Creative Outlets Lagniappe
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We are educa)ng people out of their crea)vity.
Crea)vity is as important in educa)on as literacy.
Sir Ken Robinson
Rather than running the risk of having our students become W A L K I N G
ENCYCLOPEDIAS we need to TEACH them how to THINK CREATIVELY.
(Sternberg, 2006)
?Differentiated Curriculum. Adaptation of content, process, and concepts to meet a higher level of expectation appropriate for advanced learners. Curriculum can be differentiated through acceleration, complexity, depth, challenge, and CREATIVITY (VanTassel-Baska & Wood, 2008).
Creativity is just connecting things.
When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and
SYNTHESIZE new things.
- Steve Jobs, 1995
An idea is nothing more or less than a new combination of old elements.
new combinationold elements
James Webb Young, 1940A Technique for Producing Ideas
The capacity to bring old elements into new combinations depends largely on the ability to see relationships.
new combinationold elements
James Webb Young, 1940A Technique for Producing Ideas
They must know how to link apparently unconnected elements to create something new.
People who hope to thrive in the Conceptual Age must understand the connection between diverse, and seemingly separate disciplines.
-- Daniel Pink in A Whole New Mind
TYPE III INDEPENDENT OR SMALL GROUP INVESTIGATIONS
PRODUCTS AND/OR PERFORMANCES
TYPE I GENERAL
EXPLORATORY ACTIVITIES
TYPE II METHODOLOGICAL
TRAINING / HOW-TO ACTIVITIES
(Renzulli, 1977)
If#you#don’t#read#much,#you#really#don’t#know#much.#
#YOU ARE DANGEROUS!!
DANGER
--Jim Trelease
TOOLISHNESSAHEAD
Jackson, L. A., Witt, E. A., Games, A. I., Fitzgerald, H. E., von Eye, A., & Zhao, Y. (2012). Information technology use and creativity: Findings from the Children and technology Project. Computers in Human Behavior, 28(2), 370-376.
CREATIVITY
COMPUTER USE
INTERNET USE
CELL PHONE
USE
VIDEO GAME PLAY
Jackson, L. A., Witt, E. A., Games, A. I., Fitzgerald, H. E., von Eye, A., & Zhao, Y. (2012). Information technology use and creativity: Findings from the Children and technology Project. Computers in Human Behavior, 28(2), 370-376.
CREATIVITYVIDEO GAME PLAY
Video games teach children what computers are beginning to teach
adults--that some forms of learning are fast-paced, immensely compelling,
and rewarding. - Seymour Papert
The fact that they are enormously demanding of one's time and require new ways of thinking remains a small price to pay (and is
perhaps even an advantage) to be vaulted
into the future. - Seymour Papert
Not surprisingly, by comparison school strikes
many young people as slow, boring, and frankly
out of touch.
- Seymour Papert
flickr five frames1. Establish characters and location2. Create a situation with possibilities3. Involve the characters in the situation4. Build to probable outcomes5. Have a logical BUT surprising end
“Gifted means you have abilities to do stuff others may not be able to do, even if they are not easy. This tree is growing in the shade under a step….that’s not easy.”
“We all have an impact on the world. Although we’re small, someday we will do something great. It means to be inspiring, creative, helpful, and smart. Although being gifted has its problems, Being gifted is very special.”
“Giftedness is being different in your own way and
to capture beautiful moments
in life for something cool.
Then your differences will
shine!”
“Giftedness means you can be talented in some things but not at others; you swing back and forth at the things you are good at and the things you are
not.”
“There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations.”
SummaryThe pigs will be space pilots creating the first human settlements on Mars.
Their structures will be threatened by their own malfunctioning robot.
However, the robot is also their only hope of returning home.
Non-ExamplesIt’s like The Three Little Pigs, but they’re dogs.
Instead of a brick house, it’s made of stone.
The pigs will live in a desert!
How do the changes make
the story better?9. Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
PersuasionThree Martians is a suspenseful, sci-fi take on The Three Little Pigs. It takes the classic story and retells it for an older audience.
There is real danger for the characters as they try to stop the robot while keeping it working so they can return to earth.
Non-ExamplesIt will be better.
You will like it since it’s funnier.
This version will have lots of interesting things.
It is better to fail in originality, than to succeed in imitation. “
He who has never failed somewhere, that man cannot be great.”- Herman Melville
“It doesn’t matter what you cover; it matters
how much you develop THE CAPACITY TO DISCOVER
GOOD TEACHING