Today we will continue to build the group and strengthen our intellectual opportunities through sharing ideas. The goal is to share the air, every voice promoted and valued. We want to get the most out of our surrounding people and environment as possible, because everything is a remix...at least we are going to explore that everything could be a remix today. Again, Habits of Learning are needed for optimal ideation.
Yesterday we were challenged to create in-depth, group-specific definitions of concepts. How did that feel? Was there motivation to get it right? Fear of defining it wrong? Our results (7 of 11 concepts and definitions are posted):
Balance: Optimal combination of life-related elements that creates harmony and stabilityStaff please take attendance using Spring 2016 | P-Block Ideation Attendance. Remember that there are printed agendas and materials in the hanging file folders in the office. Today you'll need Connect Extend Challenge graphic organizers with film outline on back, copies of the concept definitions, and manilla folders for each student.
Flexibility: The ability to adapt
Metamorphosis: A scientific and/or philosophical process living and non-living things go through, typically characterized by physical change but can also include non-physical change
Resilience: Not giving up, continuing persisting or rebelling when things get hard or tough in a physical or mental way
Migration: The process of moving an object or idea from one destination to another
Equity: Bringing of people to a similar level so that people have what they need
Contrast: Showing the difference between two or more things to make them stand out together
Divergence: deviation from existing systems and societal norms through actions and thoughts.
DO NOW : Folder Creation [10:00 - 10:10am]
Purpose: Develop an organizational tool for ideation. Personalize to build the group.
- Each student should take one manilla folder.
- Write names clearly on the tab.
- On the back of the folder, create a sketch (no words) that captures the concept that your group defined yesterday. Try to recall the discussion and represent as many ideas as you can remember, not just your own. Be thoughtful, you'll have to look at this for two weeks or more.
- Share out sketches and reasons.
DEFINING CREATIVITY : Because, what is it? Is everything really a remix? [10:10-11:00am]
Purpose: Engage with an existing and widely discussed definition of creativity in order to build some context for this semester's challenge toward more innovative projects.
- Distribute Graphic Organizer for Connect. Extend. Challenge.
- Show "Everything is a Remix"while students note their connections, extensions, and challenges.
- Follow with a discussion, every voice sharing at least one connection, extension, and challenge. Staff can decide if this is done through a mix-and-mingle, rounds, or another total participation strategy.
- Capture key ideas from the discussion to display in the room for later reference.
- Students should keep their own Graphic Organizer in their folders.
REFLECTION: Remix [11:00 - 11:15am]
Purpose: Experiment with the concept of "remix" by applying it to your own interpretation
- Turn your attention to the back of folders, where sketches were created.
- Review the definitions created by other groups about other concepts.
- Choose one.
- Transform your sketch so that it also reflects another concept in addition to your original concept. For example, if you started with "metamorphosis" you will now add "balance" or "equity" or "divergence". (You are taking an existing definition, combining it with ours, and transforming your sketch)
Leave Folders with P-Block teachers for evidence of learning.
