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Purpose:
Our presentation aims to inspire and equip educators with innovative strategies for fostering creativity, critical thinking, and higher-order cognitive skills among their students. By leveraging technology tools like Microsoft Flip, Canva, and Book Creator, it challenges teachers to reimagine traditional teaching methods and embrace a more learner-centric approach.
Objectives:
Understanding the Shift:
Introduce the need for a shift from passive consumption to active creation in education.
Highlight the importance of creativity and higher-order thinking skills in the modern world.
Exploring Technology Tools:
Showcase Microsoft Flip, Canva, and Book Creator as powerful tools for student-driven content creation.
Provide an overview of their features and applications.
Rethinking Teaching Methods (20 minutes):
Challenge educators to reflect on their current teaching methods and consider the potential for improvement.
Explore the benefits of learner-centric approaches and the role of technology in enabling them.
Designing Student-Centered Lessons:
Share practical strategies for designing lessons that prioritize student creativity, critical thinking, and active participation.
Provide examples of lessons that align with these objectives.
Hands-On Exploration:
Engage participants in hands-on activities using Microsoft Flip, Canva, and Book Creator.
Encourage experimentation and creativity in using these tools.
Alignment with Standards:
Discuss how lessons and activities using these tools align with educational standards and learning objectives.
Showcase examples of standards-aligned projects.
Assessment and Feedback:
Explore assessment methods that capture students' creativity and higher-order thinking.
Share approaches for providing constructive feedback that fosters improvement.
Q&A and Collaboration (10 minutes):
Open the floor for questions, discussion, and the sharing of ideas among participants.
Foster collaboration and networking among educators.
By the end of the presentation, participants will have gained a deep understanding of how to use technology tools like Microsoft Flip, Canva, and Book Creator to transform their teaching, promote creativity, critical thinking, and higher-order skills in their students, and align their lessons with educational standards. They will leave with actionable plans for immediate implementation in their classrooms.
I. Introduction (5 min)
Explanation of why educators should start to rethink their content
How digital thinkers learn
II. Understanding Creation Over Consumption (5 min)
Defining both terms
Explaining that both have a place in education
Sharing examples of both
III. Toolbox breakdown (5 min)
Comprehensive list of tools
IV. Student Centered Lessons (30 min)
Practical strategies for designing lessons that prioritize creativity
Share ways Microsoft Flip, Canva, and Book Creator can be used and how these align with academic standards
V. Q&A and Collaboration (15 min)
Open the floor for questions, discussion, and the sharing of ideas among participants.
Foster collaboration and networking among educators.
Make-and-take time
"The InterACTIVE Class" by Joe and Kristin Merrill (Elevate Books EDU - Jan. 2020). Link: https://amzn.to/39RiHQF
"Flipgrid in the InterACTIVE Class" by Joe and Kristin Merrill (Elevate Books EDU - Jan. 2021). Link: https://amzn.to/3zOjvAz
"The Microsoft Infused Classroom" by Holly Clark, Tanya Avrith, Felisa Ford, Natasha Rachelle, and Kristin and Joe Merrill (Elevate Books EDU - Mar. 2020). Link: https://amzn.to/3AOCmwA
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