the 4Cs: Creativity

LEVELING UP

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● Instructional Goals

● Today’s Objective

BCHS Instructional Goals● By the end of the first semester, 80% of students will meet

standards-based daily learning targets.

● By the end of the first semester, 80% of students will engage in daily tasks at a DOK level of 2 or higher.

● Collaboration will be focused on continual teacher development and campus academic growth.

Today’s Objective● Teachers will become familiar with the 4 C’s.

● Teachers will get ideas on how to incorporate Creativity into their curriculum.

21st Century Students“Four Cs” A Vision for the classroom

What are the “Four Cs”?1. Creativity

2. Critical Thinking

3. Collaboration

4. Communication21st

Century Learning

CreativityCritical Thinking

CommunicationCollaboration

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tivity What is creativity? Defined in “A Guide to Four Cs”, NEA.

❖ Think Creatively ➢ Use a wide range of creative techniques (brainstorming).➢ Elaborate, refine, analyze, and evaluate original ideas to improve and maximize

creative efforts

❖ Work Creatively with Others ➢ Be open and responsive to new and diverse ideas; incorporate group input and

feedback into the work.

❖ Implement Innovation➢ Act on creative ideas to make a tangible and useful contribution to the field in

which the innovation will occur

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tivity Integrating color into

the classroom experience activates both hemispheres of the brain and helps students to remember information.

Embrace Weirdness ~ Get Active ~ Get out of Your Comfort Zone ~ Relax

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tivity What is creativity? Defined in the Art Department

❖ Going above and beyond the basic requirements.

❖ What did the student do differently?

❖ What “twist” did they put on the work?

Above & Beyond

How can you incorporate Creativity?● How would you re-tell the “Above & Beyond” video?

○ Students Collaborate, ○ Communicate, ○ Critical think (problem solve) ○ Create without limits.

Recommended: class set of colored pencils, printer paper or Chromebook

Info Books Allows students to be creative and learn information.

Complements to Jerry Dietz & the PE Dept for sharing this idea...that’s good teaching.

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Front: Title Page

Inside Info

Back: Info, drawing, name...

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Front: Title Page

Inside Info

Back: Info: drawing, name...

Greeting Cards It seems elementary, but it will get students thinking and creating.

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Cards are a real-life project with a purpose and can be used in many classes.

❖ Ideas:➢ Character Card - make a card for a character from a book. The card could reflect the mood of

the character. Ex. If the character is sad, lonely, or betrayed the color of the card or text can reflect sadness. What they have to write in the card is the assignment. Card Examples: Apology, Sympathy, Romance, Obituary, Holiday, Thank You, Encouragement, Congrats...many possibilities.

❖ You set the parameters ➢ Card should reflect the mood or feeling of character (or one character card to another

character, what would it say?)➢ Must have the character’s name➢ Must show example of alliteration?????➢ Must decorate➢ Must have at least 5 colors

Look for Ideas Everywhere ~ Quiet Your Self Critic ~ Keep Your Mind Sharp

Doodle NotesJust enough brain power to not zone out, but not enough of a distraction.

The Doodle Note Club

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❖ Example for Math

Question Assumptions ~ Carry a Notebook ~ Follow a Passion ~ Know Your Strengths

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What’s in a Doodle Note?

● Customized student tasks

● Images, graphs, visual aids

● Vocabulary

● Key concepts

● Examples

● Student input

● Teacher input

● Visual analogies

● Built in practice

Once again, you set the

parameters on info and time

needed for taking notes.

Embrace Mistakes ~ Encourage Multiple Viewpoints ~ Highlight Diversity

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❖ Example from English

Use TechnologyIncorporating creativity doesn’t have to be in the form of art, just something visually & physically different than the norm.

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CANVA is a graphic designer’s dream...or nightmare! Canva provides teachers and students with a simple new way to design.

❖ Students login w/Google & start creating right away!

❖ Its drag and drop functionality enables teachers & students to create presentations, posters, worksheets, and much more.

❖ It has a layouts galore and takes the time spent on making something “pretty” and allows you to focus on content.

❖ Students login w/school gmail and have access to all layouts. Most are free, however some may have a small fee.

❖ Share & Save feature so students are able to turn in through Google Classroom.➢ Must download design in order to turn into Classroom. It automatically saves as a pdf

and will show in the student’s drive under “Recent”.

Explore Possibilities ~ Make Time to Think ~ Don’t Let Ideas Die ~ Celebrate Failure

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Variety of Infographics

Physical Education

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Canva

Variety of Worksheets

Math

links ❖ 8 Ways to get Creative with Chromebooks

❖ 101 Ways to Teach Creativity

❖ 50 Questions to Help Students Think

❖ Ask a Teacher

❖ STEAM Arts in Education

❖ NEA Art Lessons

Role Play ~ Use Puzzles ~ Play Games ~ Connect Student Ideas ~ Use Pinterest

Art Department Rubric1. Fulfillment of assignment - all requirements met?

2. Use of Materials - supplies used correctly?

3. Craftsmanship - neatness, no wrinkles, food stains, use of class time, does the work look rushed?

4. Creativity - what was done above and beyond basic requirements, thinking outside the box, attention to details?

Suspend Judgement ~ Love What You Do ~ Be Open to New Ideas ~ Find Excitement

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