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May 8, 2008 08:00 AM

Creativity and Innovation Session (Spring)

8:00am Welcome and Video Teaser
Chocolate: the 2006 movie about child slave labor on the Ivory Coast (fast forward to 4:33)

  • How can technology enable creativity and innovation?
  • What support structures need to be in place to support creativity and innovation?
  • When have you had a chance to be creative or innovative?
  • [PD Strategies: Quiet Reflection & Talking Chips]

8:15am Purpose and Task

  • Review standards focused on creativity and innovation
  • Review examples of projects that highlight creativity and innovation
  • Make connections to how creativity and innovation affect our work with staff and students

8:20am The Medici Effect (Website)

  • What does it mean to be creative or innovative?
  • How are the terms different?
  • The Medici Effect examples
  • [PD Strategies: Think-Pair-Share & Different Colored Cards]

8:50am Unveiling the NETS and Learning and Innovation Skills
[PD Strategies: Music/Sound Cues; How Many Fingers Time Check]

9:05am Creative and Innovative Projects
[PD Strategies: Four Corners]
Category #1: Podcasting - Radio WillowWeb and Our City
Structures for Success:

Category #2: Cross Cultural Collaboration - Rock Our World (ROW)
ROW Projects (year 3 has Music)
Structures for Success:

Category #3: Blog Projects
Voices of Success and Secret Life of Bees
Structures for Success:

Category #4: Digital Stories told through Movie Projects
Structures for Success:

  • Associated lesson plans (see above link)

Creative and Innovative Projects (activity handout)

9:45am Four Corners Report Out
As a group, post a single comment summarizing the project, its value, and the connection to NETS and Learning and Innovation Skills.

10:05am Four Corners Debrief
Return to your original table group. Take 1 minute to share your experiences during the Four Corners Activity.

10:20am PD Strategies and Resources Recap

10:30am NETS Reflection
Review the NETS handout and reflect on your experiences this year both with the Cadre and back in your own district/organization.

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