Know what that squiggly orange circle(ish) shape means? It means that you are a creativist, which was a new term to me. Being a creativist means you have a growth mindset about creativity, and you want to develop it in a way that brings meaningful change to the classroom.
Creativity + Activist = Creativist
The team at creativist.io wants to help you develop your inner creativist through empowerment, awareness, and practice. Starting on March 16, creativist.io is hosting
It is a 21-day challenge where each day begins with an email. Each email "contains a task that encourages a productive and successful way of thinking in order to be a more creative and modern teacher." Following each task, participants are to post about their day on Twitter and/or Google+, thus creating an online community of creativists where they can share thoughts and gain peer support.
What's the catch? There is a cost. It is $21, and 10% of it goes towards charity. You also have to be willing to commit about 30-minutes per day to the challenge and be willing to get a little uncomfortable as you challenge yourself to grow creatively. This is not an opportunity to receive quick-fix-tips and lists of "creative" websites to use in the classroom. Growing your creativity is a process, and the 21-day challenge is designed to make the practice of creativity in the classroom a habit.
What's the bonus? Because one of the creativist.io ladies (Melissa Goodwin) hails from our area, participating South Dakota teachers are offered one graduate credit from the University of Sioux Falls.
To get all the nitty-gritty details, click on the "Empowerment" image above and visit the creativist.io Google+ Page.
Go get creative!
