Creative Strategies by Larissa D . Jean

Brainstroming using the primary rules listed below:

2016-11-08 13:52:02 UTC

Criticism is ruled out
Freewheeling is welcomed
Quantity is the goal
Combination and improvement are sought.

Perspective Taking - French (Hulse/Chilton)

2016-11-08 13:53:29 UTC

When we read a novel in the Spring, have the students take on the perspectives of supporting characters and share their ideas with the class.

Bivins

bivinsk — 2016-11-08 13:54:29 UTC

Attribute listing looks interesting to me. Students (and adults!) can hesitate or stagnate when facing a big project. Helping students break tasks down into chunks can help them in multiple areas of their lives.

Humor - Aiken

2016-11-08 13:55:02 UTC

In E2020 we try to use humor sometimes to lighten the mood of the classroom. When student's see their current completion is 10% behind the target completion, it can be depressing. Giving the students a quick laugh allows them to stop worrying about the target completion and get back on task.

Humor

2016-11-08 13:55:07 UTC

Incorporating humor into the classroom motivates students to think originally about a topic. Research shows high levels of activity in multiple areas of the brain when humor is used in conversation and instruction.

In order to engage the class in our CPR training I used a comedy skit about CPR at the beginning of class (Aiken's idea).

Henson- H/PF

PERSPECTIVE TAKING-

2016-11-08 13:55:51 UTC

This allow us to see from another's point of view. Being the CPR victim and the person performing CPR. This gives the student both views and appreciation.

Whigham

whighamn — 2016-11-08 13:56:13 UTC

Attribute listing would be a great effort to enforce sentence structure in Spanish 1. Creating a guided sentence dissection allows students to identify components and how they interact as a whole. Also this strategy could easily help students to access the main effort and intention of a performance task.

Perspective Taking

lawrencer2 — 2016-11-08 13:57:12 UTC

Attribute Listing- Gordon Ag/Horticulture/NurseryLand

2016-11-08 13:57:32 UTC

Our current unit in Basic Ag is Agriculture as a Science. This strategy would work well as we talk about biotechnology and how different types of biotechnology affect our food system

Metaphors and Analogies

poolde — 2016-11-08 13:57:43 UTC

In the Graphic Imaging unit, students can personify the key vocabulary words (raster and vector) to understand their qualities better.

-Pool, Graphic Design

Perspective Taking

lawrencer2 — 2016-11-08 13:58:01 UTC

This is a great strategy whenn getting performance based musicians to understand a composer's intentions. Also, it gives them the opportunity to understand how close their intention is to that of the composer

Lawrence - Band

P. Johnson-Bus Ed

2016-11-08 14:00:00 UTC

Humor: This will be a good strategy to use to bring out students' understanding and application of concepts learned about how to interact with others in the business environment (Business Etiquette).

Shelden-Art

sheldenj — 2016-11-08 14:00:19 UTC

Attribute Listing:
Students would have a list of art movements. They will make a list of attributes for each one. They will then have to link changes between each movement to events in history. They will have to explain how the event caused the attributes for each movement.

Webb - Math

2016-11-08 15:04:40 UTC

Random Input
Because there are many ways to solve problems in math, allowing students to figure their own way and then explain their method may help others who do not understand "the rule."

Julian - Math

julianh1 — 2016-11-08 15:05:47 UTC

Metaphors and Analogies

Linear functions are like. . . because . . .
Exponential functions are like. . .because . . .
Domain is like . .because . . .

Chumley - Marshall

chumleym — 2016-11-08 15:06:38 UTC

Scamper
Create a hypothetical scenario where a population of organisms are under threat of something. Ask the students to create a possibly adaptation that would help that population survive. Have them explain their reasoning. This could easily be linked to natural selection.

S. Scott (SPED Biology)

2016-11-08 15:06:45 UTC

Metaphors and Analogies
Extend the understanding of cell organelle functions.

Students pairing real-world with the job/function of cell organelles
(mitochondria is like Georgia Power; providing energy to the cell such as the mitochondria provides energy to the cell)

Humor/Role Playing/ Brainstorming - Mooney (SPED LID - Math and Life Skills)

2016-11-08 15:06:55 UTC

I find it useful to sing my directions in class. It's totally a running joke in my class. We also love acting out real life situations. I use role playing whenever possible with life skills and communication. With brainstorming I like to have my students write key words and draw small pictures.

Walker & Osborne- Brainstorming

2016-11-08 15:07:03 UTC

Having students figure out how to approach a problem rather than telling the students how to approach the problem could be accomplished through brainstorming.

Begnaud - Math

2016-11-08 15:07:03 UTC

Brainstorming - coming up with unique ways to solve a problem; for example - find a pattern and continue it until you solve the problem; guess and check, etc.

Craft- Math

2016-11-08 15:07:24 UTC

Humor- students can use a vocabulary word that they are having difficulty with and create an image that has literal and figural meanings on it. They really enjoy getting to be creative.

Dunham - Admin

2016-11-08 15:07:50 UTC

When we are problem-solving as a leadership team or at SILT, we can use SCAMPER to help with problem-solving.

Frost-LID

2016-11-08 15:08:12 UTC

Random Input
Because I love the ideas that my students generate when they come up with ideas on their own. I learn as much about my students and the way they learn that way as they do about themselves and their own ideas

Lewis

2016-11-08 15:08:24 UTC

Perspective taking: Creating a conversation between different cell organelles can help solidify their functions in a student's mind

Metaphors and Analogies

2016-11-08 15:08:44 UTC

Use of this to have students relay their understanding of things like electron configuration, and the relationship between wavelength, frequency and energy.
K. Jackson

Brainstorming/Metaphors and Analogies

2016-11-08 15:08:56 UTC

When learning the functions of the various cell structures, students can brainstorm lists of analogies for the different cell structures. Generating these lists will help students understand how cell functions relate to the functions of everyday objects as well as give instructors an idea of student understanding.

Swift - Mathematics

2016-11-08 15:09:01 UTC

In our mathematics classes, we are preparing to complete Research Projects. Brainstorming will be used to get students started. Then, Attribute Listing can be used to assess progress.

Gonzalez

2016-11-08 15:09:06 UTC

I use a lot of brainstorming in prep for the APES exam. Give a problem and groups come up with 5-10 ways to help with the problem

Sapp-Math

2016-11-08 15:10:20 UTC

Scamper: What happens to a trig function if you change the amplitude? The period? The phase shift? The vertical shift?

Szatkowski-Math

szatkowskia — 2016-11-08 15:11:20 UTC

Brainstorming- I will allow students to brainstorm questions I may ask them to solve, and different ways to solve them

Christopher-Geometry

christophert4 — 2016-11-08 15:11:41 UTC

Attribute Listing- having students list out the process

Random Input- good to be used in class discussion

Brainstorming- identifying different ways to answer and share with peers

Jeanty Geometry

2016-11-08 15:11:43 UTC

Discussions./ brainstorming.

gunn

gunnmi — 2016-11-08 15:12:05 UTC

metaphors I like the "what would a pulley say to a lever
there is a cause and effect and it helps students see the part each one plays

Scholle - Anatomy - Humor

2016-11-08 15:12:16 UTC

K. Lawrence - Foundations of Algebra - Humor

2016-11-08 15:13:24 UTC

Pierce - Metaphors

2016-11-08 15:15:00 UTC

Gives students an opportunity to connect a concept to something familiar - How is an exponent like a super hero?

Courtney - Social Studies

jonesco2 — 2016-11-08 16:25:48 UTC

Brainstorming is great for openers. I also like using multiple perspectives in my classroom. Humor, metaphors, and role play are also useful in a social studies classroom.

Yates - Government

2016-11-08 16:25:51 UTC

Use SCAMPER to have students consider US foreign policy -- what works, what they would change. Strategy breaks it down into accessible steps to give them different avenues through which to approach the task.

Tedeschi - Social Studies (U.S.)

2016-11-08 16:26:10 UTC

I like to use analogies to relate history to everyday life so that kids will be able to relate more to the content.

uptonm — 2016-11-08 16:26:10 UTC

Upton-Economics

Role play- students act out economic concepts (such as types of unemployment) using "fun" scenarios and ask others to figure out what their charades are describing. This is also used for other vocabulary building type exercises.

Dave Ragsdale

2016-11-08 16:26:19 UTC

I love the idea of SCAMPER for creative tasks. For example, in AP English, students are working to produce an "authentic" replica/satire/reimagining of Hamlet. Of course, they have to make creative decisions about what to include, so I think SCAMPER would be a neat way to help guide that discussion, as each element in the acronym is in play.

Lehmann - ELA

2016-11-08 16:26:30 UTC

Perspective Taking. My TC and I are already planning an activity that will address this. We will be having students write diary entries from the perspective of one of the characters from Of Mice and Men.

Hammett-Bregger

2016-11-08 16:26:36 UTC

Combining SCAMPER and Perspective Taking when creating a RAFT activity for a formative assessment. For example, have students assume the role of a Kwharzemi noble being attacked by Genghis Khan if instead of horses, the Mongols attacked using sheep.

Altman - English

altmani — 2016-11-08 16:26:37 UTC

Humor, Perspective Taking, Metaphors and Analogies. We examine the thin, grey line between comedy and tragedy, make historical analogies to literature and between old and new issues, and have students argue against their own perspectives.

Anderson - US Hist

2016-11-08 16:26:37 UTC

Perspective taking is important to developing thinking skills for writing in our subject area. This can also connect to role play.

Biggs - Government

biggss1 — 2016-11-08 16:26:41 UTC

Perspective taking: they are going to take on the Perspective of the President in foreign policy matters

Thrower - ELA 9

throwerz — 2016-11-08 16:26:57 UTC

I'm thinking about trying a practice Benchmark before the real Benchmark to foster thinking outside the box.

Hill

hilllisa — 2016-11-08 16:27:07 UTC

Have students make thematic connections through music, art, or creating an original visual.
Have students write a narrative from the perspective of an ordinary object- "A Day In The Life"

Hinson-Economics

2016-11-08 16:27:49 UTC

I love to use humor in the classroom. I like for my students to play games that require them to use humor.

Erickson - ESOL

2016-11-08 16:28:16 UTC

I love the SCAMPER ideas. I almost always work outside the box because each of my students is at a different level of English proficiency and has a world of different needs.

Walter

2016-11-08 16:28:42 UTC

Brainstorming- this will help my students get the "ball rolling"

Criticism is ruled out
Freewheeling is welcomed
Quantity is the goal
Combination and improvement are sought.

Sells

2016-11-08 16:29:06 UTC

I'd like to try SCAMPER with our process for creating hall passes to see what new ideas kids might have to improve our system.

La Rosa / Clark

2016-11-08 16:29:14 UTC

Raft : Used for Mesoamerica and Explores

Whittaker - ELA

whittakers — 2016-11-08 16:29:22 UTC

Have students use role play to write a letter to Steve Harman in Monster while he is in jail talking to him about his situation.

Barnes - ELA 9

2016-11-08 16:29:41 UTC

Perspective talking and brainstorming are interesting strategies

Robins

2016-11-08 16:30:15 UTC

Perspective taking-- & Attribute Listing to examine how characters' traits affect the plot/theme in the novel we're reading

Jelks - PE

2023-01-25 21:18:42 UTC

Role Play - Scholars can pretend to be professional ball players and play a sport using professional rules. In basketball they could adjust the 3 point and free throw line to make the game more difficult.

Henfield- Literature

2023-01-25 21:18:59 UTC

Role Play: As we are reading our Literature Passage, the students will have an opportunity to act as the "suspect" and blindly select either their punishment or reward from behind a door. The students are gaining a different viewpoint or perspective from the suspect of the passage that we are reading. This gives the students insight into the character's thoughts and feelings (The Lady or The Tiger).

Gibson - Math

2023-01-25 21:22:00 UTC

Brainstorming - create different ways to solve problems,
Attribute Listing/Input - having steps go thru process and "input" from peers to correct or other student challenge

Woods Biology

joan_woods — 2024-02-28 21:04:27 UTC

Role Play: have students take different roles in protein synthesis (DNA, mRNA, ribosome, tRNA, amino acids, etc) and act out the process

Harris-Summers-US History

2024-02-28 21:05:52 UTC

In my classroom I would use role play in order for the students to put themselves in the shoes of historical figures. I would ask them to do research about the person and come to class dressed like them and teach the class about their assigned historical figure.

Williams-Environmental Science

e20010862 — 2024-02-28 21:07:56 UTC

Attribute Listing-Students can list the attributed of a stable population and examine the indicators to watch for to see if the population dynamics is changing.

Mme Edeh French

adzo_atikesseedeh — 2024-02-28 21:09:18 UTC

Role play:

It helps students to build self-confidence. It helps to emulate their peers who did it before them. It is an opportunity for improvisation and impromptu creative style. I use this in my classroom. The shyest students also gets a chance to be inclusive and participate.

Brainstorming - Weaver (Current Issues)

2024-02-28 21:09:51 UTC

Brainstorming will work greatly in a proactive manner as we begin our new course, Current Issues, which is much more inferential in content and scope compared to our first course of Economics.

Brainstorming can assist in the beginning, during, and at the end of studied content.

C. Campbell/ Chemistry/Scamper

2024-02-28 21:10:11 UTC

This will be used as students learn how substances ( chemicals) react with one another to create a new substance

This strategy will allow my students to write new chemical equations .