Information and Creativity Fluencies by Joseph Qarmout https://padlet.com/joseph_qarmout/i8lmn09q9fl5 Week 4 Discussion en-us 2019-03-28 01:09:19 UTC 2019-03-28 02:16:51 UTC hello@padlet.com Information Fluency joseph_qarmout https://padlet.com/joseph_qarmout/i8lmn09q9fl5/wish/345950085 2019-03-28 01:13:28 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_qarmout/i8lmn09q9fl5/wish/345950085 Creativity Fluency joseph_qarmout https://padlet.com/joseph_qarmout/i8lmn09q9fl5/wish/345950808 2019-03-28 01:16:54 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_qarmout/i8lmn09q9fl5/wish/345950808 1. Information Fluency and Me joseph_qarmout https://padlet.com/joseph_qarmout/i8lmn09q9fl5/wish/345961545 Promoting student engagement and developing their interest in the learning process begins with giving them a say in how to learn. One of the strategies I use starts at the beginning of a new unit. When applicable, I give students an overview of the topics we will be covering and have them develop questions. These questions serve as the first step in the Information Fluency process, which requires questions that are clear and answerable (Crockett, Jukes, & Churches, 2011). Students are given some resources to begin the Acquire phase and encouraged to continually analyze any newly acquired information from a variety of resources (Global Digital Citizen Foundation, 2015d). These two phases tend to be a crucial time for me to check in with students and provide often needed guidance. Students are then given time to prepare for the Apply phase but practicing how they will be demonstrating their understanding of the topics and skills (Global Digital Citizen Foundation, 2015d). Recently, students in my classroom practiced running through roles that they choose for a mock trial. They are encouraged to Assess their performance, information learned, outcome, and what they learned in the process (Crockett, Jukes, & Churches, 2011). These strategies produce fruit in the form of finding hidden talents or discovering a new interest. ]]> 2019-03-28 02:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_qarmout/i8lmn09q9fl5/wish/345961545 2. Creativity Fluency and Them joseph_qarmout https://padlet.com/joseph_qarmout/i8lmn09q9fl5/wish/345961955 The Creativity Fluency follows the same format and structure but can be applied in a different situation. Recently, I had students in one of my advanced placement classes develop a mini-lesson on a select topic from the Antebellum Era. They began by Identifying what they wanted to create and how they wanted to learn about the topic (Global Digital Citizen Foundation, 2015b). The overview that I provided allowed them to be exposed to various options and Inspired them to think differently about this historical period and how they can help solve a modern-day issue (Global Digital Citizen Foundation, 2015b). Students acquired knowledge from traditional texts that required no technology and continued to explore digital resources, which included social media. They were monitored during the interpolate phase which required them to find connections between the past and present issues, which they struggled to do (Global Digital Citizen Foundation, 2015b). Next, they were guided through the Imagine phase where group members helped each other develop ideas and implement them to create a variety of final products that we Inspected as a class (Crockett, Jukes, & Churches, 2011). Students and I engaged in a showcase that provided each student with critics and potential modifications for the future (Bahar & Ozturk, 2018). Female students tended to be the first ones, and often only ones, to critically read and think about their topics without additional help (Bahar & Ozturk, 2018). They also required the least amount of technical help, but often more reassurance. Being able to develop lessons that are more democratic and promote student creativity will continue to model 21st-century thinking and behavior that prepares students for college and career. ]]> 2019-03-28 02:15:08 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_qarmout/i8lmn09q9fl5/wish/345961955 References joseph_qarmout https://padlet.com/joseph_qarmout/i8lmn09q9fl5/wish/345962104 Bahar, A., & Ozturk, M. A. (2018). An Exploratory Study on the Relationship between Creativity and Processing Speed for Gifted Children. International Education Studies, 11(3), 77. https://doi.org/10.5539/ies.v11n3p77

Crockett, L., Jukes, I., & Churches, A. (2011). Literacy Is NOT Enough: 21st Century Fluencies for the Digital Age. Thousand Oaks, United States: SAGE Publications.

Global Digital Citizen Foundation. (2015b). Creativity fluency [Video file]. Retrieved from http://globaldigitalcitizen.org/creativity–fluency

Global Digital Citizen Foundation. (2015d). Information fluency [Video file]. Retrieved from http://globaldigitalcitizen.org/information–fluency
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