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CE4002: Key Concepts and Strategies Related to Creativity: Analyze concepts and strategies for fostering creativity in young children.
Written Response Submission Form
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Instructions
Write your responses where it reads “Enter your response here.” Write as much as needed to satisfy the requirements indicated. Each item contains the Rubric, which will be used to evaluate your responses.
At the end of the template, you will list the references you used to support your responses.
Item 1
The staff at your child development center has decided to focus on ensuring that your program is fostering children’s creativity. You begin the meeting by asking everyone to share their definitions of creativity.
Drawing from at least two quality resources, share your definition of creativity. (1–2 paragraphs)
Your Response
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Rubric
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Topic 1: What is Creativity? |
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Drawing from at least two quality resources, share your definition of creativity.
LO1: Analyze quality resources to define creativity. |
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Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete. |
Response is clear, accurate, and complete. |
Item 2
One staff member is sure that creativity is an expressive process that relates only to the arts. Share your response, using examples to explain why this isn’t true. (1–2 paragraphs)
Your Response
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Topic 1: What is Creativity? |
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Share your response, using examples to explain why this isn’t true.
LO2: Analyze why creativity is an expressive process that relates to more than the arts. |
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Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete. |
Response is clear, accurate, and complete. |
Item 3
As part of the meeting, you discuss what creativity looks like in young children.
Explain at least four characteristics or qualities that represent and inspire creativity in young children. (1 paragraph)
Your Response
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1 Needs Improvement |
2 Meets Expectations |
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Topic 1: What is Creativity? |
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Explain at least four (4) characteristics or qualities that represent and inspire creativity in young children.
LO3: Explain characteristics or qualities that represent and inspire creativity in young children. |
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Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete. |
Response is clear, accurate, and complete. |
Item 4
You begin to discuss what children need to develop and express creativity.
Explain at least three key environmental conditions that are needed for creativity to flourish. (1 paragraph)
Your Response
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Topic 1: What is Creativity? |
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Explain at least three key environmental conditions that are needed for creativity to flourish.
LO4: Explain environmental conditions needed to inspire creativity in young children. |
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Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete. |
Response is clear, accurate, and complete. |
Item 5
You want to make sure staff feels supported when talking about creativity with family members so you craft a 1—2 paragraph analysis of summarizing why nurturing creativity is vital to children’s healthy development and learning. (1–2 paragraphs)
Your Response
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Topic 2: Nurturing Creativity in Young Children |
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You want to make sure staff feels supported when talking about creativity with family members so you craft a 1—2 paragraph analysis summarizing why nurturing creativity is vital to children’s healthy development and learning.
LO1: Analyze why nurturing creativity is vital to children’s healthy development and learning. |
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Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete. |
Response is clear, accurate, and complete. |
Item 6
You also explain, using examples, what it means to say, “The process is more important than the product,” in relationship to nurturing creativity in young children. (1–2 paragraphs)
Your Response
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Topic 2: Nurturing Creativity in Young Children |
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You also explain, using examples, what it means to say, “The process is more important than the product,” in relationship to nurturing creativity in young children.
LO2: Analyze how valuing the process more than the product relates to nurturing creativity in young children. |
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Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete. |
Response is clear, accurate, and complete. |
Item 7
A lead teacher shares that Paul Torrance, who did seminal research on creativity, found that children are more creative when working with creative teachers.
Explain at least three characteristics of creative teachers. (1 paragraph)
Your Response
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Topic 2: Nurturing Creativity in Young Children |
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Explain at least three characteristics of creative teachers.
LO3: Explain characteristics of creative teachers. |
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Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete. |
Response is clear, accurate, and complete. |
Item 8
One teacher asks for concrete advice: Please give me three examples of what to say or do to encourage children’s creativity and three examples of what not to say or do because it might discourage children’s creativity. (1–2 paragraphs)
Your Response
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Topic 2: Nurturing Creativity in Young Children |
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Please give me three examples of what to say or do to encourage children’s creativity and three examples of what not to say or do because it might discourage children’s creativity.
LO4: Explain how to encourage children’s creativity. |
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Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete. |
Response is clear, accurate, and complete. |
Item 9
This same teacher asks you to explain why at least three examples of open-ended activities and/or materials have the potential for fostering children’s creativity. (1 paragraph)
Your Response
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Topic 2: Nurturing Creativity in Young Children |
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This same teacher asks you to explain why at least three (3) examples of open-ended activities and/or materials have the potential for fostering children’s creativity.
LO5: Analyze activities/materials that foster children’s creativity. |
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Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete. |
Response is clear, accurate, and complete. |
Item 10
You decide to share an insightful research study titled: “Pedagogies That Engage Five to Eight Year Old Children’s Imagination and Creativity in School.” Comment by Jane Schall: ISD, Can you please hotlink to this article, thx!: http://www.ojs.unisa.edu.au/index.php/EDEQ/article/viewFile/840/677
Using examples, explain how two of the pedagogies referenced in the study inspired children’s imagination and creativity. (2 paragraphs)
Your Response
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Topic 2: Nurturing Creativity in Young Children |
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Using examples, explain how two of the pedagogies referenced in the study inspired children’s imagination and creativity.
LO6: Analyze pedagogies that inspire children’s imagination and creativity. |
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Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete. |
Response is clear, accurate, and complete. |
Item 11
Toward the end of your meeting, the group decides to summarize general components of early childhood environments designed to inspire children’s creativity.
Explain at least three components of early childhood environments designed to inspire children’s creativity. (1–2 paragraphs)
Your Response
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0 Not Present |
1 Needs Improvement |
2 Meets Expectations |
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Topic 2: Nurturing Creativity in Young Children |
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Explain at least three components of early childhood environments designed to inspire children’s creativity.
LO7: Analyze how environments inspire children’s creativity. |
Response is missing. |
Response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete. |
Response is clear, accurate, and complete. |
References
Provide a citation for each resource you used to write your response to this Assessment. A sample citation is provided below:
· Isbell, R. T., & Raines, S. C. (2013). Creativity and the arts with young children (3rd ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Professional Skill Assessment
In this Competency Assessment, you will be assessed on the following Professional Skill: Written Communication. This skill counts toward your achievement of the Competency and the Professional Skill.
Mastery Rubric
In order to achieve mastery of this Competency, you must achieve a “2” on every rubric row in addition to meeting the additional expectation indicated in the Mastery Rubric.
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MASTERY RUBRIC |
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Exceeds Expectations: Connections to Experience |
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LO1: Analyze relevant experience, academic knowledge, and content to illustrate concepts and/or ideas with relevant and detailed examples. |
Responses include highly relevant and well-developed examples to illustrate concepts and strategies related to fostering creativity in young children.
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