the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work
While creativity does include artwork, the expression of oneself is the biggest component of creativity. Students self expression in the classroom is a demonstration of creativity as they are granted the freedom to pursue what they desire. Even as a teacher, creativity comes everyday when making lessons.
Above is a character study I completed on Edna from The Incredibles. I enjoyed having creative freedom to choose a character I personally love and be able to dissect their personalities. Only given a blank piece of paper, I had the ability to develop the format for presenting the information surrounding edna.
Above is a lesson plan created by myself that combined Social Studies and Visual Arts standards to teach the history and importance of the American flag. As the definition of Creativity states above, this original idea is meant to be used to explain the importance of the flag that so many students look at each day when reciting the Pledge of alligance.