Turn Up The Questions!
Andrew Forman - AP/HRE & Fatima Rich - AP/BSE
Walk in Activity
Next, please use the following link to type questions about the image below.
Introductions
- Name
- Position
- School
- What would your job be if you weren't in education?
What Type of Questions Lead Students to Creative Thinking?
FLUENCY: Activity #1: What are all of the possible uses for your item?
FLEXIBILITY: Activity #2: Should the word "under God" be in the Pledge of Allegiance?
ORIGINALITY: Activity #3: In small groups, how can you show 24?
Challenge: How can your group show 24 as a shape?
ELABORATION: Activity #4: Use the Ipad to complete the drawing.
As students become more fluent in generating ideas, for example, they want to explain and embellish upon them. Elaboration takes an inspiring or original idea and completes it. Sometimes "the devil is in the details" to accomplish a creative task.
Type your new questions on the Padlet link below.
What was different with your first set of questions and new questions?
Make it Kid Friendly
Flexibility - stretching thinking
Originality - new ideas
Elaboration - add details
Most of all...make asking questions and thinking creatively... safe!
Reflection: What is one thing you will try this school year?
Resources Used Today:
Padlet
Awwapp
Smore
Andrew Foreman
Hoosier Road Elementary
Assistant Principal
@AndrewNForeman
Email: aforeman@hse.k12.in.us
Location: Hoosier Road Elementary
Twitter: @AndrewNForeman
Fatima Rich
Brooks School Elementary
Assistant Principal
@FatimaRich1
Email: frich@hse.k12.in.us
Location: Brooks School Elementary, Brooks School Road, Fishers, IN, United States
Twitter: @FatimaRich1