Intro
Welcome to the class blog for "The Creative Process," Baker SPGS SOE Spring 2009.
Every week there will be several items posted. You are required to respond to the posted items. In addition you may respond to comments posted by classmates. Either a gmail or yahoo account is required to post comments. If you do not wish to use your existing account please create a new account and provide me with your tag name so that I will know that you are posting.
An acceptable and successful post will be more than one word and will be a formed and thoughtful response.
In addition to the the weekly posts I will also be adding lists and links that may be useful to you, first in your personal "creative" life, and second, in your life as an educator. I encourage you to forward websites, photos for posting, and other ideas to me so they can be shared with everyone.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Sir Ken Robinson TED TALK
If you want to reference it here is the link to the Sir Ken Robinson TED TALK video we watched in class.
WEEK TWO
This week you will be taking a look at Sir Ken Robinson's website and reading a blog posting he wrote for The Huffington Post. In addition you will be following the link in the post below to the Picassohead website and creating your own masterpiece.
1. Go to Sir Ken Robinson's website and take a look around. Find the short two-minute video called Intel Inspire Project and watch it. In the comment section write at least a paragraph answering the question asked at the end of the video.
2. Go to the Huffington Post website and read the blog posting titled Transform Education? Yes, We Must written by Sir Ken Robinson. Imagine for a moment that starting tomorrow you no longer have to teach under the mandates of NCLB or deal with AYP. In the comment section tell us two things you would immediately change in your classroom that would foster a more creative way of learning.
1. Go to Sir Ken Robinson's website and take a look around. Find the short two-minute video called Intel Inspire Project and watch it. In the comment section write at least a paragraph answering the question asked at the end of the video.
2. Go to the Huffington Post website and read the blog posting titled Transform Education? Yes, We Must written by Sir Ken Robinson. Imagine for a moment that starting tomorrow you no longer have to teach under the mandates of NCLB or deal with AYP. In the comment section tell us two things you would immediately change in your classroom that would foster a more creative way of learning.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
WEEK ONE
This week you will be commenting on an article from the Edutopia website and a video that is posted below.
Visit the Edutopia website. Edutopia was founded and is chaired by director George Lucas, of Stars Wars and Indiana Jones fame, to document and disseminate the best of what is happening in classrooms in hope that “by shining the spotlight on these inspiring teachers and students, others will consider how their work can promote change in their own schools.”
Lucas states, “Public education is the foundation of our democracy -- the stepping-stones for our youth to reach their full potential. My own experience in public school was quite frustrating. I was often bored. Occasionally, I had a teacher who engaged my curiosity and motivated me to learn. Those were the teachers I really loved. I wondered, "Why can't school be engaging all of the time?" As a father, I've felt the imperative to transform schooling even more urgently.”
1. Follow this link to http://www.edutopia.org/magazine and peruse through the topics and articles available in either the current issue or past issues of the Edutopia Magazine. Choose one article that relates to you as a teacher and creativity and read it. Post in your comment what article you read, a brief summary, the link to your specific article, and most importantly, how you were affected by what you read.
2. Please look at the following slide show. Did you have an "a-ha" moment? What were two or three myths that you identified with? Why? Any "sacred cows" roaming around in your creative pasture?
Visit the Edutopia website. Edutopia was founded and is chaired by director George Lucas, of Stars Wars and Indiana Jones fame, to document and disseminate the best of what is happening in classrooms in hope that “by shining the spotlight on these inspiring teachers and students, others will consider how their work can promote change in their own schools.”
Lucas states, “Public education is the foundation of our democracy -- the stepping-stones for our youth to reach their full potential. My own experience in public school was quite frustrating. I was often bored. Occasionally, I had a teacher who engaged my curiosity and motivated me to learn. Those were the teachers I really loved. I wondered, "Why can't school be engaging all of the time?" As a father, I've felt the imperative to transform schooling even more urgently.”
1. Follow this link to http://www.edutopia.org/magazine and peruse through the topics and articles available in either the current issue or past issues of the Edutopia Magazine. Choose one article that relates to you as a teacher and creativity and read it. Post in your comment what article you read, a brief summary, the link to your specific article, and most importantly, how you were affected by what you read.
2. Please look at the following slide show. Did you have an "a-ha" moment? What were two or three myths that you identified with? Why? Any "sacred cows" roaming around in your creative pasture?
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