Rigorous Engaging Tech Integrations Elevate Critical Creative Thinking

Purpose & objective

Purpose: to introduce and practice implementation of technology resources for the purpose elevating higher order critical thinking and creativity across the curriculum.
Presenter will model integration of Bloom's Questioning and Kaplan's Depth and Complexity models to elevate critical creative thinking while working through resources.
Participants will work through the activities and questions just as they would have their students interact.
Discussion on the engagement and rigor these types of activities inspire.
Presenter will show how technology resources provide unique flexibility and opportunity for teachers to ramp up the rigor and relevance as students actively interact with tech resources in ways not possible using traditional resources.
Emphasize that providing students opportunities to Think is Critical; moving them beyond - to Metacognition, Evaluation and Application - is an essential life skill.
Activities shared are easily implemented and able to be used the Next Day. Participants will be provided with resources and guides to assist in implementation with students.
Numerous cross curricular applications will be shared with discussion on how to differentiate for student needs. Because activities are online and free, they are also easily shared with parents.
Teachers will leave with a repertoire of activities and resources

Outline

5 min - introductions and explanation of agenda, standards being addressed, interactive resources and templates and activity resource links shared for participation.
45 min - participants actively participate in numerous rigorous and engaging activities just as their students would. Ideas will be shared on the variety of ways each activity can be integrated, many of them being cross curricular. Presenter will model the questioning strategies to ramp up engagement and a rigor of activities and encourage participants to offer suggestions throughout the activities. Discuss how these activities allow students to move beyond and make them their own through modification. Ten or more activities will be introduced and numerous resource links will be shared to other activities. One activity after the other, this session is fast paced and interactive ... all activities online and easily integrated.
10 min- questions and session wrap up. Remind participants how to access all resources as well as presenter contact info. Finish with 2 min exemplar creativity video The World in 2 min.

Supporting research

Creativity: From Dull to Creative Ian Bird Gifted Educator and Presesnter http://www.byrdseed.com http://www.byrdseed.com/tag/creativity/
How to Increase Higher Level Thinking Alice Thomas and Glenda Thorne http://www.cdl.org/articles/how-to-increase-high-order-thinking/
Blooms Taxonomy http://www.bloomstaxonomy.org/Blooms%20Taxonomy%20questions.pdf
Underachievement: Another Perspective by Dr. Sandra Kaplan http://giftededucationcommunicator.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/underachievement-another-perspective.pdf
Understanding Depth and Complexity Envision Gifted http://envisiongifted.com/services/understanding-depth-complexity/
Differentiation and the Brain: How Neuroscience Supports the Learner-Friendly Classroom (Use Brain-Based Learning and Neuroeducation to Differentiate Instruction) 2nd Edition
by David A. Sousa (Author), Carol Ann Tomlinson (Author)
Using Technology in the Differentiated Classroom Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/twaterman/differentiation-and-technology
Differentiated Instruction a Research Basis http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ854351.pdf
Teachnology How to Differentiate http://www.teach-nology.com/tutorials/teaching/differentiate/
Resources for Differentiated Instruction http://ktripp-techtalk4teachers.blogspot.com/2011/06/resources-for-differentiated.html
Differentiated Instruction http://differentiatinginstruction.weebly.com/di-and-technology.html
CarolAnn Tomlinson How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms (Text)
Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligences https://howardgardner01.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/443-davis-christodoulou-seider-mi-article.pdf