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Why Are We So Afraid of Creativity? | Literally Psyched, Scientific American Blog Network - 1 views

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  • Or another one: teachers have repeatedly been found to dislike students who show curiosity and creative thought, even though creativity is held as an important goal of education.
  • If you’re a student whose teacher constantly thwarts you when you try to do something your own way, you may not have the stamina of M.I.T.’s founders—especially if you come across such resistance at an early age.
  • Instead, you may find yourself trained to stop your creative thoughts before they are fully formed, lest you get in trouble for voicing something that is “wrong.
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  • we may hold an unconscious bias against creative ideas much like we do in cases of racism or phobias.
  • kynan robinson on 29 Feb 12
     
    why we fear creativity
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Education in the Age of Globalization - 1 views

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    Dr. Yong Zhao is an internationally known scholar, author, and speaker. His works focus on the implications of globalization and technology on education. He has designed schools that cultivate global competence, developed computer games for language learning, and founded research and develop institutions to explore innovative education models. He has published over 100 articles and 20 books, including Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization and World Class Learners: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Student
Andrew Williamson

Everyday Creativity: A Case For Enculturating Creativity In Schools - Google Docs - 0 views

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  • Andrew Williamson on 20 Dec 11
     
    An essay I wrote inquiring into the notion of everyday creativity and its significance in its application in the education context. If you have time and are interested... :-)
Andrew Williamson

Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and ... - Ron Ritchh... - 0 views

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  • Andrew Williamson on 22 Feb 12
     
    Creativity is the act of thinking. Whether you are deliberately engaged in thought for the purpose of making novel connections or in a state of incubation where the creative process is happening somewhere in the deep unconscious it is thinking that you are doing. Making thinking visible is a must read and have for all schools who are wanting to promote thinking. The thinking  routines outlined in this book are easily implemented and have robust research from Harvard Graduate School Of Education that demonstrate their effectiveness.  
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Ten Sites Supporting iPads In Education… A Post Of Resources! | 21 st Century... - 0 views

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  • Several weeks ago I reviewed one of the most powerful iPad app sites on the web. If you missed the posting be sure to give this prior post a visit. The website iEar is an amazing site based on both teacher reviews and contributions. You may just want to become a member of iEar today!
  • . You may wish to start with iPad Apps and its listing of over 500 apps, descriptions, reviews, and even apps to get started with. Or, instead, begin with the searchable data base or take a look at their cool list of projection apps.
  • I especially like the  Creativity Apps,  Teacher Tools Apps and the VGA Output Apps. You also may wish to check out Managing a Classroom Set of iPads and This is what I did… (which is a selection of the authors’ reflections and practical applications.
  • kynan robinson on 10 Mar 11
     
    a list of the top ten sites visited by those interested in ipads and education
Andrew Williamson

Tools for creating ideas - 1 views

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  • Andrew Williamson on 11 Sep 12
     
    Great list of tools for creative thinking. Tools for creating ideas. From the usual suspects like brainstorming and mind mapping through to less discussed notions like incubation and morphological analysis. 
Andrew Williamson

Why Arts Education Is Crucial, and Who's Doing It Best | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • "Art does not solve problems, but makes us aware of their existence," sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz has said. Arts education, on the other hand, does solve problems. Years of research show that it's closely linked to almost everything that we as a nation say we want for our children and demand from our schools: academic achievement, social and emotional development, civic engagement, and equitable opportunity.
  • Andrew Williamson on 09 Jul 12
     
    "Art does not solve problems, but makes us aware of their existence," sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz has said. Arts education, on the other hand, does solve problems. Years of research show that it's closely linked to almost everything that we as a nation say we want for our children and demand from our schools: academic achievement, social and emotional development, civic engagement, and equitable opportunity.
Andrew Williamson

Every student benefits from arts education under new National Curriculum | Invest in Au... - 0 views

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  • Andrew Williamson on 10 Jul 12
     
    Every Australian student will study the arts from their first year of school under the new national arts curriculum, which was released today for public consultation.
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25 Incredible TED Talks for Educators - Learn-gasm - 0 views

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  • Andrew Williamson on 12 Oct 09
     
    Cool speeches by some amazing poeple. The Ken Robinson's 'Schools kill creativity is a must look.
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Image Search Engines - Search Me: A Look At The World Of Search - 0 views

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  • Andrew Williamson on 07 Dec 10
     
    Great site full of resources. Check out the creative commons page for images for blogs this could be very useful
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MathsYear7 - Jewellery using Mathematics - 0 views

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      Andrew Williamson on 23 Feb 11
       
      This is a great wiki in general for maths students and teachers. I particularly like some of the practical application of maths to everyday situations. For students to link real world concepts to abstract concepts is important for students to engage in their learning. It also links creative thinking in maths. Which in my opinion is what maths is all about.
  • Andrew Williamson on 23 Feb 11
     
    This is a great wiki in general for maths students and teachers. I particularly like some of the practical application of maths to everyday situations. For students to link real world concepts to abstract concepts is important for students to engage in their learning. It also links creative thinking in maths. Which in my opinion is what maths is all about. 
Andrew Williamson

19 Free iPad Apps for Musical Creativity: Play, Improvise and Record Music | Midnight M... - 0 views

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  • Andrew Williamson on 25 Apr 13
     
    Really, there are so many apps available it can be hard to know where to begin and once you find something that looks useful, it's difficult to assess it properly until you've download and installed it on your iPad. iPad music apps that are free can take away the risk of choosing a dud and they can be useful when book-listing apps for students on a tight budget.
Andrew Williamson

9 Tools Students Can Use to Create Music Online - 0 views

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  • Andrew Williamson on 16 Apr 12
     
    Another great list of online tools for creating music. These are worth exploring if not only to inform the students that they exist. Holiday challenge via a class blog perhaps?
kynan robinson

What Is Integrated Curriculum? - 0 views

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  • Can making wind and rain machines improve the reading comprehension and writing scores of elementary students on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test? Do students really learn math by learning to clog dance? When students spend after-school time participating in a microsociety that reflects the roles of real life, will their test scores in math and reading improve?
  • Lee's students have shown more than 100 percent gains in comprehension and writing on the FCAT.
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      kynan robinson on 18 Apr 12
       
      Its sad that we even have to ask these questions, what about increased levels of creative thought, or deeper understanding of social interactions etc etc etc
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  • Lee claims that when she teaches science concepts she also teaches students to think and write in the structured, coherent ways required on standardized tests
  • What exactly is integrated curriculum? In its simplest conception, it is about making connections. What kind of connections? Across disciplines? To real life? Are the connections skill-based or knowledge-based?
  • we defined three approaches to integration—multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary
  • Multidisciplinary approaches focus primarily on the disciplines.
  • When teachers integrate the subdisciplines within a subject area, they are using an intradisciplinary approach
  • Through this integration, teachers expect students to understand the connections between the different subdisciplines and their relationship to the real world.
  • In this approach to integration, teachers organize the curriculum around common learnings across disciplines. T
  • ey chunk together the common learnings embedded in the disciplines to emphasize interdisciplinary skills and concepts.
  • They are learning the interdisciplinary skill of communication (thinking and writing in a structured and coherent way).
  • In the transdisciplinary approach to integration, teachers organize curriculum around student questions and concerns (see Figure 1.3). Students develop life skills as they apply interdisciplinary and disciplinary skills in a real-life context. Two routes lead to transdisciplinary integration: project-based learning and negotiating the curriculum
  • Project-Based Learning. In project-based learning, students tackle a local problem. Some schools call this problem-based learning or place-based learning. According to Chard (1998), planning project-based curriculum involves three steps:
  • Teachers and students select a topic of study based on student interests, curriculum standards, and local resources. The teacher finds out what the students already know and helps them generate questions to explore. The teacher also provides resources for students and opportunities to work in the field. Students share their work with others in a culminating activity. Students display the results of their exploration and review and evaluate the project.
  • Negotiating the Curriculum. In this version of the transdisciplinary approach, student questions form the basis for curriculum.
  • Studies of project-based programs show that students go far beyond the minimum effort, make connections among different subject areas to answer open-ended questions, retain what they have learned, apply learning to real-life problems, have fewer discipline problems, and have lower absenteeism
  • The boundaries of the disciplines seemed to dissolve abruptly.
  • The essential difference between the three approaches was the perceived degree of separation that existed between subject areas. Given our experiences at the time, both of us believed that the three approaches fit on an evolutionary continuum.
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      kynan robinson on 18 Apr 12
       
      all education is evolutionary which is why we need to keep studying, reading investigating asking questions
  • suggests that even intradisciplinary projects should include math and literature/media to be rich and vibrant
  • backward design process.
  • We believe that educators will continue to experience deepening connections as they become more experienced in this area.
  • Real-life context Student questions
  • Coplanner Colearner Generalist/specialist
  • Disciplines identified if desired, but real-life context emphasized
  • All knowledge interconnected and interdependent Many right answers Knowledge considered to be indeterminate and ambiguous
  • Student questions and concerns Real-world context
  • Interdisciplinary skills/concepts stressed
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  • Interdisciplinary skills and disciplinary skills applied in a real-life context
  • kynan robinson on 18 Apr 12
     
    great overview of different approaches to integrated  Curriculum
Andrew Williamson

Metacognition - EduTech Wiki - 0 views

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  • Andrew Williamson on 20 Dec 11
     
    Educating for thinking is essential for fostering creative thoughts imagination is part of that. Metacognition is part of the minds eye
Andrew Williamson

Crowd-Source, Collaborate, Cross-Pollinate - Blog - HappySteve - 1 views

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  • Andrew Williamson on 29 Jan 12
     
    Some amazing ideas for whole staff day PD. Lot of creativity being stimulated here. Incubation, incubation, incubation. 
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A class of young individuals ... like peas in a pod - 0 views

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  • University of Melbourne primary education expert Jan Deans said schools were drawn to learning through play as a reaction to a crowded curriculum and the focus on national testing (NAPLAN).
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      Andrew Williamson on 24 Oct 10
       
      I have witnessed a direct influence if national testing on our school curriculum. The constant pressure to lift results in the areas of maths and literacy is forcing some schools to create streamed maths groups. We have set up streamed maths groups in grades 2 - 6 and literacy groups from 3-6. The philosophy behind this is to target the specific needs of each group rather than trusting the teacher to create an effective differentiated learning environment.  The direct impact of such a set up is that the timetable becomes even more rigid. Students on the margins of learning levels miss out on the positive learning experiences of their peers. The nature of the Maths and literacy "hour" means that its very difficult to develop long term, deep and ongoing learning situations for students.
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