StudentCreativity

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Autonomy

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PassionateEngaged Learners

“Most people see what is, and never see what can be.”

-Albert Einstein

What is Creativity? The accepted definition of creativity is

production of something original and useful, and that’s what’s reflected in the tests. There is never one right answer.

To be creative requires divergent thinking (generating many unique ideas) and then convergent thinking (combining those ideas into the best result).

More importantly… How do you foster creativity in

our classrooms?

Talk with your neighbor for 1 minute.…

 “Creative teaching requires moving from a focus on imparting knowledge to knowledge acquisition, providing opportunities for the learner to engage in deep thought and productive action.”-Susan Keller-Mathers, Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent

How to Spark Passion?

What are you passionate about?

How do you find out your student’s

passions?

Real learning that sticks is about allowing students to pursue their interests in the context of the curriculum

Now think about you and professional development?

Which is the more profound PD – the mandated information or that which speaks to your individual needs- personal, linguistic, technological…

What if we focused on developing kids who are “learners” instead of trying to make sure they’re “learned”?

What if, instead of delivering the same, common education to every student, we focused on developing the skills and dispositions necessary for them to learn whatever they need to learn whenever they need to learn it? .

That means rethinking classrooms to focus on individual passions, inquiry, creation, sharing , patient problem solving, and innovation

Give students choice in the content-

Google Voice + Sound Cloud

= potentially good, timely and effective feedback

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