Why is it that administrators cringe when teachers talk about creativity? In the rush to address state standards, creative thinking skills have been cast aside, to be replaced by a robotic adherence to skill development. In this session, well discuss evidence-based, best practices in the areas of creative thinking and dramatics and youll learn to use these skills to address content standards in your classroom and meet the intellectual and affective needs of gifted students, especially those at risk for underachievement and perfectionism. Bring your best thinking cap and learn to take risks while keeping one foot rooted in content.