Supporting the 4Cs in Learner-Centered Classrooms - Creativity

Creativity - Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students will:

• Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
• Create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
• Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.
• Identify trends and forecast possibilities.

Source: Student Skills Connected to Creativity

“You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”― Maya Angelou

I believe that content should support the development of student skills connected to the 4 Cs of collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity. Students need these skills today and in the future. 

If you are interested in resources and tools to support student creation, then we have this document for your exploration. When these tools are used to enhance teaching and learning, incredible things can happen. 

Creativity Resources

If you have an additional resource or want to share how you use one of the tools, could you please share in this Creativity Padlet or post a reply in the comments below.

My #ICE18 Conference Session Resources

Illinois Computer Educators Conference - March 26th through March 28th

"#ICE18 will showcase nationally recognized speakers as well as more than 400 informative sessions and workshops. Over 150 corporate sponsors & exhibitors will also be on-site showing their support for the ICE Conference and technology in education."

The ICE Conference has been one of my favorite learning experiences for years. It is truly a conference where learning comes first. I am fortunate this year to be facilitating 3 sessions. If you can't be there in person, I hope you can engage with everyone using the official conference hashtag #ICE18.

My Sessions

• Google Secrets - You Don't Know What You Don't - A bit of show and tell and then some time to play and explore in this Google Playground Session.
• Hidden Google Gems - Finding the Undiscovered Gems - I am trying something a bit different. The Google Hidden Gems Document will be the foundation of this Breakout Session and we will use a Pear Deck Presentation to provide learners with voice and choice. 
• What's the Hype With HyperDocs - Learning Frameworks - We've made this Breakout Session a bit more interactive than our past sessions. I am really looking forward to seeing how well we can pace this.  

You can explore resources connected to my sessions here. If you have a chance to take a look and have any ideas or suggestions, please share. 

Enhancing HyperDocs - Our Professional Development Resources

"Around here we don't look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious...and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney

We've updated some of our HyperDoc Professional Development Resources. If you are curious about HyperDocs or are planning some HyperDoc Professional Development, there might be something here for you. 

• HyperDocs Professional Development Slide Deck - This is a web copy of the slide deck. When using this during face to face professional development, Pear Deck will be modeled as a resource to engage and reflect. (The Pear Deck interactives will not be live in this web version.) Links to some of our favorite model HyperDocs are included in this presentation. 
• HyperDocs Mission Control - This is document serves as the hub for resources connected to exploring and creating HyperDocs. Sections include HyperDoc Essentials, HyperDoc Creation, HyperDocs and the ISTE Standards, HyperDocs and the 4 Cs, and more. 
• HyperDoc or Not HyperDoc - This is a Professional Development Worksheet to help learners understand the difference between a Worksheet, a WebQuest, a Multi-Media Text Sets, and a HyperDoc. Learners will explore and identify if a learning activity could be considered a HyperDoc or not. One key is recognizing if the 4 Cs are present or not. 
• HyperDoc Visual Design Resources - Enhance  HyperDocs by exploring Visual Design and connect to tools to support the visual enhancement of HyperDocs. 
• Quizlet - ISTE Standards and HyperDocs - Explore how the ISTE Standards Vocabulary connects to HyperDocs. (Presenters can use Quizlet Live to model a collaborative formative tool that can be connected to Hyperdocs.)
• Quizlet - HyperDocs and Learning Frameworks - Explore how Learning Frameworks (SAMR, TPack, Depth of Knowledge,  and the Triple E Framework) connect to HyperDocs. (Presenters can use Quizlet Live to model a collaborative formative tool that can be connected to Hyperdocs.)
• Formative Assessment Resources - Resources to support formative assessment before, during, and after a HyperDoc learning experience.

Have something you love that can help enhance HyperDocs, please share in the comments below?

Supporting the 4Cs in Learner-Centered Classrooms - Collaboration

Collaboration Resources on the Web

"Alone we are smart together we are brilliant." Steven Anderson

Collaboration - Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students will:

• Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
• Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
• Develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.
• Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.

Source: Student Skills Connected to Collaboration

I believe that content should support the development of student skills connected to the 4 Cs or collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity. 

If you are interested in resources and tools to support student collaboration, then we have this document for your exploration.

Collaboration Resources

Have an additional resource or want to share how you use one of the tools? Please share in our Collaborative Padlet or post a reply in the comments below.

"A More Beautiful Question" by Warren Berger

The Illinois Council of Instructional Coaching will be hosting a book study and Twitter Chat using the hashtag #IllinoisCIC.

The book will be A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas by Warren Berger.

You can learn more about this professional development opportunity and sign up to be part of the group here.


Twitter Chat Schedule
Chapter 1: Wednesday, March 7th, 8-9pm
Chapter 2: Thursday, March 15th, 8-9pm
Chapter 3: Tuesday, March 27th, 8-9pm
Chapter 4: Wednesday, April 4th, 8-9pm
Chapter 5: Monday, April 16th, 8-9pm