Creativity and innovation have a powerful presence in educational philosophy. Emphasis on creativity as a 21st century skill that students need to be successful in the real world is a big part of the conversation. While most educators agree that teaching creativity is important, there are very few tools that exist to support the teaching and assessment of creativity in the classroom. “Cultivating Creativity” is a tool that was developed to guide students and educators through the biography of an idea. Students use four categories to record and reflect upon their creative endeavors. This powerful blueprint not only makes creative thinking visible, but offers students and teachers the opportunity to draw conclusions and assess creative experiences in the classroom.
WHAT DID WE DO?(reflection and description of activity)
WHAT'S NEW AND WHAT'S CHANGED?(include artifacts of learning, collaboration, and iteration)
Samia's original idea was to create a dance that tells a story using the concept of shadows and underlying feelings or motives.
After Samia pitched her idea, we formed a team of Samia, Jaia, Ana, Kenzie, Becky, and Maria. We listened and created a list of ideas for a story. From our potential story line, we discussed song choices, the beginning, middle, and end of the story, and the layout of our movement sequence. Kenzie chose to join this group because of her inspiration from the idea of shadows, immediately thinking of numerous dance ideas. Maria also felt a swarm of ideas and felt like there were so many possibilities to explore with this idea.
