Prompt: Sir Ken states: "Creativity is as important as literacy in education, and we should teart it with the same status."
In this prompt I agree because I believe that creativity is just as important as literacy. Literacy is important because it is the foundations of reading and knowledge of a growing student. Every childs thinking process is built on literacy. Literacy is the key to reading and understanding anything in this world. Creativity is in the same status. Creativity is what makes everyone unique. Creativity come natural to everyone and even if they do not think they are creativity, in reality they are and just do not realize it. The creative side of the brain goes hand in hand with learning and growing in knowledge. Creativity helps one to develop a well rounded grasp on concepts just like literacy helps one to be well round and grow in knowledge.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
Blog Post 3
I chose to watch a video from edutopia. I watched Student Body: Classroom Exercise Makes Learning Lively
This video was about 4 techniques that you can do in the classroom befre or during class to get students up and moving and thinking clearly. I chose this video because we learned about this in our P.E. class and i found it really interesting. The techniques that the guy in video used were kinda of calm and boring. I thought that it would have been more upbeat and fun but they were all just stand in one place movements. I guess this would be good for large classes and older grades. The only problem that it might cause in older grades would that the kids wouldn't participate and some of the movements are funny looking so it could create a distraction. The overall purpose of this video was to introduce movement in the classroom so that it gets the kids back on track with a movement activity.
This video was about 4 techniques that you can do in the classroom befre or during class to get students up and moving and thinking clearly. I chose this video because we learned about this in our P.E. class and i found it really interesting. The techniques that the guy in video used were kinda of calm and boring. I thought that it would have been more upbeat and fun but they were all just stand in one place movements. I guess this would be good for large classes and older grades. The only problem that it might cause in older grades would that the kids wouldn't participate and some of the movements are funny looking so it could create a distraction. The overall purpose of this video was to introduce movement in the classroom so that it gets the kids back on track with a movement activity.
Blog Post 2
Sir Ken states, "Creativity is as important as literacy in education, and we should treat it with the same status."
I do agree with Sir Ken on this statement. I think that it is very important for a child to be able to express creativity. I know that when i was in school it was more fun and allowed us to show our creative side. However, now that i have done many different school field placements, i have found that most creativity has been taken out of the school. I feel like there are many ways to involve creativity through out the curriculum including literacy. A lot of times i have noticed that some kids do not want to pay attention to certain subjects because they have no interest, just as Ken said. If a teacher were to involve some creative aspect to the same subject the child's interest could change in a heartbeat. I have seen just recently in a child i was tutoring in reading that he hated to read. I found out that he loved to do science experiments so i let him read the instructions to science experiments which led him to begin reading and he did not even know it. I allowed for his creativity to shine through while involving literacy. I think all schools should do this. Unfourtanety, schools say they just don't have time. That is a shame
I do agree with Sir Ken on this statement. I think that it is very important for a child to be able to express creativity. I know that when i was in school it was more fun and allowed us to show our creative side. However, now that i have done many different school field placements, i have found that most creativity has been taken out of the school. I feel like there are many ways to involve creativity through out the curriculum including literacy. A lot of times i have noticed that some kids do not want to pay attention to certain subjects because they have no interest, just as Ken said. If a teacher were to involve some creative aspect to the same subject the child's interest could change in a heartbeat. I have seen just recently in a child i was tutoring in reading that he hated to read. I found out that he loved to do science experiments so i let him read the instructions to science experiments which led him to begin reading and he did not even know it. I allowed for his creativity to shine through while involving literacy. I think all schools should do this. Unfourtanety, schools say they just don't have time. That is a shame
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
"Creatively Speaking on the Power of the Imaginative Mind
What is divergent thinking? Divergent thinking is not the same as creativity. Divergent thinking is the fundamental part of the creative process. Being non-creative is simply in a sense that you do not know how to be creative. During this video Sir Ken Robinson had mentioned a project called "Break Point and Beyond," which was a study about divergent thinking. It had been said that throughout this study that the capacity to see connections is to see more than more one answer to a problem. This study was longitudinal throughout the whole process because they retested subjects to see if anything had changed over a span of 10+ years. In order to score high on the test the divergent thinking of 3 – 5 years old is 98%. In three years they retested individuals to see whether or not their thinking will increase or decline and it had declined to 32%. In five more years they retested again when individuals were between the ages of 13 - 15 and found out that it declined again to 18%. Due to this research it had been stated that divergent thinking declines because once students enter the age level for school and they become educated there is only one answer when solving problems. There are several capacities in which divergent thinking can be maintained with the right conditions: 1. Standardized tests, 2. Narrowing curriculum, and 3. STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. There are other disciplines that benefit most from a broad based approach to education. Linking across the curriculum is a good way when trying to make connections between different ways of thinking.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
"Do Schools Kill Creativity?"
Sir Ken states, "Creativity is as important as literacy in education, and we should treat it with the same status." Do you agree, disagree or fall somewhere in between? Explain.
I do agree with Sir Ken because I believe that students creativity should be on a similar rank as literacy. Literacy is stressed a lot within schools so that students are able to understand and process what is presented before them. I think that creativity should be stressed also because without being able to have the ability to be creative students skills are unknown. I think that if we take the time to see how creative a student is and in what way, we then are able to use their creative skills to strengthen other areas, such as various academic subjects, in which they may be weaker. I feel that creativity and literacy can go hand-in-hand because students can illustrate pictures and then you can have them write about it. I think that if there isn't a strain on the flexibility of creativity, then students may want to write a lot about their illustrations. Once the student has written about their picture you can then take that particular creative moment and turn it into a learning experience. If you make mention of a couple of grammatical or spelling errors to the student, I feel that the next time the student will want to spend more time trying to give their best on the literacy part because they are so proud of what they have created. I feel that if we spend less time on trying to conquer things as a big picture, such as literacy, and try to reinforce things as a little picture it will be even more effective. Students feel stressed when concepts are introduced at them, but if we as teachers take the time to include creative, yet fun as well as educational activities students will become interested to the subject because it allows them to have a "little freedom."
I do agree with Sir Ken because I believe that students creativity should be on a similar rank as literacy. Literacy is stressed a lot within schools so that students are able to understand and process what is presented before them. I think that creativity should be stressed also because without being able to have the ability to be creative students skills are unknown. I think that if we take the time to see how creative a student is and in what way, we then are able to use their creative skills to strengthen other areas, such as various academic subjects, in which they may be weaker. I feel that creativity and literacy can go hand-in-hand because students can illustrate pictures and then you can have them write about it. I think that if there isn't a strain on the flexibility of creativity, then students may want to write a lot about their illustrations. Once the student has written about their picture you can then take that particular creative moment and turn it into a learning experience. If you make mention of a couple of grammatical or spelling errors to the student, I feel that the next time the student will want to spend more time trying to give their best on the literacy part because they are so proud of what they have created. I feel that if we spend less time on trying to conquer things as a big picture, such as literacy, and try to reinforce things as a little picture it will be even more effective. Students feel stressed when concepts are introduced at them, but if we as teachers take the time to include creative, yet fun as well as educational activities students will become interested to the subject because it allows them to have a "little freedom."
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Blog Post 1
The first blog I looked at was Kindergarten Tales. It is used in concert with the classroom by telling everyone what they kindergarten class is doing each day in the classroom. The audience for this blog is parents, students, and teachers. It allows for the parents to see what is going on in the classroom, it can be used for students to share with other people what they did that day, and it can give other teachers ideas. The purpose of the blog is to let other people know what is going on in their classroom. The author’s purpose was to use interesting ways of using technology in the classroom for early learners. This blog is still being used, as a matter a fact they just updated it today! This tool could have amazing potential in and out of the classroom. I feel like for it to work in the classroom it would have to be used in the older grades though. Outside of the classroom this tool lets everyone be involved in the classroom even if they are not there.
The Second blog I looked at was Our Class Blog by Carlene Gauley. It is used in concert with the class by letting the children make their own blog postings. The audience is students, teachers, and parents. The purpose of the blog is to let people know what is going on in their part of the world in their classroom. As far as I can tell it is still being used the teacher last posted on 10/28/2008. I do feel like this one could also be a good tool in the classroom. It showed that early students can use it in the classroom. And it could also be used outside the classroom by letting parents know what is going on and it could be a good communication tool.
The Third blog i looked at was Mrs. Gilberts 3rd grade blog. It was used in concert with the class by the teacher updating the class with information. The audience is the students. The purpose is to communicate with the students. The blog hasn't been updated since June of 2008. i felt like it could be used as a good tool if it was updated more. It was used outside of the classroom because it was used over the summer. Overall it is a good toolto use.
The Second blog I looked at was Our Class Blog by Carlene Gauley. It is used in concert with the class by letting the children make their own blog postings. The audience is students, teachers, and parents. The purpose of the blog is to let people know what is going on in their part of the world in their classroom. As far as I can tell it is still being used the teacher last posted on 10/28/2008. I do feel like this one could also be a good tool in the classroom. It showed that early students can use it in the classroom. And it could also be used outside the classroom by letting parents know what is going on and it could be a good communication tool.
The Third blog i looked at was Mrs. Gilberts 3rd grade blog. It was used in concert with the class by the teacher updating the class with information. The audience is the students. The purpose is to communicate with the students. The blog hasn't been updated since June of 2008. i felt like it could be used as a good tool if it was updated more. It was used outside of the classroom because it was used over the summer. Overall it is a good toolto use.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Gretta's Blog
Mrs. Gilbert's 3rd grade-Vacation
describe how each blog was used in concert with the classroom? This blog gave students the opportunity to list what they were doing on their summer vacation, and they could come back and talk about it in the classroom.
who is the audience for the blog is (students, parents, etc)? The audience is the teacher and the students
what was the purpose of the blog? The purpose of this blog was for all the students to keep in touch with each other over the summer break. Each student would let the teacher as well as other students know what they were doing for their summer vacation.
does it appear that this blog is still being used, or was it a sort of "passing fancy" for its creator that is no longer in use? I think that this blog only had one purpose, because the teacher gave the students different assignments and deadlines to post about their summer vacation. After they talked about their summer vacation, then there really was not a need to keep posting blogs.
what do you think about this tool? Does this tool (the blog) have potential in or even out of the classroom? Why or why not? I think that this tool was interesting for the students. It allows them to keep in touch with each other outside the classroom.
Miss Jensen's Class Blog-1st graders
describe how each blog was used in concert with the classroom? This blog was used in the classroom to collaborately come up with a class blog of what the students did each week.
who is the audience for the blog is (students, parents, etc)? Teacher, parents, and students
what was the purpose of the blog? The purpose of this blog was for students to inform parents and others what they did in school each week.
does it appear that this blog is still being used, or was it a sort of "passing fancy" for its creator that is no longer in use? I think that this blog can still be used because the students can post a new blog each week or day about the activities that took place in the classroom.
what do you think about this tool? Does this tool (the blog) have potential in or even out of the classroom? Why or why not? I think that this particular blog was a good way to keep the parents informed on what the children do in the classroom on a day to day basis. So its effective outside the classroom.
describe how each blog was used in concert with the classroom? This blog gave students the opportunity to list what they were doing on their summer vacation, and they could come back and talk about it in the classroom.
who is the audience for the blog is (students, parents, etc)? The audience is the teacher and the students
what was the purpose of the blog? The purpose of this blog was for all the students to keep in touch with each other over the summer break. Each student would let the teacher as well as other students know what they were doing for their summer vacation.
does it appear that this blog is still being used, or was it a sort of "passing fancy" for its creator that is no longer in use? I think that this blog only had one purpose, because the teacher gave the students different assignments and deadlines to post about their summer vacation. After they talked about their summer vacation, then there really was not a need to keep posting blogs.
what do you think about this tool? Does this tool (the blog) have potential in or even out of the classroom? Why or why not? I think that this tool was interesting for the students. It allows them to keep in touch with each other outside the classroom.
Miss Jensen's Class Blog-1st graders
describe how each blog was used in concert with the classroom? This blog was used in the classroom to collaborately come up with a class blog of what the students did each week.
who is the audience for the blog is (students, parents, etc)? Teacher, parents, and students
what was the purpose of the blog? The purpose of this blog was for students to inform parents and others what they did in school each week.
does it appear that this blog is still being used, or was it a sort of "passing fancy" for its creator that is no longer in use? I think that this blog can still be used because the students can post a new blog each week or day about the activities that took place in the classroom.
what do you think about this tool? Does this tool (the blog) have potential in or even out of the classroom? Why or why not? I think that this particular blog was a good way to keep the parents informed on what the children do in the classroom on a day to day basis. So its effective outside the classroom.
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