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21st Century Skills and Gifted Students: A Total School Approach 12/2/2014 4:00 – 6:00 PM
 * AIG PD 21st Century Skills – Session 3 **


 * ==== 5 min. ==== || ** Welcome/Overview of Agenda **
 * ==== Session Wiki ==== ||
 * ==== 25 min. ==== || ====** Sharing of Homework **====
 * ==== Small Group (3 people) Sharing of implementations from Critical Thinking Poster (Critical Thinking Pathways [|Google Doc] __ ) __====
 * ==== Whole Group Debriefing ==== ||
 * ==== 30 min. ==== || ====** Warm Up: Creativity **====

** EXERCISE: **

 * 1) ==== How do you define creativity? Click [|HERE]to share your response ** OR ** Text 516662 and your message to 37607 ====
 * 2) ==== Examining Opposing Views – Participants are given three statements and asked to list supporting examples/details that might be used to support each view. ====
 * ====Creativity distracts from the curriculum. ====
 * ==== Knowledge in the content areas in more important than creativity. ====
 * ==== Creativity is not necessary to be successful in the world. ====
 * ==== Creativity is not necessary to be successful in the world. ====
 * ==== Creativity is not necessary to be successful in the world. ====

** TOOLS: ** [|Poll Everywhere]
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 * ==== 5 min. ==== || ====** BREAK **==== ||
 * ==== 20 min. ==== || ==== **AHA! PART 1: The JIGSAW** ====
 * ==== Break into groups of five or six. ====
 * Each participant will choose __ ONE __ of the six articles or excerpts about creativity below, and take a few moments to read silently.
 * ==== [|Fostering Creativity] by MaryAnn Kohl ====
 * ==== [|Why We Need A Universal Language for Creativity in Classrooms] by Viktor Venson ====
 * ==== [[file:creativity and innovation page.docx]] by NEA ====
 * ==== [|Critical Thinking and Creative Thinking Skills] by Mary Bellis ====
 * ==== [|It’s Time to Get Serious about Creativity in the Classroom] by Jim Moulton ====
 * ==== [|The Creativity Crisis] by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman ====


 * ==== Choose a phrase or statement that stands out to you as an "a-ha" statement, a statement with which you strongly agree, or a statement that provides you with a new perspective. ====
 * ==== Then, graffiti-write your phrase or statement on your chart paper. ==== ||
 * ==== 20 min. ==== || ====** AHA! PART 2: SYNTHESIS **====
 * ==== After everyone has a chance to write his/her phrase or statement, discuss your article/excerpt with your table. Discuss why you chose your statement, and use the chart paper to free write about your individual and collective thoughts as you discuss as a group. ====
 * ==== //If time permits – NEWS: Notice, Enjoy, Wonder, Suggest// ====
 * ==== Based on //your// small group conversations, circle the **seven most important words** on your poster. These words may be found in either your statements or from your free writing. ====
 * ==== Use the seven words to create a one- to two-sentence summary of your insights into the concept of creativity. ====
 * ==== Select a representative from your group to access the [|Shared Google Presentation] and find the slide with your group number. Add your sentences to your slide. __ Underline __ the seven words you selected as a group. ====
 * ==== Whole Group Debriefing ==== ||
 * ==== 16 min. ==== || ====** Reflection and Homework **====

Questions for Discussion:

 * 1) ==== How do both our current school/classroom vision and environment limit creativity? ====
 * 2) ==== How does the new North Carolina Standard Course of Study provide opportunities for teachers to foster students' creativity? ====

==== My Professional Commitment: Based on today’s discussion of Creativity - What commitment will you make to move up the continuum of having a 21st century classroom, school, or district? Go to [|Penzu] and create a journal account to record your thoughts. ====

====** Homework: ** Smore, Animoto, and Infographics are three tools that can be used to foster creativity to create something that informs your students or other teachers about creativity. Choose __**ONE**__ of these experiences to explore and create something unique informing others about creativity to share with the group at our next session. ====


 * ==== Novice Level ** : ** ** Smore **====
 * ==== Intermediate Level: ** Animoto **====
 * ==== Advanced Level: ** Infographics **====
 * ==== Independent Learning Option ** : ** ** Choose a Tool **==== ||