Participate and share: Poster 
The purpose of this session is to understand how creative confidence can be taught in a range of settings — from classroom to vocational to online to near peer learning.
The first step is to understand the mindsets and conditions needed to feel creative. Following that, we will explore how storytelling and self-expression play a role in creativity. And the session will wrap with a hands-on experience to establish what creative mediums are best suited for different types of learners and life stages.
These frameworks and activities have been used with thousands of young people around the country over the past 5 years (many of which saw them as a lifeline throughout the pandemic). One student shared, "I’ve learned more about my myself than I could have ever imagined. The activities showed me that I'm more creative than I gave myself credit for, and that made me feel more confident in my pursuits."
5 minutes: Introduction to creative confidence and self reflection prompt.
15 minutes: Exploring the mindsets needed to develop creative confidence. It’s hard to explore your creativity if you don’t feel confident or if you question your value in the world. Participants will explore the preconditions that support creativity and expression by reflecting on the value they bring to the world. Participants will use an online curriculum designed to help increase hope and self worth and understand its relationship to creativity.
15 minutes: Creative confidence is also influenced by the stories you tell about yourself and others. Do you believe you are a creative person? What experiences have you had that influence your perception of your ability to be creative? And how might judgment and fear be holding you back? Participants will begin to explore and shape and reframe the stories they tell about themselves and others that hold them back from exploring and expressing their ideas.
20 minutes: Mindful Mediums: Creativity can be expressed through hundreds of mediums and we will help you find yours, because each of us is a little different. Participants will explore what mediums and motivation tactics do (and don’t) work for you and simplify ways to make the creative process more of a day-to-day practice in your life.
5 minutes: Reflection and closing. We will provide tips on how these activities can be used to find and develop creativity through community and lifelong learning.
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