Laura Feeney from Adobe Systems gave a presentation on creativity in K-12 education. She discussed how creativity is valuable for students, vital for their future, and can help change the world. Technology is empowering student creativity in classrooms through tools that foster engagement, transferable skills, and high-quality work. However, schools currently do not prepare students for future jobs and problems. Adobe resources like the Education Exchange and Youth Voices programs provide ways to contribute to increasing creativity in education.

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Laura Feeney | Education Advocate | lafeeney@adobe.com | @lauramfeeney
Creativity in K12 Education

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Agenda
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Opening & Introduction
Creativity: Valuable for Kids
Creativity: Vital for Our Future
Creativity: Changing the World
How will you contribute?

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Creativity: What is it?
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http://tv.adobe.com/watch/creativity-in-education/how-do-you-define-creativity/

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Why is creativity important to
you?

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Technology is empowering student
creativity in classrooms around the world.

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Valuable
for Kids
Vital for
the Future
Changing
the World
Creativity is…

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Valuable
for Kids
Vital for
the
Future
Changing
the World
Creativity is…

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Student Engagement
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Creativity in K12: Transferable Skills
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Creativity in K12: High-Quality Student Work
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Valuable
for Kids
Vital for
the
Future
Changing
the World
Creativity is…

17. Producing more of the same knowledge and skills
will not suffice to address the challenges of the
future. A generation ago, teachers could expect
that what they taught would last their students a
lifetime…Schools have to prepare students for
jobs that have not yet been created, technologies
that have not yet been invented and problems
that we don't yet know will arise.
Andreas Schliecher, OECD Education Directorate

18. If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob
our children of tomorrow.
John Dewey

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don’t feel comfortable thinking creatively
in their career
85%
32%
78%
agree creative thinking is critical for
problem solving in their career
wish they had more creative ability

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of college-educated
professionals say creative
thinking should be a taught
as a course, like math and
science
Interestingly, math and
science ranked nearly as
high as traditional creative
subjects in contributing to
creative thinking
71%
79% 76%
65% 69%
59%
ART MUSIC DRAMA SCIENCE MATH

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Valuable
for Kids
Vital for
the
Future
Changin
g the
World
Creativity is…

22. http://digitalmedia.oakarts.org

23. http://youthvoices.adobe.com/awards/

24. http://youthvoices.adobe.com/awards/

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How will you contribute?
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Each of us
Creativity
in all our
schools!

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Resources: Adobe Education Creativity
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http://www.adobe.com/education/creativity-in-education

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Resources: Adobe Education Exchange
edex.adobe.com
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Closing
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Questions?