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Presented on the 3nd meeting of the multilateral school partnership Our TRESAURES in Zagreb (May, 2011) THE TREASURES WITHIN US – TALENTS, ABILITIES, CREATIVITY, IMAGINATION – We are all talented for something but our abilities, creativity and imagination need to be discovered and developed from the childhood through our school years and education. On that path we need understanding and support from our teachers who will help us become happy and successful human beings. Regardless of whether we are talking about our general intercultural ability, specific academic talents, creative or productive thinking, leadership ability, visual and performing arts or psychomotor ability, it is of great importance that teachers and educators find ways to bring creativity to the class every day allowing us, students, to be creative and imaginative and to be able to show all our talents in their full glory. In other words, we think that once brought into the class, creativity would eventually trigger all our hidden abilities turning us all into creative learners.
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THE TTHE TRREASURES WITEASURES WITHHIN IN US – TUS – TAALENTS, ABILITIES, LENTS, ABILITIES,
CREATIVITY, CREATIVITY, IMAGINATIONIMAGINATION
Theme 4Theme 4
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……ourour TALENTTALENTSS & ABILITIES & ABILITIES:: paying attention to our passionspaying attention to our passions observing the world around usobserving the world around us what makes us happywhat makes us happy what our friends & family notice what our friends & family notice
about usabout us• -
DiscoveringDiscovering……
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…our family historyfamily history for any: artistsartists photographersphotographers songwriterssongwriters authorsauthors musiciansmusicians
as talents tend to run in familiesas talents tend to run in families -
ExploringExploring……
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Hidden talentsHidden talents && developed interestsdeveloped interests ScSchools & hools & educationeducation – discovering &
supporting our: talentstalents abilitiesabilities creativitycreativity imaginationimagination
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ChildhoodChildhood……
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General intercultural abilityGeneral intercultural ability Specific academic talentsSpecific academic talents Creative & productive thinkingCreative & productive thinking Leadership abilityLeadership ability Visual & performing artsVisual & performing arts Psychomotor abilityPsychomotor ability -
Areas of Our Areas of Our Gifts & Talents Gifts & Talents
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CREATIVE & TALENTEDCREATIVE & TALENTED in various areas: eloquenteloquent with affinity for foreign languageswith affinity for foreign languages
(English, German, Italian, French)(English, German, Italian, French) poetry & essay writingpoetry & essay writing drawing & graffitidrawing & graffiti making photosmaking photos
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Where Are WeWhere Are We??
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DDebate classesebate classes OOrganizing eventsrganizing events – leadership SSports achievementsports achievements – swimming, skiing,
skating, football, volleyball, basketball, tennis - scholarships
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What’s More...What’s More...
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DDiscouraging FACTS & STATISTICSiscouraging FACTS & STATISTICS – too many students:
with not yet discovered talents & abilities afraid of being creative scared of using imagination
CAUSESCAUSES – education doesn’t suit education doesn’t suit studentsstudents’ needsneeds
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Our FindingsOur Findings
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Encourage students’ creativityEncourage students’ creativity Experiment with new ideasExperiment with new ideas Always ask questions & investigateAlways ask questions & investigate Teachers should:Teachers should:
offer & provide choicesoffer & provide choices avoid too many rigid rulesavoid too many rigid rules
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What to do?What to do?
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CREATIVE THINKINGCREATIVE THINKING through: research assignmentsresearch assignments writing a paperwriting a paper doing a presentationdoing a presentation performing experimentsperforming experiments using technologyusing technology
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EncouragingEncouraging
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Students are motivated to give their bestmotivated to give their best Friendly & convenient environmentFriendly & convenient environment –
students are comfortable enough to express express their opinions & explore new ideastheir opinions & explore new ideas
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This WayThis Way
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Encouraging studentsEncouraging students to EXPERIMENT & EXPLOREEXPERIMENT & EXPLORE Learning processLearning process – improved when students
are challenged to seek answers and are therefore curious to discover and learn
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Next StepNext Step
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Fostering independent thinkingFostering independent thinking – teachers should help & allow students to develop desire develop desire & ability to think on their own& ability to think on their own
INDEPENDENT THINKERSINDEPENDENT THINKERS – make sense of the world based on personal observations & personal observations & experiencesexperiences
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AdditionallyAdditionally
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Encouraging studentsEncouraging students to use their imagination the way through which people make sense of the world
DEVELOPING IMAGINATION:DEVELOPING IMAGINATION: reading booksreading books writing essayswriting essays encouraging discussions & creative encouraging discussions & creative
thinkingthinking paintingpainting
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MoreoverMoreover>>>>>>
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The older the students, the worse their The older the students, the worse their imaginationimagination but not as they lack in but not as they lack in imagination or creativity, but because they imagination or creativity, but because they don’t have time to engage their don’t have time to engage their imaginationimagination
HoweverHowever
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Too many students missing out on Too many students missing out on developing & using their imagination in developing & using their imagination in schools todayschools today
Teachers & educatorsTeachers & educators – finding ways of finding ways of bringing creativity to the class bringing creativity to the class encouraging students to show talents at encouraging students to show talents at full gloryfull glory
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NeverthelessNevertheless
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More than just learning numbers & More than just learning numbers & lettersletters
BUILDING & STRENGTHENINGBUILDING & STRENGTHENING students’ students’ confidence & self-esteemconfidence & self-esteem
CREATING OPPORTUNITIESCREATING OPPORTUNITIES to spark to spark students’ imaginationstudents’ imagination
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Education…Education…
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……need to: use technologyuse technology provide & secure higher levels of provide & secure higher levels of
understandingunderstanding personalize learning environmentpersonalize learning environment fit the individual students’ needs & fit the individual students’ needs &
interests interests
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Today’s Teachers…Today’s Teachers…
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Using ICTICT triggers students’ interest for the subject due to their very good ICT skills & very good ICT skills & knowledgeknowledge
Active learning process is achieved & Active learning process is achieved & createdcreated
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New TechnologiesNew Technologies
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LINKING, CONNECTING & OVERLAPPINGLINKING, CONNECTING & OVERLAPPING of knowledge of various fieldsof knowledge of various fields – triggering students’ hidden abilities turning them into
creative & self-confident learnerscreative & self-confident learners
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MoreoverMoreover
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UNDERSTANDING & SUPPORTUNDERSTANDING & SUPPORT from our teachers - crucial along the path of crucial along the path of discovering & supporting all our talents, discovering & supporting all our talents, gifts, abilities, creativity & imaginationgifts, abilities, creativity & imagination turning us into
SUCCESSFUL HUMAN BEINGSSUCCESSFUL HUMAN BEINGS -
In the EndIn the End
