Student Creativity and Innovation in Schools

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Student Creativity and Innovation in Schools

• Ben Smith and Jared Mader
• www.edtechinnovators.com
• Thursday ,January 15, 2009

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About Us

• Ben Smith
• Physics Teacher
• K-12 Science Coordinator
• Technology Resource Teacher
• Keystone Technology Integrator
• Doctoral Student in Instructional Technology
• STAR Discovery Educator
• ISTE Consultant
• BlendedSchools Consultant

• Jared Mader
• Director of Technology
• Former Chemistry Teacher
• Technology Staff Development Trainer
• Keystone TechnologyIntegrator
• Masters Student in Instructional Technology
• STAR Discovery Educator
• BlendedSchools Consultant

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Ready or Not . . .The World is Different
Then Now
telecommunications audio tapes video tapes simulations email web projects problem-solving multimedia hypermedia mobile access laptops (11 access) GIS/GPS systems instant messaging wikis / blogs MUVEs cell phones virtual reality
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How we work
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"Knowing content" is not sufficient in itself --

knowledge to

rather, students must apply
construct new understandings,
solve problems
  make decisions
develop products and
communicate
Technology can facilitate this type of learning
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Transforming Learning Environments
Traditional Environments
Emerging Learning Landscape
Teacher directed, memory-focused instruction
Student-centered, performance-focused learning
Isolated work on invented exercises
Collaborative work on authentic, real-work
projects
Factual, literal thinking for competence
Creative thinking for innovation and original
solutions
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Our Vision

• Students will use technology seamlessly as a
  regular part of their education
• Each student will come to class with their own
  computing device
• All of the computing devices will be
  interconnected
• Teachers and Students will have the skills
  necessary to use the Hardware and Software

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Pedagogical Foundations

• Curriculum must drive the need for technology
  integration
• Technology is simply the tool used to facilitate
  student-centered learning
• Technology makes it easier to accomplish
• Taxonomy of Technology Use1
• Experiencing
• Informing
• Reinforcing
• Integrating
• Utilizing

1 Thomas and Boysen, Iowa State University, 1984
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Ben and Jared Taxonomy

• Observing
• Students are passive observers of technology
• Interacting
• Students are engaged with the technology
• Producing
• Students create product with a single technology
• Developing
• Students begin to combine and integrate
  technologies
• Applying
• Students are making sound choices about
  appropriate technology to use

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National Educational Technology Standards for
Students
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National Educational Technology Standards for
Teachers
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From NETS-S
What students should know and be able to do to
learn effectively and live productively in an
increasingly digital world ...

• Creativity and Innovation
• Students demonstrate creative thinking,
  construct knowledge, and develop innovative
  products and processes using technology.
  Students
• apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas,
  products, or processes.
• create original works as a means of personal or
  group expression.
• use models and simulations to explore complex
  systems and issues.
• identify trends and forecast possibilities.

ISTE NETS-S www.iste.org/nets
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How do we make our students creative and
innovative?

• Give students the tools
• Give students the time
• Challenge Them
• Open Ended Assignments
• Be Vague

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Collaboration/Communication and
Creativity/Innovation

• Tools
• What you need
• Google Docs/Zoho
• Pronto
• Gaggle
• Mindomo
• Animoto, VoiceThread, Flickr
• Blackboard
• Audacity / Podcasting
• iMovie / Videocasting
• Inspiration / Mindomo
• Peripheral Devices
• Blogging
• Wikis
• Mimio/Wacom
• iPods/Cell Phones

• Student Projects
• What our students do
• Wikispaces
• A week in the life
• Podcasting
• Mimio/Wacom
• Blogging
• Digital Storytelling
• Web Video
• Chemical Reactions
• Simulations
• Inspiring Projects
• Google Docs/Zoho

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Wikispaces

• Present Class Content
• Share Project Ideas
• Publish Student Examples
• Reorganize the structure of delivered content
• Government - Science Collaboration
• Wiki Design is key to success

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A Week in the Life

• Students keep a written and digital record for
  each week of class
• iWeb
• Blogging

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Podcasting / Vodcasting

• Homework Help
• Explanation of Solutions
• Hints on Assignments
• Student Advice
• Radio Show
• Announcements
• Exit Ticket
• Reporting Live

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Mimio/Wacom

• Create and archive problem solutions
• Diagrams, charts, graphs
• Brainstorming
• Venn Diagrams
• KWL
• Writing Samples

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Blogging

• Record of class on a daily basis
• Updates on class happenings
• Digital newsletter
• Parent Reminders
• Reading Opinions
• Problem Solutions
• Reading Summaries
• Current Events

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Digital Storytelling

• Field Trips
• Special Assignments
• Lab Reports
• Collaborative Photo Sharing
• Common25Show_at_photos.flickr.com
• Blabberize, Voicethread

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Current Projects

• Web Video Project
• Students create a video of an example of motion,
  analyze the motion, and create a website to
  communicate their findings.

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Chemical Reaction Project

• Chemical Reaction Project
• Students create a video and photo product of a
  reaction type, analyze the stoichiometry of the
  reaction, and create a product that communicates
  their results.

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Simulations

• PhET - Physics
• Explore Learning
• Confirm real world findings
• Design experiments not possible

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Inspiring Projects

• Mind-mapping/Brainstorming software
• E.g. Mindomo, Inspiration
• Student Use
• Mapping out a project plan
• Link terms and concepts from lessons
• Webpage design
• Flowcharts

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Online Productivity

• Share working documents
• Analyze comparative data working with studnets
  from other schools.
• Group writing assignment
• Prompt response
• Reading summary

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Questions

• Email info_at_edtechinnovators.com
• Website www.edtechinnovators.com