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Engaged play in the classroom
This document discusses creative learning approaches using LEGO bricks. It provides challenges and prompts to encourage hands-on building, storytelling, and sharing ideas. Some key activities mentioned include building structures with specific pieces, creating symbolic representations with random brick arrangements, and reflecting on the learning benefits of open-ended play. The overall message is that hands-on, collaborative creation can develop a variety of skills when students are given the chance to learn through exploration and discovery.
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- 3. A-A-ron • @coffeechugbooks • www.coffeeforthebrain.com •Take lots of pictures • http://bit.do/engagedPLAY
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- 5. –Scott Belsky It ishard to summon a sense of hope and self worth when you’re on your own.
- 6. One day ateacher wrote the following on the board 9x1 = 7 9x2 = 18 9x3 = 27 9x4 = 36 9x5 = 45 9x6 = 54 9x7 = 63 9x8 = 72 9x9 = 81 9x10 = 90 Talk about what you see?
- 7. One day ateacher wrote the following on the board 9x1 = 7 9x2 = 18 9x3 = 27 9x4 = 36 9x5 = 45 9x6 = 54 9x7 = 63 9x8 = 72 9x9 = 81 9x10 = 90 “We must learn to value people for the successes, people who have hit more than miss, and end up being judged by only ONE error and are not valued by others NINE hits.”
- 8. If we arestruggling…
- 9. If we are struggling… thenthink of all the kids who are struggling.
- 10. A personal why Whyare we in education? Why is the way we’ve always done education not going to connect with these kids?
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- 12. HERE ISYOUR CHALLENGE Ifyou choose to accept!
- 14. CANYOU MAKETHIS “IMPOSSIBLE” PAPERFOLD? • You get to use only the following: • 1 piece of paper can be used for solution • 1 pair of scissors
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- 16. -Amy Burvall How mightwe, as educators, offer students the chance to do something better about the things they love the most?
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- 20. Photo by TimFlach
- 21. Hacker noun ˈha-kər One who combines excellence, playfulness, cleverness and exploration into performed activities
- 24. Reality is perception: nota reflection of truth
- 25. Discover the ideasright before your eyes
- 27. How do wedo teamwork and creative thinking better ?differently
- 28. How many different ways can youuse this coffee cup? Discuss at your tables
- 29. –Claude Debussy Music isthe silence between the notes
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- 36. Dilemma of Choice 1choice is no choice at all 2 choices are a dilemma 3 or more we finally have the freedom to choose
- 37. 1. How canI use this in my classroom? 2. What can this replace? 1 In 1 Out Approach
- 40. People are like rubberbands….
- 41. People are like rubber bands…. Weare more useful when stretched!
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- 43. Play-Doh Challenge • Build whatthe ideal classroom looks like • Share to http://bit.do/engagedPLAY
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- 45. 30 Circles • Usethe template to fill in circles with creative designs of what you are thinking about. • Use any medium you wish • 5 minutes • Have fun and go crazy
- 46. 30 Circles • Usethe template to fill in circles with creative designs of what you are thinking about. • Use any medium you wish • 3 minutes • Have fun and go crazy
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- 48. Write Down OneVocabulary Word You Are Currently Teaching
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- 52. Care to Share Shareto http://bit.do/engagedPLAY
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- 54. Mess = Learning •Transforma blob of ink into a masterpiece of learning
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- 57. Ink Art WorkSession
- 58. Convert Ink toLearning
- 61. 3 Line Collision •A 3 line haiku-ish poem • First line contains a person of interest • Second line contains landscape, place, or object • Third line collide these two items
- 62. 3 Line CollisionExample • Bob Ross held his paintbrush • In the vast dryness of the desert • Where there were no happy trees
- 63. 3 Line Collision •A 3 line haiku-ish poem • First line contains a person of interest • Second line contains landscape, place, or object • Third line collide these two items
- 64. Daily Journal Form Ideafrom Ramsey Musallem, Spark Learning
- 65. Simple Form • Describewhat you did in class today? • Upload a picture of what you did in class today
- 66. Simple Form • Describewhat you did in class today? • Upload a picture of what you did in class today EMAIL THEIR PARENTS?
- 67. How well doyou know your kids?
- 70. Children are people •More than future employers • More than an ID # on a spreadsheet • More than making a school look good Children matter NOW!
- 71. –remixed quote fromKimon Nikolaides A good teacher does not reproduce the visible, but helps to make visible that which is not easily seen.
- 72. Dance Shoes • Everyday of our lives we encounter new problems to be solved. We can’t always rely on what we already know. We outgrow these ideas like dancing shoes. We can’t make old solutions fit new problems. • Too tight shoes - you can walk, but you can’t dance!
- 73. Brick Builders Unite! 1.The LEGO build IS the answer 2. Everybody builds and everybody shares. 3. There is no ONE right answer. 4. Think with your hands! 5. Listen with your eyes 6. Be respectful in comments and builds
- 74. Challenge Flow 1 23 Part 1: The Challenge Part 2: Building Part 3: Sharing
- 75. Warmup Exercises How tobe a serious LEGO Ninja Creator in a few minutes: • Technical skills • Metaphor skills • Storytelling skills
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- 80. Brain Warmup Design andbuild the largest structure you can balance on one orange 2x2 brick
- 81. Brain Warmup Design andbuild the largest structure you can balance on one orange 2x2 brick
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- 83. Build a TrickyTower Don’t click the studs together. Only build with your non-dominant hand.
- 84. Brain Warmup Build aTricky Tower
- 85. Brain Warmup Build aTricky Tower
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- 91. Your hands knowa lot more than you think they know! Photo by Jeremy Yap
- 92. Making is anenergy that relates the parts to make a new whole! Photo by Jeremy Yap
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- 95. That’s So QuackChallenge One minute.Build a duck.Share a duck.
- 96. That’s So QuackChallenge One minute. Build a duck. Share a duck.
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- 98. Play is learning! visual perception systems thinking long-term memory mentalimagery attention executive functioning self- regulation emotional regulation self-efficacy visual search symbolic representations spatial visualization self-assessment perspective- taking adaptive social functioning imitation sensory-motor skills cognitive flexibility kinesthetic awareness short-term memory mental rotation fine motor skills working memory spatial abilities
- 99. Think about this •I had to think about what a duck looks like. • I had to look at my inventory of materials to consider how to build. • I had to put the bricks together. • I had to change ideas. • I needed to defer judgment and try to build. • I needed to control my emotions (fear, panic, excitement). • I had to encourage myself. • I started to look at other ducks. • I had to do something - so many times we do nothing!
- 100. Deep Thoughts WithJack Handy coffeechug “People themselves often don’t even know what they know.”
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- 104. Grab 5 pieces Assemblethem in a random arrangement.
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- 107. Explain this! • Practicingcreative thinking and using metaphors is helpful. • We can give bricks any meaning we want. • You don’t need sophisticated LEGO technical skills, because you can make a brick mean anything you like.
- 108. Going clockwise startingfrom the person closest to the screen: You have 30 seconds to explain the topic given to you.
- 109. My object representsmy best friend because
- 110. My object representscommunication of because
- 111. My object representsmy favorite teacher because
- 112. My object representscollaboration because
- 113. What did weexperience that can benefit your learning?
- 114. Think about thefollowing: • The learning journey is more important than the product • The work is not the art; you are the art! • What is the experience you’re trying to create? • What are the learning goals and outcomes you want to achieve?
- 116. The scandal ofeducation is that every time you teach something, you deprive a child of the pleasure and benefit of discovery. Seymour Papert
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- 121. What will yourstory be?
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- 124. You did notwake up today to be mediocre.
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- 132. Friction is good •Rubbing things together creates • Friction eliminates rough edges • Friction gives us heat and fire • It literally moves mountains
- 133. Friction is good •Rubbing people together may cause arguments but…… • It also makes babies!
- 134. One Word Dot Writedown one word that stood out to you today during the learning journey.
- 135. Confetti Mix all thedots up in middle table. Keep sliding, shuffling, tossing, etc.
- 136. Exit Slip Incorporate theword on the paper into a question about the creative learning process. Include your email if you want to see all questions created and receive the mixtape!
- 137. A-A-ron • @coffeechugbooks • www.coffeeforthebrain.com •Take lots of pictures • http://bit.do/engagedPLAY