In this workshop we explored the essence of creativity and how to cultivate a creative creative climate in the classroom. We explored low barrier entry ways to get students thinking and working more creatively on a daily basis, using both digital and analog tools and strategies.
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28. …a world in which
everyone has access
to the means of
creative expression
and the networks
supporting
artistic distribution
Henry Jenkins, MIT & USC
43. MERAKI : to do something with creativity and love;
to leave your soul in your work
44. MERAKI : to do something with creativity and love;
to leave your soul in your work
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49. Authentic learning (and
assessment) are related not only
to the knowledge students
RECEIVE,
but also to the knowledge
PRODUCTION
they can themselves
achieve.
- Steve Wheeler @timbuckteeth
61. “CREATIVITY is relational.
…casting widely and disparate dots
of existing knowledge in new ways
…mine your knowledge;
know your dots”
-Bruce Nussbaum
86. New Perspective
describe to an extraterrestrial
best or worst thing that could happen?
view from diff cultures or generations
what might happen next?
89. Perspectives
Describe to an extra-terrestrial
topic:
“SMARTPHONE”
OR best/ worst/ next thing that can happen
what might happen next? (what’s in store?)
111. Edison’s word list
write 5 random words
write 1st word that comes
to mind after each word
use 2nd word as springboard
for next round (do 5 rounds)
131. Living with “presence”
to draw today is to reclaim
the dignity and private joy
of SEEING amid a culture
obsessed with
LOOKING in public
John Ruskin
165. If you want to be more
creative, innovative…
look for value in
unexpected places.
Allow for serendipity,
surprise
to astonish you
- David Culberhouse
166. “If only we could pull out
our brain
and use only our eyes.”
― Pablo Picasso
228. blackout poetry (magazine)
try a “found poem”
by layering 2 poems,
speeches, or literary texts
next to each other
extract from each
to create a new poem
IDEA!
- David Theriault
231. These “candles” are the light inspiring
your new poem or story
16 Candles
turn to page 16 in any book/magazine
copy every 16th word
until you get to 20
261. use any genre to filter another thing
Students need to understand style
in order to use proper motifs
e.g. “Jersey Shore in the style of Oscar Wilde”
300. Don’t THINK about making ART -
just get it DONE.
Let everyone else decide
if it’s GOOD or bad…
…while they are deciding,
make even MORE ART.
Andy Warhol
350. expect to debrief / share / defend reasoning
try to post to the G+ under “Activities”
if you want you can tweet! #makedujour @amyburvall
Images are very welcome in addition to text
Sit near at least 1 other person
in your discipline
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359. #oodledoodle
fold paper in half
1 half: doodle what you LOVE about your course or content
1 half: doodle what frustrates you /
what you found challenging / your struggles
(2 min each side)
360. Create a VENN using rubber bands
*humour encouraged
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363. #simaglies
crowdsource photos from Instagram, camera roll
*swap phones to see other camera rolls?
OR use your own
Find 1 as an analogy for what you do/ how you teach /
teaching in general
(10 min)
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366. #30 (9!) Circle Challenge
draw 9 semi even circles (fill paper)
*normally done with 30 pre-drawn circles
in time given, fill the circles with as many things as you can
think of that “are” a circle
extra challenge: try to relate to your curriculum OR
Shawnigan life
(5 min)
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369. 3 dimensional visualization of:
vocab word
math problem
event in history
process in science
movement in political science
Make it Tangible
370. OREO Challenge
everyone gets 1 Oreo (a malleable object)
*if you need more you can partner with someone
use the Oreo, paper, + markers to visually depict some
concept you teach / advertise your content
you may change the Oreo any way you like!
1,2,3 photos or a short video
(15 min)
374. Use an everyday object
to create something else
OR
use one of the blot pages
375. Ironic T-Shirt
alone or with a partner
draw a t-shirt shape to fill the page
think of concepts, vocabulary + people in your discipline
try to make a pun / play on words / portmanteau
illustrate as appropriate
(the image can be the funny part too)
(10-15 min)
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379. Photo Challenge Calendar
with partners from your discipline, plan 1 month of photo
challenges (shoot for 30 ideas)
*try the silent brainstorm then converge
Challenges should relate to some aspect of your curriculum
Challenges should be technically easy (low barrier) but
mentally stimulating, reinforcing the concept
(10 min)
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382. Create a Band
meet with 1-3 other people in your same discipline
(20 min)
Band Name= Title of Wikipedia article regarding some
aspect of your curriculum
Album Title: Quote or pieces of quote from someone key
to your discipline (famous ruler, philosopher, artist, scientist
383. Create a Band
Song Titles: relate to a concept you are teaching
(20 min)
Cover Art= Use search terms related to your subject area
OR a random Flickr or Instagram search (#tagged)
http://5card.cogdogblog.com/
OR try 5 card Flickr
Produce using an app, Photoshop, Gimp, PicMonkey
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388. Colour Palette
Use ColourLovers site (http://www.colourlovers.com/ )
if you can
*if not, just make it up
Think of a concept, idea, person, etc. from your discipline
assign a palette to them + justify your reasoning
(10 min)
390. Bio: stage in a process i.e. meiosis, mitosis,
cellular respiration
Chem: palette for each major family on the periodic table
P.E.: color coded system for tracking achievement
Art or Poli Sci: Movements
Explaining Intentions
is the Key
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393. Design for the 5 Senses
REMIX an existing lesson
Try to appeal to all 5 senses:
Sight, Hearing, Taste, Touch, Smell
Using a Brainstorm Web helps
(10 min)
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396. Plan a VlogMash
in the style of 50 People 1 Q
with partners from your discipline or alone
what question could you pose for students to answer
and create a “vlog mash”?
think deep, open-ended provocations, but ones that
require short, poignant responses
(5 min)
401. Beatle-fy Your Course
alone or with a partner from the same discipline
use any Beatle song as the base
(find the lyrics + use to figure out rhyme scheme + meter
Try to write at least 1 verse BASED on
some concept you teach
(15 min)
408. #4wordpedagogy OR
#lessandmore
based on @jessifer (Jesse Stommel)’s probe and mine…
use the constraints of 4 words
OR use Less_________More__________
What are your thoughts about good teaching?
shifts in education? what learning should look like?
(5 min)