{"id":471,"date":"2022-07-12T22:28:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T22:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech2\/?page_id=471"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:17:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:17:04","slug":"creativity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/pedagogy\/coding-as-a-playground\/six-cs-in-practice\/creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"Creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181files\/2022\/03\/Creativity-558x1024.png\" alt=\"Yellow graphic of a side profile of a face with a light bulb on it and the word creativity under it.\" class=\"wp-image-3749\" style=\"width:183px;height:335px\" width=\"183\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/03\/Creativity-558x1024.png 558w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/03\/Creativity-768x1409.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/03\/Creativity-837x1536.png 837w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/03\/Creativity.png 904w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div style=\"height:86px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Creativity<\/strong> is the act of participating in new and original ways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Exercising creativity allows children to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or interpretations and to create and imagine original new ideas, forms, and methods for using new technologies. Creativity can be shown through novel and playful problem solving, using tools or materials in innovative or unprescribed ways, and integrating different media into projects such as recycled materials or arts and crafts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Click the images below to see <strong>Creativity <\/strong>in practice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/research\/coding-as-a-playground\/six-cs-in-practice\/creativity\/creativity-scratchjr-examples\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/03\/scratchjrlogo-2-1024x281.png\" alt=\"Scratch Junior logo.\" class=\"wp-image-3734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/03\/scratchjrlogo-2-1024x281.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/03\/scratchjrlogo-2-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/03\/scratchjrlogo-2-768x211.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/03\/scratchjrlogo-2.png 1337w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/pedagogy\/coding-as-a-playground\/six-cs-in-practice\/creativity\/creativity-kibo-examples\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/03\/KIBO.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-688\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creativity is the act of participating in new and original ways. 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