RPI 8 - Create

 Create Kaupapa

Dorothy was sharing with us today how Crete is a valuable aspect of the whole Manaiakalani Approach. The best part is we can all be creative in our own way, it doesn't matter if we 'can't draw as well as' That Guy.

Even better still, it's a great way to engage with others, in the class and around the motu.

The digital affordances allow everyone to be creative, just be mindful of AI content generators. Their interpretation and the author's meaning don't often match but can open up ideas for discussion.

Why Creativity is so Important

Students bring their own voice, and interpretation to what they are doing, and as it engages both the cognitive and emotional sides (and all senses) of the brain people are fully engaged = GOOD READERS.

Create to Show Learning

There are many ways to create digitally and students who think it is all about art can relax, using digital tools means we can use our bodies to dance, sound/voice, and tactile (clay, paint, follow instructions).

Making things routine is easier for students (and teachers) to complete as they know the expectations, and they can be done anytime during the reading.

Students can do short creative tasks with tighter instructions with restricted choice and constraints, looser instructions, still with constraints but less, once they are more experienced in the teacher's expectations and the digital affordances.

Stencils are reusable for different texts but allow for student creativity and collaboration. Just like traditional stencils, they are timesavers that give students the ability to succeed. Helping them to focus on higher-order thinking (HoT)

They can even have multiple creates for one text, using different tools.

One-shot Film

Fiona spoke about One-shot Films, with her years of experience and film-making this is a simplified version, One minute one shot to share the book/novel you are reading and why it is a good read for someone else. I did a couple ...

As we talked about in T-Shaped Lit discussions, Students can read, present and add reflections to their videos, WWW: What worked, What would you do next time, What do you need help with or What did you notice, What do you wonder ...

My reflection is more of a reminder - SMILE (Even if you would rather be behind a camera)

And if they do it vertically they can make it into a fake tiktok video. I didn't notice that iMovie had a feature that rotates video, which is also helpful if students are using Chromebooks to record.

Where to Next:

• Record with students, Record Students, Record Discussions
• RECORD RECORD RECORD