Questions we ask…

45. What Else?

46. How? Questions we ask…

47. How Else? How Else?

48. Teaching tools we use… ?

49. Toys, Games & Props Teaching tools we use…

50. Heroes/Examples used… Think/ Act Like Mavericks

51. w/Serious Mix Fun

52. creative people spend 20 minutes looking at a orange juice box because it says "concentrate."

53. The Manifesto for Children E. Paul Torrance The Manifesto for Adults E. Paul Torrance & Garnet Miller

54. Creativity is Your Choice Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP (1983) Daily make the choice to be Creative in much to most of what you do.

55. Are you a Crayon Breaker?

56. Who Are You? See possibilities Self- knowledgeable Self-actualizing Self-disciplined Sense of destiny Sensitive Severely critical of… Specific interests Synthesize correctly Tolerant of ambiguity Adaptable Curious Divergent thinker Energetic Fantasize, able to Flexible thinker Fluent Future oriented Humor Idealistic Imaginative Independent Ingenious Learning, always Non-conforming Not motivated by money Observant, highly Open-ended Original - uniqueness Passionate about their work Perceive world differently Question asker Circle, check, mark all of the following traits that fit you now.

57. • Language Arts • Mathematics • Science • Social Science • Visual & Performing Arts • Society/Classroom Behaviors Subjects

58. Warm-up to Create Mentally, Physically, Socially, Psychologically, Visually, Audibly, etc.

59. What is it? What Might it be?

60. what is half of... 12

61. what is half of... 12 6 , 1 , 2 , 1 x 6 , 2 x 3 , 11:30 , 1/2 dozen

62. what is half of... 1 2 X II twe lve IIIIII IIIIII

63. Other uses for a... Brick Paper clip Water bottle Marbles Ash trays

64. Breaking Crayons

65. Thinking Tools Divergent & Convergent Creative

66. Creative Thinking Tools Checklisting S C A M P E R - Substitute - Combine - Adapt - Magnify, Minify - Put to Other Uses - Eliminate - Reverse

67. Creative Thinking Tools Forced Relationships Animal (a-z) Product

68. Creative Thinking Tools Idea Grid Bread Meat Top’g Veg Fruit Snack Dessert 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

69. 5 Sensing Idea Grids! Excursions? Super Heroes!

70. Cartoons Imaging! Famous Folk Alphabetizing!

71. Nandri Terima Kasih Thank you lah No worry mate Grazie Abrigado Gracias Origato Danke Merci Gratis Xie xie ni

72. Contact information Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP Cre8ng People, Places & Possibilities P. O. Box 5805 Athens, Georgia 30604 [email_address] alan_cre8ng@yahoo.com http://www.cre8ng.com/