Creativity on the Run: 18 Apps that Support the Creative Process | Edutopia - 3 views
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Chris Chen on 24 Jul 13'We do not need to teach creativity, but rather inspire its daily practice.' This opening sentence is intriguing yet inspiring to me. As said in the title, this article introduces 18 apps to support students developing creativity at different thinking stages. The writer also suggests some practical strategies which could be incorporated in our daily teaching practice. Nevertheless, what strikes me more is the reminder that we, as a class, school, or community, need to build a culture of trust in the first place to cultivate culture of creativity and innovation.
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Shelly Landry on 26 Jul 13What a great article about creativity. What I loved is that the article states that schools do not need to teach creativity. Schools need to foster it by providing students a safe place to take risks and providing them tools that make that risk taking possible. Creativity is about finding solutions to problems using one's own ideas and thinking skills. Students can do this when given the power and opportunities to do so.
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Patty Bettinger on 27 Jul 13Like Chris, the opening to this post caught my eye. "We do not need to teach creativity, but rather inspire its daily practice." Ms. Darrow's article captures the importance of creating a school that values it's students, encourages them to take some risks, and lets them practice these skills with abandon. With support and coaching from teachers, students can work through the steps outlined in this article using technology to streamline the process, help them develop real life/career skills, and appeal to their interest in digital media. I like how Darrow labels this process; there are clear steps to increase understanding. Collaboration or group work can use this format as well, group members' jobs are easily created with the resulting structure. It also creates natural places to scaffold the process for individualizing learning in a classroom full of all kinds of learners. Each activity we do in a class may not need all these steps and some may need more, but I plan to keep this article in mind as I tweak my courses this summer.