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CREATIVITY : VISUAL STRATEGIES TO ENGAGE LEARNERS

CREATIVITY : VISUAL STRATEGIES TO ENGAGE LEARNERS. Learning Forward Annual Conference - December 2013  (Session:G15). Your Presenters. Mary W. Foreman – Principal Alexis M. White – Principal Marce L. Miller – Art Teacher Mary Ellen McCabe – 4 th Grade Teacher, History Lead Teacher

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CREATIVITY : VISUAL STRATEGIES TO ENGAGE LEARNERS

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  1. CREATIVITY: VISUAL STRATEGIES TO ENGAGE LEARNERS Learning Forward Annual Conference - December 2013  (Session:G15)

  2. Your Presenters • Mary W. Foreman – Principal • Alexis M. White – Principal • Marce L. Miller – Art Teacher • Mary Ellen McCabe – 4th Grade Teacher, History Lead Teacher • Anne J. Mumpower – 4th Grade Teacher • Stafford County Public School, Stafford, Virginia

  3. Welcome to Stafford County, VA • Located forty miles south of Washington, D.C. and fifty-five miles north of Richmond, VA • 30 schools in the county • High Schools – 5 • Middle Schools – 8 • Elementary Schools – 17 • District enrollment approximately 26,000 students

  4. Stafford Elementary School • Population K through 5th grade approximately 700 • 29 general education classrooms • 54 Licensed Staff members

  5. IDEO Shopping Cart Video

  6. Icebreaker • Line-up in order of years of experience in education • Partner sharing

  7. “A recent survey of 1500 CEO’s in 60 countries around the world pointed to creativity and innovation as the single most important quality necessary for a global economy...Leaders worry that the U.S. is losing its competitive edge in creativity and innovation, and that the call for ever more rigorous academic standards is insufficient without a concomitant focus on developing creativity and imagination” - President’s Committee on the Arts & Humanities, 2011

  8. 21st Century Skills • CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION • Think creatively • Work creatively with others • Implement innovations • CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING • Reason effectively • Make judgments and decisions • Solve problems • COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION • Communicate clearly • Collaborate with others

  9. Are your students being prepared adequately to compete in this new global economy?

  10. What Research Says About Student Engagement… William Glasser found we learn: • 10% of what we read • 20% of what we hear • 30% of what we see • 50% of what we both see and hear • 70% of what we discuss with others • 80% of what we experience personally • 90% of what we teach to someone else

  11. STEM vs. STEAM • “A” skills in the 21st century actually apply to a larger, broader segment of the workforce than STEM skills.

  12. THE CREATIVE PROCESS:What does it look like? In the box thinking Out of the box thinking The right and left brains are both an integral part of the creative process! “Half a Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste” Dr. Alan Brinkley Left brain Logical Linear thinking is essential for the world of business today Right brain Creative Big picture thinking will be the competitive edge needed for 21st century business!

  13. Objectives for our Session • Participants will be able to: • Learn ways to teach students in the most efficient methods to prepare them for jobs of the 21st century, incorporating visual literacy • Explore the habits of mind (problem solving, critical & creative thinking) and their effect on student achievement • Participate in lessons that impact student achievement across all disciplines • Gain resources for direct implementation of instructional strategies to promote visual literacy & arts integration

  14. Break-out Sessions • We are going to break into 5 groups • You will rotate through 5 different stations (15 minutes each) to learn varied instructional strategies • Integrate Technology • Communicate Ideas • Incorporate Drama • Access Prior Knowledge • Dig Deeper

  15. Integrate Technology

  16. Communicate Ideas

  17. Incorporate Drama

  18. Access Prior Knowledge

  19. Dig Deeper

  20. Reflection • How will these strategies be implemented in your setting? • Give One, Get One!

  21. Questions & Answers

  22. References • Websites • Center for Public Education – www.centerforpubliceducation.org • Hood Museum – hoodmuseum.dartmouth.org • President’s Committee on the Arts & Humanities – www.pcah.gov • Ready to Innovate – www.artsusa.org • STEAM – www.steam-notstem.com • STEM to STEAM – stemtosteam.org • 21st Century Skills – www.p21.org • Pomeroy, Steven Ross. “From STEM to STEAM: Science and Art Go Hand-In-Hand.” Scientific American. 22 August 2012. • Tarnoff, Jonathan. “STEM to STEAM -- Recognizing the Value of Creative Skills in the Competitiveness Debate.” Huffington Post. 14 October 2010.

  23. Contact Information • Stafford Elementary School • 1349 Courthouse Road, Stafford, VA 22554 • (540) 658-6340 • Mary W. Foreman – mforeman@staffordschools.net • Alexis M. White – whiteam1@staffordschools.net • Marce L. Miller – millerml@staffordschools.net • Mary Ellen McCabe – mccabem@staffordschools.net • Anne J. Mumpower – mumpoweraj@staffordschools.net

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