Day: February 24, 2025

Creative and Critical Thinking Are Game-Changers for Gifted Students

Let’s be real—gifted education is about more than just teaching bright students. It’s about igniting their potential, challenging their boundaries, and giving them the tools to think and solve in ways that change the world. At the heart of this mission? Creative and critical thinking with a lot of connection sprinkled throughout. But these aren’t […]

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"I believe this was one of the most useful professional learning days I've attended."
Tasia Seros
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"This PD/workshop should be mandatory for all schools especially the ones for at-risk students. Katie and Chelsea were engaging and was able to remind us of why we chose the career of education."
William Sanders
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"I would absolutely recomend this workshop to anyone!"
Darla Spinner
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100% Found the session

Thank you so much for your wonderful presentation. I have been telling all my colleagues about it at LT as one of the best presentations I've been to.
English Teacher
Lyons Township High School
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I attended your PD session last week and it was AWESOME. Changed my whole trimester in one session! I've been telling everyone I know!
7th grade Language Arts & Reading
West Chicago
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What a great presentation. Thank you so much for sharing this valuable information. I will be changing my current curriculum to reflect your ideas.
English Teacher
Naperville School District 203
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I believe this was one of the most useful professional learning days I've attended.
Capstone Academy Educator
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This PD/workshop should be mandatory for all schools, especially those for at-risk students. Katie was engaging and reminded us of why we chose the career of education.
Capstone Academy
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Great presenters. Highly informed. Very approachable Absolutely recommend. Instant implantation
Capstone Academy
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I appreciate Curiosity 2 Create and the Creative Thinking Network so much. I truly believe in what y’all are doing to help teachers be the best educators we can be. Knowing that there is a support system out there of other educators who also think creatively and are willing to help me develop better ways to help my students is an amazing thing. I have started trying to use the CREATE method more and I like the way it is making me think about what I am doing in the classroom and if it is productive or not. Thank you for all that you and your team are doing. I am excited to see what is next.
Middle School Teacher
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It was an engaging, fun session! I will use the methods in my classroom to keep it creative. I will refer to my pretty light bulb as a reminder.
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The session was refreshing and very relevant in education today. I am so glad to have intended. Excellent discussion and engaging activities
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Practical and applicable advice that can be immediately understood and able to be applied. Great and engaging information and session!
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It was a fun and engaging session that introduced strategies for teaching that are easily integrated into your current practices!
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Very engaging and eye opening to news and different ways of teaching and learning.
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Enlighten and very informative with constructive methods
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Encouraging with practical tools I can use
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Practical and down to earth
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Insightful and engaging.
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Engaging!!
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Katie was excellent! Kept us engaged and provided information that could be immediately applied in multiple learning situations.
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Great energy and delivery form
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The evaluation part helped me realize that I don’t need to grade every little thing and homework should be meaningful. I will have my class help me create rubrics and I can find new, creative ways to assess students.
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Getting to work with other people and seeing the way they approached the activities.
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Amazing - content really takes into account all types of students and how to reach them
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It has made me eager to go back to school and create teams for my middle schoolers.
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There are a variety of ideas introduced to facilitate productive teams in a school.
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Super engaging, tangible easy-to-implement ideas and strategies!
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Very insightful, relevant, and inspiring
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Great actionable information!
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Love her talks! Great information that is able to be implemented.
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The different action slides and ideas for how to evaluate and hold teams accountable
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It is a session that allows you to tap into to the critical thinking skills of your students and build greater confidence and capacity in your classrooms.
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Enlightening. I will take things into my classroom with me. CREATE will take time to implement, but it will be worth it!!
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Very informative. Glad to learn creative doesn't mean creating shirts or pictures. Excited to try a creative lesson.
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Great ideas of how to better engage our students and have agency in their learning :)
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Dear Katie,
Thank you so much for joining our Design Café last week and sharing your incredible insights with the students. Your session was not only eye-opening but truly inspiring. The way you framed creativity, thinking, and learning sparked meaningful reflection and dialogue, and I know it left a lasting impression on everyone in the class.
Thank you also for the resources you shared—The CREATE Method and the guide on deeper thinking. These will be excellent tools for our students to continue exploring their own approaches to design and learning.
I also want to extend a special thanks to Julieanne for connecting us. It was truly powerful to witness the bond between teacher and student—seeing your impact on Julieanne and how it has evolved into a collaborative friendship was one of the highlights of the session. What a beautiful example of what education can do.
We’re grateful for your time, your stories, and your passion. I hope we can continue this conversation in the future—our students (and I!) would love to learn more from you. Warm regards,
Evrim
Evrim Baran
Professor & Helen LeBaron Hilton Chair
School of Education, College of Health and Human Sciences
Affiliate Faculty - Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
Iowa State University
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“Katie’s session was not only eye-opening but truly inspiring. The way she framed creativity, thinking, and learning sparked meaningful reflection and dialogue, and I know it left a lasting impression on everyone in the session. The resources she shared—The CREATE Method and the guide on deeper thinking were excellent tools to continue exploring approaches to design, learning and leadership.”
Evrim Baran
Professor & Helen LeBaron Hilton Chair
School of Education, College of Health and Human Sciences
Affiliate Faculty - Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
Iowa State University
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It is a session that allows you to tap into to the critical thinking skills of your students and build greater confidence and capacity in your organization.
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Enlightening. I will take things into my organization with me. CREATE will take time to implement, but it will be worth it!!
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There are a variety of ideas introduced to facilitate productive teams in a school.
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Super engaging, tangible easy-to-implement ideas and strategies!
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“Very insightful, relevant, and inspiring"
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Great actionable information!
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Love her talks! Great information that is able to be implemented.
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The different action slides and ideas for how to evaluate and hold teams accountable
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"I attended your PD session last week and it was AWESOME. Changed my whole trimester in one session! I've been telling everyone I know!"
7th Grade Language Arts & Reading

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“Enlightening. I will take things into my organization with me. CREATE will take time to implement, but it will be worth it!!”
Event Attendee

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“It is a session that allows you to tap into to the critical thinking skills of your students and build greater confidence and capacity in your organization.”
Event Attendee

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“Practical and applicable advice that can be immediately understood and able to be applied. Great and engaging information and session!”
Event Attendee

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"What a great presentation. Thank you so much for sharing this valuable information. I will be changing my current curriculum to reflect your ideas."
English Teacher
Naperville School District 203

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"I attended your PD session last week and it was AWESOME. Changed my whole trimester in one session! I've been telling everyone I know!"
7th Grade Language Arts & Reading
West Chicago

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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"I believe this was one of the most useful professional learning days I've attended."
Tasia Seros
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"This PD/workshop should be mandatory for all schools especially the ones for at-risk students. Katie and Chelsea were engaging and was able to remind us of why we chose the career of education."
William Sanders
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"I would absolutely recomend this workshop to anyone!"
Darla Spinner
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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