it's not about the standards
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It’s Not About the Standards!
Marlena Hebern @mhebern
It’s Not About the Standards
Forget what you know
It’s Not About the Standards
Forget what you know 5 stages of creativity
It’s Not About the Standards
Forget what you know 5 stages of creativity Teacher as facilitator
It’s Not About the Standards
Forget what you know 5 stages of creativity Teacher as facilitator Apps for each stage
What do you think creativity is? ?
–Rex Jung Mind Research Network, Albuquerque
“Creativity is like pornography, you know it when you see it!”
educatorstechnology.com
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/09/world/the-extraordinary-art-of-autistic-five-year-old-monet/index.html?hpt=hp_c3Iris Halmshaw
Jacob Barnett
Alternate Theory to the Big Bang
Ted Teen: Forget What You Know
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq-FOOQ1TpE
Edward Hebern
Inventor of the Enigma Machine
When developing a new idea, what do you find to be the most
difficult part? ?
Austin Kleon
5 Stages of Creativityx
1. Preparation
5 Stages of Creativity
1. Preparation 2. Incubation
5 Stages of Creativity
1. Preparation 2. Incubation 3. Illumination
5 Stages of Creativity
1. Preparation 2. Incubation 3. Illumination 4. Evaluation
5 Stages of Creativity
1. Preparation 2. Incubation 3. Illumination 4. Evaluation 5. Elaboration
5 Stages of Creativity
1. PREPARATION
Investigating
Teacher as Facilitator
What is your GOAL?
Teacher as Facilitator
What is your GOAL?
What RESEARCH have you done?
Teacher as Facilitator
Did you BRAINSTORM ideas?
Teacher as Facilitator
Did you BRAINSTORM ideas?
MORE than one, MORE than once?
Teacher as Facilitator
Did you BRAINSTORM ideas?
MORE than one, MORE than once?
Who might be able to give you INSIGHT on this topic / subject?
Quick Note Lite
Free
–Johnny Appleseed
Idea Sketch
Free/$3.99
Mindmap
2. INCUBATION
Partnerships with Scientists
Teacher as Facilitator
What can OTHERS contribute or inspire?
Teacher as Facilitator
What can OTHERS contribute or inspire?
What EXPERTS might you contact?
Teacher as Facilitator
What can OTHERS contribute or inspire?
What EXPERTS might you contact?
How might your RESEARCH be helpful? or not?
Teacher as Facilitator
What can OTHERS contribute or inspire?
What EXPERTS might you contact?
How might your RESEARCH be helpful? or not?
What FURTHER research might you do?
http://popplet.com/app/#/2106908
Free/ $4.99
3. Illumination
Going into Space
http://abc30.com/education/mariposa-county-students-weather-balloon-provides-amazing-video/204363/
Teacher as Facilitator
EXPLAIN your idea?
Teacher as Facilitator
EXPLAIN your idea?
Did you WRITE / SKETCH it?
Teacher as Facilitator
EXPLAIN your idea?
Did you WRITE / SKETCH it?
What are the PARTS or STEPS to your idea?
Teacher as Facilitator
Think of 2-3 related VERSIONS to your idea?
Teacher as Facilitator
Think of 2-3 related VERSIONS to your idea?
What will you NEED to make it work?
SyncSpace
Free/ $9.99
http://padlet.com/
Padlet Web Based
Free
4. EVALUATION
Think About It
Teacher as Facilitator
Did you think it through, STEP BY STEP?
Teacher as Facilitator
Did you think it through, STEP BY STEP?
What problems MIGHT you encounter?
Teacher as Facilitator
Did you think it through, STEP BY STEP?
What problems MIGHT you encounter?
What improvements COULD still be made?
Teacher as Facilitator
What RESOURCES do you need?
Teacher as Facilitator
What RESOURCES do you need?
Do you have ACCESS to those resources?
Teacher as Facilitator
What RESOURCES do you need?
Do you have ACCESS to those resources?
DID you ask other experts?
–Johnny Appleseed
iCard Sort $9.99
3 M Post-it Plus App
Free Word Sorts
Compound Words
5. ELABORATION
The Saige on the Stage
Teacher Facilitator
What TOOLS / MATERIALS do you need?
Teacher Facilitator
What TOOLS / MATERIALS do you need?
HOW will the project be COMPLETED?
Teacher Facilitator
HOW will the project be SHARED?
Teacher Facilitator
HOW will the project be SHARED?
Can it COMPLETED in a REASONABLE time frame?
Ask Yourself…
Are students making
CONNECTIONS to LEARNING
during this phase?
Remember:
Remember:
Open Ended Tools
Remember:
Open Ended Tools
Allow a Variety of Modalities
Pages Keynote
Word Foto
$1.99
123 D Catch
Free
Create 3D Scans
Book Creator
Lite is Free or $4.99
Kid Cards
Free/ Printable
ThingLink
Free
ComicBook! $2.99
iMovie
$4.99
iMotion
Free/ $2.99 StopMotion Time Lapse
Teacher Facilitator: After
REFLECT upon the process, what worked, what didn’t work?
Teacher Facilitator: After
REFLECT upon the process, what worked, what didn’t work?
What can YOU do to make/ do it better NEXT time: product, process, in working with others?
Teacher Facilitator: After
Did STUDENTS refect as well?
Teacher Facilitator: After
Did STUDENTS refect as well?
How can you further STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS to learning?
Which stage of creativity development could you improve upon in your classroom? ?
It’s All in the ASSIGNMENT!
Making Game Boards
Accessing Technology
Hour of
Hour of Code
Time to Explore
Learning Opportunities are Everywhere
Summer Opportunities
Designing and Explaining
Visiting Experts
Watch out for Missed
Opportunities :(
Don’t Forget Creativity in Math
–Dave Burgess Author of Teach Like a Pirate
“It wasn’t easy when I started, it wasn’t easy last week, and it won’t be easy next week either.
It’s not supposed to be easy - it’s supposed to be worth it.”
It’s Not About the Standards!
Marlena Hebern @mhebern [email protected] marlenahebern.com
Iris Halmshaw
“Creativity is contagious, pass it on.”
Plinkers
http://99u.com/videos http://www.celt.iastate.edu/teaching-resources/classroom-practice/teaching-techniques-strategies/
creativity/techniques-creative-teaching/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kimberly-brooks/the-creative-
process-in-e_b_71909.html
http://www.jamestaylor.me/creative-process-five-stages/
Resources