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Many years ago while teaching music, I brought into my children’s choir songs from the Disney movie Aladdin. I asked students if they could tell me a little bit about the story, and one young student shared that the lead character, Aladdin, rubbed an old lamp to “let out the genius.” While the statement was
The Partnership for 21st Century Education (now part of the Battelle for Kids network) identified creativity as one of the essential transferable skills for students. While creativity as a topic is quite large, there have been a number of resources published to help teachers incorporate creativity into the classroom and build student skills. One article,
Walt Disney, one of the most creative individuals of all time, was known as a champion of imagination. He is quoted as saying, “If you can dream it, you can do it.” He firmly believed this, and his countless cartoons and his flagship theme parks attest to the strength of his belief. Students need to
In the late 1500’s, a group of academics, musicians, singers, poets, and dramatists gathered in Florence regularly to study the music, poetry, and theatre of the ancient Greeks in order to better understand the artforms and to apply their findings to their own works. The group became known historically as the Camerata, which is somewhat
Keeping students engaged has long been a challenge for educators. The wisdom that was given during many teacher preparation programs centered on frequently changing activities, presentation methods, and content elements during lesson presentation to keep students interested in what was going on. In short, don’t bore the students. There has been a tremendous amount
A few years ago I planned a family trip to New Orleans to take in some Cajun cooking and jazz (the picture is from Preservation Hall, one of the oldest jazz venues in the country). In order to plan the trip, I used Google Maps to provide the most efficient route, which included taking multiple
I’m pretty sure that creativity as an overarching theme in the classroom is probably not at the fore of your thinking at this point in the year. You surely have more important things to address at this point, such as instructional delivery (are we face-to-face, can we go longer than a day-and-a-half without getting shut
Congratulations! You survived a highly unusual school year!! As the summer break lies ahead, I hope you consider undertaking the following: Rejoice: Find a way to celebrate all that you have accomplished. You have managed to reinvent an entire instructional delivery model and deliver quality lessons to students in a distance-delivery format for nine weeks.
Phil Harrison Coaching 