This document discusses approaches to fostering creativity and professional development in initial teacher education. It presents an arts-infused model for designing classroom contexts and learning experiences that deliver subject content while developing students' core skills. The model incorporates using the natural and built environments, communications, school grounds, and social/cultural/historical contexts. Students reported enjoying participating in a graphic novel project turning a text into a storyboard, acting it out, and compiling it into a booklet. They recognized the value of incorporating creative learning approaches into their own future teaching.