[Episode 22] Intention & Critical Creativity in the Classroom
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English - January 03, 2018 14:00 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSelf-Improvement Education How To Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
What is Critical Creativity?
To Dan Ryder and Amy Burval, critical creativity is “students using creative expression to demonstrate deeper thinking and the nuances of understanding content.” It's a portmanteau of sorts, which has the potential to turn ideas into action and push your students toward deeper learning and meaningful understanding.
Dan and Amy believe that, “When students make connections, transform knowledge, and articulate the reasons behind their creative choices, learning becomes more sticky, meaningful, and authentic.” Articulation of creative reasoning is key, because as students learn the power of explanation, rationale, and intentionality, they shift from passive pupils along for the ride to active drivers of their own learning. And the best part of this shift is that it occurs in the midst of purposeful play.
On this episode of Tch Talks, Dan Ryder, Education Director of the Success and Innovation Center at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington, Maine, joins us to talk about his and Amy's new book, Intention: Critical Creativity in the Classroom, and how a little rigorous whimsy can help you transform learning in your classroom right now.
Related Resources:Intention: Critical Creativity in the Classroom by Amy Burval and Dan RyderFollow @IntentionBook on TwitterFollow #IntentionBookChat on TwitterFollow #RigorousWhimsy on TwitterFollow the Success and Innovation Center at Mt. Blue Campus on FacebookWebsite: Intention: Critical Creativity in the ClassroomCritical Creativity & Rigorous Whimsy VideosTry it Out: Samples from the Catalog of CreativityTeaching Channel Resources:
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To Dan Ryder and Amy Burval, critical creativity is “students using creative expression to demonstrate deeper thinking and the nuances of understanding content.” It's a portmanteau of sorts, which has the potential to turn ideas into action and push your students toward deeper learning and meaningful understanding.
Dan and Amy believe that, “When students make connections, transform knowledge, and articulate the reasons behind their creative choices, learning becomes more sticky, meaningful, and authentic.” Articulation of creative reasoning is key, because as students learn the power of explanation, rationale, and intentionality, they shift from passive pupils along for the ride to active drivers of their own learning. And the best part of this shift is that it occurs in the midst of purposeful play.
On this episode of Tch Talks, Dan Ryder, Education Director of the Success and Innovation Center at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington, Maine, joins us to talk about his and Amy's new book, Intention: Critical Creativity in the Classroom, and how a little rigorous whimsy can help you transform learning in your classroom right now.
Related Resources:Intention: Critical Creativity in the Classroom by Amy Burval and Dan RyderFollow @IntentionBook on TwitterFollow #IntentionBookChat on TwitterFollow #RigorousWhimsy on TwitterFollow the Success and Innovation Center at Mt. Blue Campus on FacebookWebsite: Intention: Critical Creativity in the ClassroomCritical Creativity & Rigorous Whimsy VideosTry it Out: Samples from the Catalog of CreativityTeaching Channel Resources:
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