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The world has changed (a lot) and if we can't adapt we run the risk of becoming irrelevant and replaced. Creativity, and looking at the world in new ways will be what helps us thrive in this new world, where so many of the existing skills are being automated or shipped offshore. The curriculum that is supposed to provide opportunities for creativity often lacks the real teeth to do so and our job as contemporary educators is to make sure that creativity, innovation and thinking different are highly valued and rewarded in our classrooms, even if the system in general doesn't measure and support these things. We need to ensure that we do great things with kids in spite of the system. Finally, the impetus for maintaining our motivation and our understanding of the changing world can only come from surrounding ourselves with networks of like-minded people that can support us in our work every day.
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LearnUnlearnRelearn
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot
learn, unlearn, and relearn.
Alvin Toffler
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“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor
the most intelligent. It is the one that is the most
adaptable to change.”
Charles Darwin
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The most useful piece of learning is to unlearn
what is untrueAntisthenes
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The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
Apple ad
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Shanghai, Sept 2010
Shanghai, Sept 2010
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea
whose time has come.Victor Hugo
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Hanoi, Sept 2010
1998 2010
In early 1998 could you have predicted how much the world would change in 12 years?
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20222010Kindergarten Year 12?
How do we prepare for a
future that we can’t possibly even
imagine?
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Seymour Papert
We need to produce people who know how to act when they’re faced with
situations for which they were not specifically prepared.
Curriculum
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from Mike Anderson - @mikeachch
“Perhaps school should be less like Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, and
more like Mythbusters”
20%
50%
Creativity
Ask a class of first graders “Are you creative?”
Ask a class of tenth graders “Are you creative?”
What have we done to these children?
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We have never needed creativity as much as
we do right now
Abundance Asia Automation
Daniel Pink - A Whole New Mind
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Do we value creativity enough in education?
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A tap drips at a rate of 10 drops per minute into a large cylindrical container. Each drop contains 5 ml of water.
The cylindrical container is 1.5m tall and 1.1m in diameter, with a wall thickness of 50mm.
How long would it take for the water to fill the container?
1.5m
1.1m
How do we get creativity from our students?
Come up with something interesting for them to work on
Give them the time, tools and skills they need
Get out of their way!
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The less restrictions you place on a task, the more creative the response
The more restrictions you place on a task, the less creative the response
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Make it “hard fun”
Be ambitious for them
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Verbs Nouns
Wordpress
Wikispaces
PowerPoint
Voicethread
Glogster
Comic Life
Photoshop
Sketchupetc...
Communicate
Write
Persuade
Calculate
Present
Design
Inform
Create
...using...
Teacher’s role Student’s role
Level EditorGame Design Project
David, Year 10
The PodBiz ProjectPodcasting Project
Grade 10 (Canada)
The SammyJo DiariesMachinima ProjectSamantha, Year 12
So what’s the common thread?
Opportunities to go beyond perceived limitsOpportunities to iterate, learn and relearnOpportunities to follow individual passionsOpportunities to collaborate with othersOpportunities to work with the real worldOpportunities to engage with other viewsOpportunities to be creative and originalOpportunities to combine media typesOpportunities to work with interesting toolsOpportunities for genuine assessment
Community
60 billion people
1 in 60,00050/50 chance
“What a small
world!”
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65%91%
Wise Crowds or Expert Opinion?
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“Chance favours the connected mind”
Tim Lauer
Melinda Alford
Kim Cofino
Wes Fryer
Liz B Davis
Jeff Utecht
Alec Courosand Me!
Chris Betcherchrisbetcher.com@betchaboy
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