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PLUGGING INTO CREATIVEOUTLETS
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CREATIVITYABOVE
AVERAGE ABILITY
TASK COMMITMENT
- Renzulli
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)
(Papert, 1993)
Computers
serve best
when they
allow
everything
to CHANGE
?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).
(Resnick, 1996)
NOT Stereos
Pianos
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WordsQuestionsMetaphor
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WordsQuestionsMetaphor
CONSTRUCTING SYNTHESIS
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
GRAHAM WALLASPREPARATION INCUBATION ILLUMINATION VERIFICATION
It’s about THE EXPERIENCE.
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)
CONTENT
If#you#don’t#read#much,#you#really#don’t#know#much.#
#YOU ARE DANGEROUS!!
DANGER
--Jim Trelease
TOOLISHNESSAHEAD
LiveBindersbit.ly/contentbinder
INCUBATION
20%
“Combinatory play seems to be the
essential feature in productive thought.”
Games are the most elevated form of investigation.
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
REAL GAMESVS.
EDUCATIONAL GAMES
“There is nothing
that is NOT possible.”
SURVIVAL OR
CREATIVE
UNLIMITED
You can make it into whatever you want it to be.
FOR aLL INTENTS aND PURPOSES,
IT IS A SPACE WHERE YOU ARE GOD
If you are impatient
then this may not be the
gAme for you
CONSUMERS
PRODUCERS
stemchallenge.org
stemchallenge.org
gamestarmechanic.com
code.org/learn
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makeymakey.com
littlebits.cc
We do not know until the shell breaks what kind of egg we have been sitting on.
ILLUMINATION
http://www.animationmagazine.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Pixar-Creativity-Inc-post.jpg
Imposing limits can encourage a creative response.
- Ed CatmUll
http://www.flickr.com/groups/visualstory/
five frames
flickr five frames
1st photo: establish
characters and location
flickr five frames2nd photo:
create a situation with possibilities of what might happen
flickr five frames
3rd photo: involve the characters
in the situation
flickr five frames
4th photo: build to
probable outcomes
flickr five frames
5th photo: have a logical
but surprising end
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
hotshotpictures.weebly.com/
“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.”
“As a gifted learner I feel that I am different; I am a leader; and I am powerful!”
“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.”
“Being gifted is like flying in the sky; free to learn.”
bit.ly/middleschooldrawntolife
REMIXCONTENT + CREATIVITY + TECHNOLOGY
IAN BYRD byrdseed.com
BRIAN HOUSAND brianhousand.com
“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.”
Everything is a remix.
- Kirby Ferguson
REMIXCONTENT + CREATIVITY + TECHNOLOGY
RECIPES
flickr.com/photos/averagejane/7624353692
CHANGE THE
SETTING
SETTINGS?WHAT ARE SOME OTHER
Encourage divergent thinking!
CHANGE THE
AUDIENCE
CHANGE THE
NARRATOR
CHANGE THE
GENRE
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!
REMIXCONTENT + CREATIVITY + TECHNOLOGY
PERSUADE
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.
REMIXCONTENT + CREATIVITY + TECHNOLOGY
YOUR TURN
SETTINGGENRE
NARRATORAUDIENCE
Googleable
ARE NOT YOUR IDEA
YOU- Ed Catmull
FAIL EARLY FAIL FAST
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
THE FUTURE IS NOT A DESTINATION IT IS A DIRECTION.
GOOD TEACHING GT
“It doesn’t matter what you cover; it matters
how much you develop THE CAPACITY TO DISCOVER
GOOD TEACHING
