Explore and create: Exploratory Creation lab 
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Participants will learn the why behind enhancing creativity in the classroom. We will discuss the research, purpose, and need for allowing students various opportunities to be creative in their learning journey. Participants will engage in meaningful conversation and develop a plan for transforming their classroom instruction into a student-driven environment where students have voice and choice and creative outlets. Creating on a Chromebook is easy and simple. Creation "helps to synthesize information and brings joy and meaning into the educational experience". Participants will see and hear ways that we have been able to engage students with opportunities to create through graphic design, video projects, and even podcasting. We will briefly share our journey of identifying student strengths in order to personalize the learning options for students. Teachers will know they are successful when they have created and implemented lessons that students enjoy and value. As educators, we must continually work to assure we are including the 5 C's in our lesson design. "Learning a new skill, collaborating, and creating something meaningful is satisfying, happy work."
Some of the tools that we use to demonstrate these activities are Thrively, Canva, Adobe, Wakelet, Social media, Flip, Anchor, and more.
Intro (5 minutes) - The presenters will introduce themselves and introduce the topic
Research (10 minutes) - The attendees will hear about research and reports that support the idea that creativity is essential in today's classrooms and lesson design needs to foster students' voice and choice.
Share and Talk (10 minutes) - The presenters will show real-world examples of project-based lessons, student podcasts, student-created graphic designs, and various student-led projects. The participants will turn and discuss ideas they have for adding creativity and independence into their lessons.
Outcomes (30 minutes) - The presenters will show examples of various tools, programs, and ideas that students can use on a Chromebook to successfully enhance their creativity and student voice. Attendees will have the opportunity to practice creating in these platforms and discover ways to add more creative lesson ideas and student driven projects to their instruction.
Closing (5 minutes) - Closing, questions, and final remarks.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmorrison/2022/03/30/towards-a-creative-future-rethinking-schools-for-the-21st-century/?sh=6d47a0fc3133
https://www.edsys.in/creativity-in-classroom/
https://www.weareteachers.com/encourage-creativity-classroom/
https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-engagement/tools-tips/creativity-classroom
https://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_do_schools_kill_creativity?referrer=playlist-the_most_popular_talks_of_all&autoplay=true
40 Ways to Inject Creativity into Your Classroom with Adobe Spark
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