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Are Schools Killing Creativity? / Installation Art

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 Part I WARM UP   Activity Class begins with music and warm up. Students are invited to get on their feet, get away from their desks and follow the professor's muscle groups - isolation warm up.  Today we add conscious breathing at the end of the warm up.   Question 1 Write a response about your experience with conscious breathing after the warm up. Post your reflection on Discussion Board.  ------------------------------------ Part II    EDUCATIONAL VIDEO Are Schools Killing Creativity? with Sir Kenneth Robinson After watching the video above, answer the following questions:   Question 2 What is Robinson's definition of intelligence?   Question 3 Why does Robinson think schools are killing creativity? Question 4 What would you, as a new teacher, do to enhance creativity in your classroom? ---------------------------- Part III Installation Art Installation art is a term generally used to describe artwork located in three-dimensional in...

Introductions: The Safe Creative Classroom

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Part I   WARM UP Activity Class begins with music and warm up. Students are invited to get on their feet, get away from their desks and follow the professor's muscle groups - isolation warm up.   Question 1 Write a response to this first activity and post it on Discussion Board. -------------------- Part II   INTRODUCTIONS Introductions are a very important aspect of teaching well. Knowing each other's names as classmates contributes to create a safe environment where students feel welcomed. As teachers, knowing your students names, contributes to develop your personal relationship with them as well as your control of the learning environment.   Question 2 Please, introduce yourself to the class by answering the following questions: What is your name? Where do you come from? What is your major? What do you expect from this class?  -------------------------------------------------------------  Part III THE SAFE CREATIVE CLASSROOM     The Safe Creat...