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    CREATE: Illuminate Student Voice through Student Choice
    CREATE: Illuminate Student Voice through Student Choice
    CREATE: Illuminate Student Voice through Student Choice
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    CREATE: Illuminate Student Voice through Student Choice

    By Bethany Petty

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    In CREATE, tech-savvy high school teacher Bethany Petty coaches teachers to design tech experiences that will encourage students’ creativity even as they enhance instruction and evaluation. In these pages, packed with as much fun, dynamic illustrations and stories as innovation, Petty presents a thorough overview of the many digital classroom tools that are available, from social media templates and audio-visual projects to inventive games and multimedia presentations. With rich ideas for engagement, comprehensive lists of resources, and an easy-to-navigate format, CREATE is a go-to guide for teachers looking to bring tech creativity into their classrooms.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDave Burgess Consulting, Inc.
    Release dateAug 10, 2020
    ISBN9781951600297
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      CREATE - Bethany Petty

      Create

      Create

      Illuminate Student Voice through Student Choice

      Bethany J. Petty

      Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc.

      CREATE: Illuminate Student Voice through Student Choice

      © 2020 Bethany J. Petty

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing by the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review. For information regarding permission, contact the publisher at [email protected].

      This book is available at special discounts when purchased in quantity for educational purposes or as premiums, promotions, or fundraisers. For inquiries and details, contact the publisher at [email protected].

      Published by Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc.

      San Diego, CA

      DaveBurgessConsulting.com

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2020939120

      Paperback ISBN: 978-1-951600-28-0

      Ebook ISBN: 978-1-951600-29-7

      Cover and interior design by Liz Schreiter

      Author Photo by Brittany Juliette

      In loving memory of James Walter Wilson Jr.

      For Hanna and Molly

      I am incredibly proud of you and so thankful to be your mommy. Remember the message of Psalm 46:5.

      For Issac

      Thank you for your continuous love, support, and encouragement. 

      For Mom and Dad

      Thank you for raising me to believe I can do anything.

      Contents

      Introduction

      CREATE in the Classroom

      1. Creating with Social Media

      2. Creating Video and Audio Products

      3. Creating through Writing

      4. Creating with Games

      5. Creating with Visual Aids

      6. Evaluating Creations

      7. Sharing Creations

      Conclusion

      It’s Time To CREATE!

      Appendix

      Acknowledgments

      About the Author

      Bring Bethany to Your School!

      More from Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc.

      Introduction

      CREATE in the Classroom

      As every teacher knows, dynamic things happen in a creative classroom. When we’re not limited to handing out a single repetitive assignment to thirty students and when students have a choice in how best to demonstrate what they’re learning—stand back and watch the fireworks.

      Tools for Making Creativity Happen

      Today, creativity in the classroom can, but doesn’t have to be, linked with technology. Every subject area and every career, from the sciences to business to education and the arts, now relies on a sound fluency in tech skills. Fortunately, learning and teaching these techniques is exciting, and using the wealth of internet tools specifically designed for teachers in the classroom makes sharing, experimenting, creating, and learning a dynamic experience.

      That’s what CREATE is all about. In the following chapters we’ll explore the many tools available: how to access them and how to use them, with examples of creative projects for each. My area happens to be high school social studies, but teachers of all subjects and all age groups can apply these tools and strategies to the needs of their own classrooms.

      There’s a Word for It

      To illustrate the aims of this book and the goals of a creative classroom, I created a handy acronym that will appear as a reminder throughout the chapters:

      Choice, Relevance, Evidence, Assessment, Tech, Engagement = CREATE

      Choice

      Through meaningful tech integration in the classroom, teachers can offer their students more choices for demonstrating what they’ve learned. Do they like to write essays? Let them go for it. Would they prefer to create a visual presentation using a sketchnote, mind map, or another tool? Great. Do they want to try their hand at creating a game to demonstrate their grasp of a subject? How about a tweet? All good. Students take more ownership and pride in a project when their choice is taken into account. If you think about it, we all take more pride in our work when we have an option on how we share the information.

      Relevance

      Before I present a seminar or a workshop for teachers, I always ask my students for their thoughts on topics I should bring up and discuss with my audience. Most of their suggestions are usually about the way we gamify our classroom, but one student’s comment stopped me in my tracks when I asked what I should tell a teacher who is totally against using technology in the classroom. "Technology is just more relevant for us, the student said, because this is what we know, and we use it every day." Absolutely. By providing students with choice in how they complete classroom activities and encouraging them to learn and experiment with a range of tech skills, we increase the relevance of their assignments because they discover how best to translate their ideas, and they become more invested in the product they create.

      Evidence

      As teachers, we focus on what our students are learning in our classrooms. We frequently assess their work as we proceed through the study units, looking for evidence that they comprehend and know how to use the material we’ve covered. When students create their own representations of what they’ve learned, teachers are better able—with the support of rubrics tied to standards—to assess that evidence.

      Assessment

      By using frequent evaluation, students and teachers can assess learning progress in relation to the relevant targets and standards. Throughout this book, we will

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