Seven Secrets of Student Motivation: Creative and Innovative Tech Projects for the K-12 Classroom

Session 28

Howie DiBlasi, Digital Journeys

Salon 2 Wednesday 12:30 - 1:30 Capacity: 260

Attend this session to discover ideas, concepts, and projects about creativity, problem solving and critical thinking. Projects for K-12 will be examined in the area of innovation, critical thinking, problem solving and creative thinking skills. We will explore original lessons using the Creative Process and how educators can learn to structure creative problem-solving lessons on a daily and yearly basis.

STRAND: Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment AUDIENCE: General Interest TYPE: Featured Speaker http://drhowie.com/ - to download presentation Think Different - he used a CLASSIC Apple commercial here :-) be creative allow your students to be creative model creativity for your students Marc Prensky - "Or teaching should instead focus on the verbs (ie skills) students need to master, ... that learning depends on skills instead of tools - ... many educators are struggling to make connection." 1.Engage 2.Create 3.Communicate 4.Innovate 5.Connect 6.Collaborate 7.Production 8.Project Based Learning Recommended Websites - EdHeads - experiments and more Math by Design FunBrain KerPoof - educator version BubblUs - free mind mapping Voki - interactive avitars - used for spelling, vocabulary and more ZooBurst - digital storytelling Jamestown Adventure - online adventure