Understanding the creative personality helps develop a creative classroom environment that investigates and solves creative problems in our contemporary world. As a teacher, YOU are the first part of creating a creative environment. As the teacher, YOU must understand the characteristics of the creative personality - both positive and negative. Many of the creative characteristics can be mistaken for other things like attention deficit. As soon as the teacher understands the creative personality, the teacher must adopt creativity as a lifestyle to open up his/her classroom to become a creative environment. In this Prezi, I explore some creative environment models like The Cloud (SOLE) and the da Vinci principles in Gelb's text. Please click the link below to view my Prezi presentation to learn more about the creative personality and the creative classroom environment:

Creative Outcome 3: Due by July 25, 2015

1. Creative Learning Environment
2. Creative Personality & Creativity Models
3. Metaphorical Thinking
4. Creativity is Foreverby Davis (2004) and How to Think like Leonardo da Vinci by Gelb

Statement: By July 25, I will complete a Creative Learning Environment presentation using PowerPoint or Prezi (B11) utilizing the texts by Davis, G.A. (2004 ed.) Creativity is Forever (E1) and Gelb (2000) How to Think like Leonardo da Vinci (E6) demonstrating transformation/visualization (D11) to examine research on creative personality as observed in adults and children (C3) and explore various models for the development of an environment that fosters and inhibits creativity (C6).

References

Davis, G.A. (2004). Creativity is forever (5th ed.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.

Gelb, M.J. (2004). How to think like leonardo da vinci: Seven steps to genius everyday. New York, NY: Bantam Dell.

Idea Sandbox. (2011). Difference between artistic and creative ability.  Sandblog: Remarkable Ideas. Retrieved July 23, 2015 from http://www.idea-sandbox.com/blog/difference-between-artistic-creative-ability/

Kingore, B. (2004). High achiever, gifted learner, creative learner.  Understanding Our Gifted. Retrieved July 23, 2015 from http://www.bertiekingore.com/high-gt-create.htm