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The Creative Classroom. Reasons and Strategies. Creative Lesson Planning. When Children Are Little. They have vivid dreams and big ideas They believe they can do anything They think creatively. Provide A Framework. Model creativity Help them discover interests - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Creative Lesson Planning
The Creative Classroom
Reasons and Strategies
When Children Are Little• They have vivid
dreams and big ideas
• They believe they can do anything
• They think creatively
Provide A Framework
• Model creativity
• Help them discover interests
• Provide students the opportunity to find problems
• Applaud original ideas and products
• Create an atmosphere where children attempt new and unfamiliar tasks without fear
Benefits of Infusing Creativity
• Increased attention
• Improved self-regulation
• Higher achievement (grades, test scores)
• Better peer relationships
• Improved student-teacher relationships
Creativity
Artistic Talent?
Multidisciplinary
• People in every field of work can demonstrate creativity.
• Many careers require the use of creative skills.
Multidisciplinary
• Likewise, teachers may infuse creativity into every subject and lesson.
Roberts Elementary School 2011
MathPatterning
Draw Pictures
Act out Problems
Choreograph Math
Procedures
Use Objects to Solve
ProblemsExplore Number SystemsDesigning
Number Patterns
• Counting by 2, 3, 4…
• Fibonacci Sequence
• Numbers proving designs in nature
• Mathematical conjectures
• Create number patterns
Reading• Make connections
• Ask questions
• Visualize
• Make inferences
(Smutney & Fremd, 2009, p. 38)
Writing and Storytelling
Thinking about ideas Create sequence
Expand on ideas
Science• Interested at early ages
• Enjoy digging in the dirt
• Figuring out how things work
Course of Study Objectives
Course of Study Objective
5th Grade COS #11-Compare distances from the sun to planets in our solar system.Relate the size of Earth to the size of other planets in our solar system.
Scaffold Using Bloom’s Taxonomy
Objective: Working in groups of three, students will create a another planet that fits into our solar system. They will create a drawing and description of the planet.
Use Scaffolding - Bloom’s Taxonomy
1Remember
2Understand
3Apply
4Analyze
5Evaluate
6Create
Planets
2Understan
d
1Remember
3Apply
4Analyze
5Evaluate
6Create
(Charts adapted from Byrd, 2009)
Attribute Listing
2Understan
d
1Remember
3Apply
4Analyze
5Evaluate
6Create
Radius Moons Atmosphere Distance Orbit
Venus 6,000 km 0 CO2 (Carbon Dioxide)
108m.km 225 days
Earth 6,300 km 1 N2,O2 (Nitrogen & Oxygen)
150m.km 365 days
Saturn 60,000 km 62 H, He
(Hydrogen & Helium)1427m.km
10,760 days
Neptune
25,000 km 13 H, He
(Hydrogen & Helium)
4497m.km
60,200 days
Yours
Brain Writing• Fold paper into four sections.
Radius Moons Atmosphere Distance Orbit
Planet
Marine Biology• Alabama Course of Study
Objective: Arrange various forms of marine life from most simple to most complex and classify marine organisms using binomial nomenclature
• Working in groups of two, students will construct the essential details of the gastropods and bivalves using websites and the textbook to create a dichotomous key.
Begin With What is Known
Students first create a dichotomy.
2Understand
4Analyze
Shells• Show the students two shells a bivalve
and gastropod.
Classify Bivalves and Gastropods
• Bivalve/Gastropod
• Students create their own Dichotomous Key for Bivalves and Gastropods
• Use the key to classify5
Evaluate6
Create
Conclusion• Creativity should be infused within every
part of the curriculum.
• Creative activities increase comprehension.
• Find creative ways to teach the content to make it fun for you and your students.
• Make sure to provide scaffolding to help children reach the level where they can “create”.
References• AIMS Foundation (2007). Picturing a Dichotomy. Fresno, CA.
• Bergman, D. J. (2010). Why Do We Have to Learn This? Teaching Goals Beyond Content. Clearing House, 83(4), 129-132. doi:10.1080/00098651003705905
• Blanchard, K. & Glanz, B. (2012). The simple truths of service. Retrieved April 13, 2013, from http://www.simpletruths.com.
• Byrd, I. (2009). Creating in science. Retrieved April 7, 2013, from http://www.byrdseed.com/creating-in-science/
• Davis, G.A. (1989). Objectives and activities for teaching creative thinking. Gifted Child Quarterly, 33(2), 81-84.
• Goree, K. (1996). Creativity in the classroom...Do we really want it?. Gifted Child Today Magazine, 19(4), 36.
• Smutny, J. F., & von Fremd, S. E. (2009). Igniting creativity in gifted learners, K-6. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
• Simonton, D. (2012). Teaching Creativity: Current Findings, Trends, and Controversies in the Psychology of Creativity. Teaching Of Psychology, 39(3), 217-222. doi:10.1177/0098628312450444
• Sternberg, R. J., & Grigorenko, E. L. (2007). Teaching for successful intelligence: To increase student learning and achievement. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.