Creativity
How students generate ideas, experiment, and develop new solutions
Creativity shows up when students take risks, try new skills, refine ideas, and turn imagination into action, across academic, artistic, and real-world settings.
A Successful student will leave Coeur d'Alene School District with the...
The ability to view situations from multiple perspectives, generate original ideas, experiment with new approaches, and create meaningful solutions to real-world problems.
What This Looks like for Students
The statements below are written from the student’s point of view (“I can…”) to describe how students demonstrate growth in this competency over time.
Novelty and Usefulness
I generate ideas or solutions that connect to real-world needs or problems.
Generating and Experimenting
I experiment with new ideas, skills, and approaches and use imagination with clear purpose.
Selecting and Elaborating
I refine ideas and work with others to turn creative concepts into completed work or solutions.