Week 4- Creativity
Week 4- Creativity
Week 4- Creativity
Creativity can be defined in many ways, but P21 defines creativity as follows:
- Think Creatively
- Use a wide range of idea creation techniques (such as brainstorming)
- Create new and worthwhile ideas (both incremental and radical concepts)
- Elaborate, refine, analyze, and evaluate original ideas to improve and maximize creative efforts
- Work Creatively with Others
- Develop, implement, and communicate new ideas to others effectively
- Be open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives; incorporate group input and feedback into the work
- Demonstrate originality and inventiveness in work and understand the real world limits to adopting new ideas
- View failure as an opportunity to learn; understand that creativity and innovation are part of a long-term, cyclical process of small successes and frequent mistakes
- Implement Innovation
- Act on creative ideas to make a tangible and useful contribution to the field in which the innovation will occur
NWEA's Preparing 21st Century Students for a Global Society: An Educator’s Guide to the “Four Cs”
Resources
Resources
From Tech Share Day
From Tech Share Day
- Globalizing Your Classroom: Tech Tools and Resources
- Video Tools for the Classroom
- ABCD: Ahh! Better Classroom Discussions
- So You Think You Know It All? I'll Take That Bet...
- Other resources from this year's Tech Share Day
- Check out last year's Tech Share Day and March Madness for other ideas
- Other resource's from Kaitlyn
Other Great Resources
Other Great Resources
- Creativity section in NWEA's Preparing 21st Century Students for a Global Society: An Educator’s Guide to the “Four Cs”
- Supporting the 4Cs in Learner-Centered Classrooms - Collaboration from Wicked Good EdTech
- 4 C's Resources from EdTech and GSuite Resources
- Developing a Future Ready Classroom - The 4 Cs
Creativity Email Tips
Creativity Email Tips
Tuesday: Have students try making something new using Experiments for Google.
Tuesday: Have students try making something new using Experiments for Google.
- What is it: These are experiments that coders have made specifically for Google focusing on different topics such as arts and culture, music, voice, and more.
- Example: Chrome Music Lab lets you create a song by clicking on boxes. Even I can make a song without any musical talent! Watch this short video about the Music Lab.
- How: Each experiment has it's own set of directions. Make sure to check them out.
- Why: All of these experiments have many ways for our students to think creatively. If a student is making a project, they could make their own music for their video or maybe they need photos for their projects so they can check out LIFE Tags for all the photos from LIFE magazine.
- Bonus: Want to blend some beats? Play Rock-Paper-Scissors with a machine? Become an artist through autodraw?
Wednesday: Get creative with the free (Google sign-in) Adobe Spark!
Wednesday: Get creative with the free (Google sign-in) Adobe Spark!
- What is it: Adobe Spark is a free product that allows you to make a Spark Page or Spark Video.
- Example: Here is an example of a page that is about Advice for Freshman
- How: Click here for their excellent support section
- Why: Creating videos or pages allows students to express themselves with not just words but meaningful images or videos. This allows them to tap into their creativity while learning more about the subject.
- Bonus: Check out their Inspiration Gallery for some cool ideas and fun motivation.
Thursday: Consider having students make memes as a nice addition to their next project or as a exit ticket
Thursday: Consider having students make memes as a nice addition to their next project or as a exit ticket
- What is it: A meme is a popular image that gets text overlaid to convey an idea
- Example: Check out these hilarious student memes from math class
- How: Here is a great article about how to use Google Drawing for meme creation
- Why: Making a meme requires a decent amount of thought- you have to find the correct type, come up with a phrase, edit to make sure it makes sense, etc. If students can think that critically while being creative, they definitely understand the topic!
- Bonus: Check out this article from an instructor about some things he learned while having students create meme's
Friday: Consider using infographics or sketchnotes to have students convey information in a meaningful visual manner.
Friday: Consider using infographics or sketchnotes to have students convey information in a meaningful visual manner.
- What is it: Infographics are the modern day pie charts and graphs. They tell the story of meaningful data through graphics and a catchy title. Sketchnotes are a form of note taking through drawing and creative expression.
- Example: Click here for infographic examples or click here for sketchnote examples
- How: Click here for a great article with resources for both to be used in the classroom!
- Why: Both of these require students to understand a concept well enough to express it visually and tell a story through that image. This works both on creativity and communication!
- Bonus: Check out these sketchnotes for teachers by Slyvia Duckworth
Examples
Examples
- Forget the paper and have students create a poster on Google Draw
- Have students create a book on a topic to show their understanding- check out this book on evolution!
- Have students Storyboard That to show a story in a different way (directions example)
- Have students record a video and edit with WeVideo to adapt or modify a story (directions example)
- Create a fake text message conversation between characters or important people/events in history or do a fake Instagram story with the same topics
- Use Google Drawings to have students "Caption This"
- Have students create an infographic or sketchnotes to better understand or convey a topic