InnovateCorey Topf

Colegio FDR Lima, PeruIB DP Language and Literature

2013

The Less I TalkCorey Topf

Colegio FDR Lima, PeruIB DP Language and Literature

The More You Learn

I want to stress from the beginning that this will not be a sit and get. You will spend most of your time working, because that’s how REAL LEARNING happens.

What were the three most-visited websites in 2012?

Write them DOWN from 3rd to 1st, and You cannot

talk to your neighbor or use a device of any sort.

Your experience with filming and editing

Your Name

Your School

Your Position

Now you can collaborate with ONE other person, but you must film each other with a device you have.

Explain WHY you think your

answers are correct.

3According to Alexa & The Huffington Post

2According to Alexa & The Huffington Post

1According to Alexa & The Huffington Post

What might this tell us about

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ourselves, our students

and how we should structure our

classes?

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ourselves, our students

and how we should structure our

classes?

Curious

Moconnecting

Vies

What might this tell us about

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ourselves, our students

and how we should structure our

classes?

Inquire

StoRies

What might this tell us about

collaborateCre Ate

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These sites reveal a bit about who we are as learners.

Inquire

StoRiescollaborate

Cre Ate

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We are no longer passive and we need to structure our classes

accordingly.

Inquire

StoRiescollaborate

Cre Ate

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Just like these sites give students the power to choose their content, students need this in the classroom so they can take ownership of their

learning.

Inquire

StoRiescollaborate

Cre Ate

Is this allowing for collaboration? Building curiosity? Improving our

ability to tell and receive important stories?

Is using computers in a lecture hall--or any class--what we

mean by innovation?

Technology should free us from this so we can engage in project-based learning for real

audiences.

Shift our mindset

Research  a  question.

Collaborate in small groups to find the answer.

Synthesize  conclusions  in  a  movie/story.

through modeling

But first...a story

The College of New JerseyMasters Educational Leadership

Mallorca, Spain

Why so much theory and so little practice?

Why am I paying all of this money tobe lectured at from a PowerPoint?

If I’m bored listening to professors talk at me, how must my students feel

all day, every day?

Why is school so separated from life?

Is this really worth my money and my time?

Why do SCHOOLS at the upper levelskill creativity, innovation

and motivation?

Does the Ib Diploma kill creativity and

innovation?My own master’s and professional development.

Does the Ib Diploma kill creativity and

innovation?PATTERN: the most innovative schools do not have a standardized curriculum.

Does the Ib Diploma kill creativity and

innovation?No IB DP. No AP. No GCSE.

In my perfect world we wouldn’t need any of these, but with high-stakes accountability in 11th and 12th grade, these programs are not going away any time soon.

Why? Because standardization often kills creativity and innovation.

Does the Ib Diploma kill creativity and

innovation?But many of us find ourselves at schools that offer these programs.

In my perfect world we wouldn’t need any of these, but with high-stakes accountability in 11th and 12th grade, these programs are not going away any time soon.

how can we promote creativity and innovation

in Ib diploma courses despite constraints?

PURPOSE: Real Project

•Determine the ways in which IB Diploma courses hinder and/or foster creativity and innovation.

•Develop ways to stimulate creativity and innovation in our courses.

•Synthesize what we discover into a short video. (Real project)

REAL AUDIENCE

•The IB Organization•IB DP teachers back at your school

Question #1: What does it mean for a student to be creative and innovative in high school? And why are these skills important

today?

Group 1

Question #2: How does the IB Diploma Programme

hinder and/or foster creativity and innovation? What should we be doing

more of?

Group 2

Question #3: What can teachers in specific disciplines do to make their

DP classes more innovative and creative, despite the emphasis on

content? (Two groups.)

Groups 3 & 4

How do you film?

Groups 3 & 4

Google Doc:https://docs.google.com/folder/d/

0B5vlo5FFdSbzcnpOVnIwcEYyV2M/edit

Groups 3 & 4

Twitter: cvtopf

PlanDiscuss and research the question:

3:35-4:15 (40 min.)

Share your film with the group:

3:15-3:35 (20 min.)

Plan, film and edit your story/movie:

4:15-4:30 (15 min.)

Video Length 3 min. or less

The Takeaway: How can we promote creativity and innovation?

1) Collaborate more. Do this in the class and with students around the world. We should also push the IB to set up a

network for us to collaborate.

2) Focus more on getting kids to ask relevant

questions that allow for more inquiry than

on providing answers through lectures. This

will put the focus on SKILLS over content.

Tony Wagner, Global Achievement Gap

3) Allow students to show their

understanding in a variety of formats.

Allow for more project-

based and story-based learning.

4. Utilize technology as a way to make learning more

INDIVIDUALIZED, CUSTOMIZED, and

ACTIVE.

WHAT COULD THE IB DO TO FOSTER INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY?

Limit assessments and allow for more freedom and/or options as to how we assess.

Trim the fat in terms of content. What’s REALLY important in each subject? My experience from Econ showed me that there is simply TOO much to cover.

Fleas in a Jar

How will you encourage more innovation and creativity in your

classroom to keep your students from ending up like those fleas once

they leave school?

A  BOLDER  OPTION