Please read below for important information in planning your conference experience! SCHEDULES
We are attempting to drastically reduce paper so bring an electronic device to access the Conference website and your schedule. No print copies of the schedule will be available.
Parking will be in the Founders Lot – Letter D on the map linked above. The opening session will be held at Richardson Ballroom in the DiGiorgio Campus Center, and all conference sessions will be held in the DiGiorgio Campus Center (#16) and Owens Hall (#18)
Parking passes are NOT required.
EVALUATIONS & CERTIFICATES
Feedback links for individual sessions are provided on the Conference website by clicking “Feedback Survey” in the session details.
A link to an overall Conference evaluation will be emailed to participants after the Conference. Once you complete the evaluation, you will receive a code with directions to receive your certificate via email.
Many thanks to the 2019 Conference Planning Committee!
Creativity has been identified as a world-class skill South Carolina graduates should develop before graduation, with little systematic attention on the preparedness of current practitioners to implement such expectations. This qualitative case study investigated what knowledge and skills teachers perceived to be necessary to implement practices that foster and develop student creativity with a strong sense of self-efficacy. A purposeful sample from four Arkansas A+ (ARA+) network schools shared their perceptions of how creativity-fostering professional development (PD) influenced their sense of self-efficacy to foster creativity and answer the research questions. Findings were driven by analysis of open-ended responses collected in questionnaires, individual interviews, and focus groups. Conclusions developed from teachers' experiences and proposed recommendations at all systematic levels to promote efficacious beliefs towards creativity integration will be shared.