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If You Give Students a Book, They Will Want to Write One!

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Colorado Convention Center, Mile High Ballroom 4EF

Explore and create: Deep-dive Creation lab
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lexi daly
Learning Innovation Coordinator and Reading Teacher
Trinity Episcopal School
@confettilexi
@confettilexi
Reading Teacher, Instructional Technology Specialist, MakerSpace Coach. I have been an educator for 32 years total, most at Trinity Episcopal School in New Orleans in a variety of positions, settling into small group and support work for the last 20+ years. Integrating creative technology in meaningful ways is my jam!

Session description

Explore the possibilities with an engaging project-based learning book study focused on responding to reading with writing and creative technology. Students will ask and answer "How can I write an 'If... Then...' circle story?" after reading books from the "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" series.

Purpose & objective

Participants will learn how to utilize technology to have students respond creatively to books in Reading instruction. Specifically, they will create a personal version of a popular book using Pages, Keynote, or Book Creator - all of which serve to motivate students to think and respond creatively about the stories they read.

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Outline

Concept Introduction - Why should students rewrite a popular book?
Physical Projects to look through.
Process Overview.
Research by Reading some of the "If You Give a Mouse..." books.
Brainstorm a circle of "If.., Then..." scenarios
Create Characters + Illustration logisics
Putting it all together
Brainstorm other books/series
QR Codes for supporting material.

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Supporting research

Apple "Everyone Can Create" Curriculum and the professional development that goes along with them has informed my practices a lot recently, along with the "Apple Learning Coach" certification program.

ISTE: 5 Reasons Why It Is More Important Than Ever to Teach Creativity
https://www.iste.org/explore/5_Reasons_Why_It_Is_More_Important_Than_Ever%20_Teach_Creativity

The Tech Edvocate: How New Technology Can Boost Student Creativity in the Classroom
https://www.thetechedvocate.org/how-new-technology-can-boost-student-creativity-in-the-classroom/#:~:text=It%20can%20improve%20learners'%20creative,stories%2C%20like%20Slidestory%20and%20StoryBird.&text=Blogs%20are%20an%20excellent%20tool,writing%20and%20creative%20thinking%20skills.

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Session specifications

Topic:
Creativity & curation tools
Grade level:
PK-5
Skill level:
Intermediate
Audience:
Teachers, Coaches
Attendee devices:
Devices required
Attendee device specification:
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
Participant accounts, software and other materials:
Procreate, Sketches School, or a similar drawing app
Pages, Book Creator, Slides, or any app that you like to use for creating books
Subject area:
Performing/visual arts, Language arts
ISTE Standards:
For Coaches:
Learning Designer
  • Collaborate with educators to develop authentic, active learning experiences that foster student agency, deepen content mastery and allow students to demonstrate their competency.
For Educators:
Facilitator
  • Model and nurture creativity and creative expression to communicate ideas, knowledge or connections.
For Students:
Creative Communicator
  • Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.

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