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IDEAS FOR ENGAGING AND EMPOWERING GIFTED KIDS __________________________ GAGC Parent Day - March 9, 2014 Dr. Brian Housand

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IDEAS FOR ENGAGING AND EMPOWERING GIFTED KIDS__________________________

GAGC Parent Day - March 9, 2014 Dr. Brian Housand

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brianhousand.com

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“Raising geeks goes beyond teaching them the difference

between Darths Vader and Maul. It means teaching them an

empowering worldview.” WIRED - JUNE 2012

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WONDER AND LEARN

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wonderopolis.com

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coursera.org

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iTunes U

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youtube.com/user/Vihart

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KHAN ACADEMY

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duolingo.com

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BECOME A BETTER

SEARCHER

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The illiterate of the 21st Century will not be those who cannot read or write,

but those who cannot LEARN, UNLEARN

AND RELEARN.(Toffler, 1970)

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Fiction f rom Truth using Evidence

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agoogleaday.com

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google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation

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FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT

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!!

 

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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

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cosmosontv.com

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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)

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CONSUMERS

PRODUCERS

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MAKE A MOVIE

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iMovie Trailers

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LEGO Movie Maker

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bit.ly/middleschooldrawntolife

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PHOTO CHALLENGE

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http://www.flickr.com/groups/visualstory/

five frames

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flickr five frames

1st photo: !establish !

characters and location

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flickr five frames2nd photo:

create a situation with possibilities of what might happen

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flickr five frames

3rd photo: !involve the characters

in the situation

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flickr five frames

4th photo: !build to !

probable outcomes

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flickr five frames

5th photo: !have a logical !

but surprising end

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!“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.”

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“As  a  gifted  learner  I  feel  that  I  am  different;    I  am  a  leader;  and  I  am  powerful!”  

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“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.”

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VIDEO GAMES

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Not surprisingly, by comparison school strikes

many young people as slow, boring, and frankly

out of touch.

- Seymour Papert

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If you are impatient

then this may not be the

gAme for you

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“There is nothing

that is NOT possible.”

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SURVIVAL OR

CREATIVE

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UNLIMITED

You can make it into whatever you want it to be.

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FOR aLL INTENTS aND PURPOSES,

IT IS A SPACE WHERE YOU ARE GOD

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teachwithportals.com

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stemchallenge.org

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gamestarmechanic.com

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www.truthandtrolls.com

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www.pinkiesquare.com

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LEARN TO CODE

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code.org/learn

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codeacademy.com

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D I Y

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diy.org

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MAKE A DIGITAL

FOOTPRINT

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Googleable

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“We may not be able to prepare the future for

our children, but at least we can

prepare our children for the future.”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

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