1. INCREASING
STUDENT
ENGAGEMENT
WITH CURIOSITY,
CHOICE,
COMPLEXITY,
AND CREATIVITY
@brianhousand
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2. Dr. Brian Housand
brianhousand.com

3. WELCOME

4. Curiosity

5. Around here we don’t look
backwards for very long…
We keep moving forward,
opening up new doors and doing
new things because we’re
curious, and curiosity keeps
leading us down new paths.

6. Curiosity is the root of creativity.
Alex Wright
Imagineer

7. 2005

14. Stay hungry.
Stay foolish.

15. IQ = Curiosity + Effort
(von Stumm, Hell, and Camorro-Premuzic, 2011)

16. “I have no
special
talent.
I am only
passionately
curious.”

20. How
CURIOUS
are you?

21. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/A7Eq9PEuDQk/maxresdefault.jpg

22. WHAT DOES IT
MEAN TO BE
STUCK?

23. SOMETIMES
YOU ARE
JUST STUCK

25. 3
2
1
Words
Questions
Metaphor

27. http://www.buzzfeed.com/patricksmith/i-think-we-just-moved-an-inch-oh-no-just-imagined-it-fml#.bcJ7zxNKW

28. puzzlements.co

29. Know it All

30. Know it AllLEARN

31. GO

32. GO

34. EXPLORE
THE GARDEN
EXPLORE
THE GARDEN

35. Your Brain Likes Curiosity

36. YOUR
COMFORT
ZONE

37. Choice

39. Thinking
Like a child

43. Why are kids so
much better at
this than adults?

46. I WONDER WHY
SCAMPER
SUPER HEROES
WHAT IF…

47. ILLUSION OF CHOICEILLUSION OF CHOICE

48. I wonder…

49. menti.com
85 48 20

50. Encourage students to keep
asking “WHY?”
(even after it gets annoying).

51. 豊田 佐吉
Sakichi Toyoda

52. What’s
Your
Problem?

53. SCAMPER

54. SUBSTITUTE

55. COMBINE

56. ADAPT

57. MODIFY
MAGNIFY
MINIFY

58. PUT TO
OTHER
USES

59. ELIMINATE

60. REARRANGE
REVERSE

61. FLUENCY
FLEXIBILITY
ELABORATION
ORIGINALITY

68. WHAT MAKES A
SUPERHERO?

69. EXTRAORDINARY ABILITIES

71. INTENSITIES

72. MOTIVATED
BY A
MISSION
OR
A QUEST
FOR TRUTH

74. In brightest day,
in blackest night,
No evil shall
escape my sight.
Let those who
worship
evil's might,
Beware
my power,
Green Lantern's
light!!!

77. superherodb.com

78. SUPERHERO SCIENCE

80. wikihow.com/Create-a-Super-Hero
CREATE
YOUR OWN
SUPERHERO!

81. What if…?

82. khanacademy.org/partner-content/pixar/storytelling

83. Identify the three films
that you would take to a
deserted island….

84. Part B: Why do you think you connected
with these stories? Come up with at
least one reason for each.
Part C: What, if anything, do these three
films have in common? How are they
different?

86. NEXT:
Return to your 3 favorite films and try
reframing each of them in terms of a
"what if" statement.
Share these with someone (you have not
talked with today) and see if they can
guess what movie it is from!

87. LUNCH

88. WELCOME BACK

91. ENGAGE AND
ASK QUESTIONS

92. People who don’t ask questions
remain clueless throughout their lives.

93. Where is the restroom?

94. What time is the
3 o’clock parade?
What time is the
3 o’clock parade?

95. BE PRESENT
& ABSORB

96. Complexity

97. DEPTH &
COMPLEXITY

98. LANGUAGE OF
THE DISCIPLINES
What terms or words are specific to the
work of the disciplinarian?
What tools does the disciplinarian use?
Nomenclature,
lexicon, or vocabulary
of the study

99. DETAILS
Traits, attributes,
characteristics
to describe
something
What are its attributes?
What features characterize this?
What specific elements define this?
What distinguishes this from other things?

100. PATTERNS
Reoccurring events
What are the reoccurring events?
What elements, events, and ideas are
repeated?
What was the order of events?
How can we predict what will come next?

101. TRENDS
Influences or
forces that shape
ideas
What ongoing factors have influenced this
study?
What factors have contributed to this
study?

102. UNANSWERED
QUESTIONS
Unknown areas
of a discipline
What is still not understood about this area, topic,
study, or discipline?
What is yet unknown about this area, topic, study,
or discipline?
In what ways is the information incomplete or
lacking in explanation?

103. ETHICS
Dilemmas, controversies,
issues
What dilemmas or controversies are involved in
this areas, topic, study, or discipline?
What elements can be identified that reflect bias,
prejudice, and discrimination?

104. BIG IDEAS
Generalizations,
principles,
theories
What overarching statement best
describes what is being studied?
What general statement includes what is
being studied?

105. RULES
Stated or
unstated
reasons or
explanations
How is this structured?
What are the stated and unstated causes
related to the description or explanation
of what we are studying?

106. OVER TIME
Past, present,
future
happenings
How are ideas related between the past, present and
future?
How are these ideas related within or during a particular
time period?
How has time affected the information?
How and why do things change or remain the same?

107. ACROSS
DISCIPLINES
Connections
between and
across
disciplines
How are these ideas related or
connected?

108. POINTS
OF VIEW
Perspective, opinion
What are the opposing viewpoints?
How do different people and characters
see this event or situation?

109. Creativity

110. Story

115. Magical and
Meaningful

116. It’s about
THE EXPERIENCE.

118. flickr.com/photos/averagejane/7624353692

119. REMIXCONTENT + CREATIVITY + TECHNOLOGY
IAN BYRD
byrdseed.com
BRIAN HOUSAND
brianhousand.com

121. “There is no such
thing as a new idea.
It is impossible.
We simply take a lot
of old ideas and put
them into a sort of
mental kaleidoscope.
We give them a turn
and they make new
and curious
combinations.”

122. remix:
defined

123. Everything
is a remix.
- Kirby Ferguson

127. PONDER

128. They must know how to link apparently
unconnected elements to create something new.
People who hope to thrive in the Conceptual Age
must understand the connection between diverse,
and seemingly separate disciplines.
-- Daniel Pink in AWhole New Mind

129. REMIXCONTENT + CREATIVITY + TECHNOLOGY
RECIPES

130. CHANGE THE
SETTING

132. CHANGE THE
AUDIENCE

133. CHANGE THE
NARRATOR

134. CHANGE THE
GENRE

135. Summary
The pigs will be space pilots creating the
first human settlements on Mars.
Their structures will be threatened by their
own malfunctioning robot.
However, the robot is also their only hope
of returning home.

136. Non-Examples
It’s like The Three Little Pigs, but they’re
dogs.
Instead of a brick house, it’s made of
stone.
The pigs will live in a desert!

137. REMIXCONTENT + CREATIVITY + TECHNOLOGY
PERSUADE

138. Persuasion
Three Martians is a suspenseful, sci-fi take
on The Three Little Pigs. It takes the classic
story and retells it for an older audience.
There is real danger for the characters as
they try to stop the robot while keeping it
working so they can return to earth.

139. Non-Examples
It will be better.
You will like it since it’s funnier.
This version will have lots of interesting
things.

141. REMIXCONTENT + CREATIVITY + TECHNOLOGY
YOUR TURN

142. SETTING
GENRE
NARRATOR
AUDIENCE

145. REMIXCONTENT + CREATIVITY + TECHNOLOGY
MOVIE
POSTERS

146. TITLE + FONT = LOGO
TAGLINE
ICONIC IMAGE

149. REMIX POSTER PLANNING!
!
TITLE!
!
FONT !
!
!
!
TAGLINE!
Sum up your story in one memorable sentence. !
!
ICONIC IMAGE!
What three images come to mind when thinking of your story? !
!
CAN YOU TAKE A PICTURE OR DO YOU NEED TO FIND ONE? !
!
!
WHAT COLORS WILL YOU USE? !
DISPLAY HANDWRITING SERIF SANS SERIF
THREE !
ADJECTIVES
1
2
3
1
2
3

153. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/81/2a/37/812a37b72010cf72cf208519a6e13e24.jpg

154. CURIOSITY

155. JOYOUS

156. IMAGINATION

157. CREATIVITY

158. PASSION

159. STOP

160. GO

162. http://www.disneypictures.net/data/media/202/Buzz_Lightyear_wallpaper.jpg

163. TO INFINITY
AND BEYOND

164. brianhousand.com
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