This is the 2nd part of a 3 part presentation I gave for UNOi in Los Cabos, Mexico. It shares the "why " of creativity in 21st century education and the nature of creativity, punctuated by interactive experiences as it addresses the "how".

1. EXPERIENCE
CREATIVITY
@amyburvall
#3eridiomaUNOi

2. Creativity
What was the most creative thing you have ever done?
Think/ Pair/ Share

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5. Agility
is the Answer

6. Creativity is a Tao
- a Way
- a Lens

7. Train…the creative brain

8. “CREATIVITY is relational.
…casting widely and disparate dots
of existing knowledge in new ways
…mine your knowledge;
know your dots”
-Bruce Nussbaum

9. CREATIVITY is… …connecting dots

10. to dot connect you must have the dots

11. help students grow their dot forest

12. Egon Schiele
meets
Thom Yorke
of Radiohead

13. “if they build it they will get it”
@wickeddecent
creation reveals comprehension

14. Whether you THINK or you BELIEVE or you KNOW,
you’re a lot of other people…
but the moment you FEEL…
you’re nobody but yourself
ee cummings

15. value play

16. We don’t stop PLAYING because we
grow OLD…we grow old because
we stop playing
- George Bernard Shaw

17. flexible thinkers
adaptable
creative / innovative
open to change
trusting
tolerant / bonding
purpose / mastery
makes us…

18. confidence
problem-solving
focus
perseverance
collaboration
What we learn from MAKING

19. empathy
need-finding
iteration/ revision
reflection and feedback
creative confidence / fail up
DESIGN

20. observe
connect
interpret
find patterns
evaluate
question
explore perspectives

22. There is no WIN
There is no FAIL
There is only
MAKE
- John Cage

23. @amyburvall
@WickedDecent
Critical Creativity in the K-12 Classroom
http://bit.ly/intentionCC

24. Students using creative expression
to demonstrate deeper thinking
and the nuances of understanding content

25. GOAL:
learning is sticky, meaningful, authentic

26. Constructivism
(meaning through inquiry)

27. Constructionism
(meaning through making)

28. Connectivism
(meaning through networks)

30. THINKING

31. THINKING
MAKING

32. PROCESS

33. PROCESS
PRODUCT

34. REFLECTION

35. REFLECTION
REACTION

37. Almost all creativity involves
purposeful play
- Abraham Maslow

38. the WHEN and WHY
to use a tool is as important
as the HOW

39. http://bit.ly/makedujour
Please join my creativity community

40. “ ART is risk made visible “
“ CREATIVITY is risk made visible “
“ TEACHING is risk made visible “
“ LEARNING is risk made visible “

42. marshmallow sky

44. Creativity
is as important as
literacy
Sir Ken Robinson

45. my former student, Johan

46. my former student, Johan

47. MERAKI :
to do something with
creativity and love;
to leave your soul
in your work

51. How might we…foster an
artist mindset?
STEM + Creativity and
The Arts

52. hire an artist if you want to solve
a novel problem
…invite an artist to be an integral part
of R&D…
to shake things up

53. Creativity is Remix

54. All ideas are
secondhand, consciously
and unconsciously drawn
from a million outside
sources
- Mark Twain

55. creativity is derivative

56. STANDING ON THE
SHOULDERS
OF GIANTS

57. REMIX:
the ultimate
demonstration of learning?
TRANSFORM to give
new MEANING

58. is like a Long Island Iced Tea
mix of existing ingredients,
deconstructed and re-contextualized

59. is like a White Russian
two or more opposing things
layered and blended

63. most used remix?

64. see things in new ways
appropriate to create -
re-contextualize

65. mix anything pop culture
with something academic
It!

66. art + pop: @AncientTop40

67. Social Media Anything
historical / lit characters w/ SM
(anachronism + empathy)
tweet as characters (or TodaysMeet)

68. analog Instagram
Faux Facebook
Twitter parody account

71. ppropriation
requires
ttribution

72. @austinkleon

73. Scamper Technique
Bob Eberle
Substitute
Combine
Adapt
Modify
Put to Another Use
Eliminate
Reverse

74. Make a Scene!
Each partner finds something in bag
Combine elements of each item
to make a new thing

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76. Find the wow in the now

77. Steve Jobs’ last words
oh wow…
w
oh wow…
oh wow…

78. stuff your eyes with wonder
Ray Bradbury

80. notice things
others don’t

82. Make the Mundane Matter

83. Find Whimsy in the World

92. “The Deep”…
example of Pareidolia

93. Pareidolia
Create something with
a mundane object

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95. see relationships
to which others are blind
Mission for Juxtaposition

96. I saw the angel
in the marble…
Michelangelo
…and I carved
to set it free

98. think outside
the lines
divergent thinking

100. “knock on paper”

101. metaphorical
thinking

102. visual metaphor
for
“eating disorder”

103. Kennings
hyphenated compound metaphor
Anglo-Saxon and Norse literature
“northern kiss”= cold wind
“whale-road” = the ocean
“sky-candle”= sun

104. analogies game
word bank of nouns
seek connections (use like and as)
visualize
horse wind

105. @austinkleon
In other words…

106. New Perspective
describe to an extraterrestrial
best or worst thing that could happen?
view from diff cultures or generations
what might happen next?

107. weed
or
wish?

108. Perspectives
Describe to an extra-terrestrial
topic:
“SMARTPHONE”
OR best/ worst/ next thing that can happen
what might happen next (what’s in store?)

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110. David Ogilvy
big ideas usually come
as simple ideas
create a children’s book
explain in 3 image panel

111. Power of
Knowledge

112. minimalist posters
of a concept

113. 3 dimensional visualization of:
vocab word
math problem
event in history
process in science
movement in political science
Make it Tangible

114. use real life items or people
length of hair= frequency of addiction

115. photo essay style

117. put it on a tee!

118. CREATIVITY is intelligence
having fun
Albert Einstein

119. Japanese game for Ideation
Shiritori
https://shiritorigame.com/
think of a word that starts with the last letter
IDEAS

120. Shiritori Round
Use “CREATIVITY”
words that start with each letter…go as fast as you can

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122. Edison’s word list
write 5 random words
write 1st word that comes
to mind after each word
use 2nd word as springboard
for next round (do 5 rounds)

123. Remote Association Test
http://www.remote-associates-test.com/
3 cue words linked to a 4th
opera / hand / dish

124. Remote Association Test
http://www.remote-associates-test.com/
3 cue words linked to a 4th
shine / beam / struck

125. “art washes away from the soul
the dust of everyday life”
get in
a creative habit
- Pablo Picasso

126. low barrier
of entry
points

127. curriculum-themed
photo-a-day challenge

128. Multi-media
STUDIO
in the pocket
try a Wonder Walk

129. mindfulness
being “present”

130. @michelrijk
Try a one-line
drawing of your friend

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132. Creativity
in Restraint

133. Line / Carrot Game

134. @austinkleon
Dichotomies

135. synopsize synthesize
ESSENTIALIZE

136. Picasso’s Exercise:
used at Apple

137. 6 word stories

138. 6 word memoirs: shawn budlong, 13

140. condensed shakespeare, mya gosling

141. 5 card flickr by @cogdog

142. synthesis: emoji story
“emojiliterate”?

143. @thebriefbox
signage for art gallery
coffee cup design
carbon footprint infographic
e-commerce web page
redesign gmail UI layout
example briefs

144. Creativity as

145. book spine poetry

147. Creativity as

148. blackout poetry (magazine)

149. @austinkleon

150. William Burroughs
“cut up method”

152. ipad Paper 53 +
magazine +
Instagram filter

153. cut-up poetry @ajaved22
“revolution is
to transform
understanding
with disruptive
learning”

156. escape the
VISE OF DOUBT
(also the “vice” of doubt)

157. the worst enemy
of creativity is self doubt
- Sylvia Plath

158. is often just
IMAGINATION
taking a wrong turn…
@austinkleon

159. cultivate a creative space..
build your “woodshed”

160. Environment: Graffiti Wall

161. restaurant row, Finland
encourage creativity
in unexpected places

162. thoughtfully consider
every space
as creative space

163. environment: student art
Celebrate and Immerse

164. Transparency and Empathy
(behind my classroom desk)

165. go
(best colour for inspiring creativity)

166. sharpies
dry erase markers
coloured pencils
coloured markers
scissors
glue sticks
design kits
Mise en Place

167. Mise en Place

168. math class, Punahou School

169. environment:
creative curation

172. “group” “team”

173. The Studio
collaborating
planning/ brainstorming
developing
making/doing

174. teacher
troubleshoot
refine
critique
guide
The Studio

176. The Studio
Production

177. The Studio
Production

178. The Studio
Production

179. bricolage is best…
…be resourceful
Lautrec drew on cardboard scraps

180. Paper 53

181. have space for convening
with others outside your
sphere
watercooler effect

182. Professional Development
walkabout?
“host” your room

183. TAG WALLS in the classroom?

184. I just want to make
beautiful things…
even if nobody cares

185. Influences
Inspiration
Tools
Troubleshooting

186. stages of work

187. criteria specs

188. assignment design brief

189. universal specs?

190. GOAL
demonstrate learning / knowledge

191. leave a legacy
GOAL

192. make it beautiful

193. make it unique

194. make it relevant

195. make it poignant

196. make it transparent

197. project specs
roposals
rocess
ondering (reflection)

198. Emoji Exit Ticket
Affective Data
how did I feel about my work or my learning?

199. tags to contextualize
how did I feel about my work or my learning?
Affective Data

200. Reflect
(metacognition)

201. Love the …
…What if…?
Peer Feedback
( Pixar’s “plussing” )

202. Make something
GOOD
every day

203. “The idea is not to
live forever,
it is to create
something that will.”
andy warhol

204. your big takeaway
a question
your personal
challenge

206. http://bit.ly/UNOimake

207. even the tiniest pencil can leave a lasting mark

208. @amyburvall
Critical Creativity in the K-12 Classroom
http://bit.ly/intentionCC