A presentation about creativity in K12 education.

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Laura Feeney | Education Advocate | lafeeney@adobe.com
Creativity in K12 Education

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Agenda
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Opening & Introduction
Creativity: Valuable for Kids
Creativity: Vital for Our Future
Creativity: Changing the World
How will you contribute?

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Creativity: What is it?
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http://tv.adobe.com/watch/creativity-in-education/how-do-you-define-creativity/

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Why is creativity important to
you?

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Valuable
for Kids
Vital for
the Future
Changing
the World
Creativity is…

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Technology is empowering student
creativity in classrooms around the world.

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Valuable
for Kids
Vital for
the
Future
Changing
the World
Creativity is…

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Student Engagement
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11. Father Patrick Mercredi High School
Fort McMurray,Alberta, Canada

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Creativity in K12: Transferable Skills
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13. Valhalla High School
El Cajon, California

14. Presentation High School
San Jose, California

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Creativity in K12: High-Quality Student Work
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WestAdams Preparatory High School
LosAngeles, California

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Valuable
for Kids
Vital for
the
Future
Changing
the World
Creativity is…

25. Producing more of the same knowledge and skills
will not suffice to address the challenges of the
future. A generation ago, teachers could expect
that what they taught would last their students a
lifetime…Schools have to prepare students for
jobs that have not yet been created, technologies
that have not yet been invented and problems
that we don't yet know will arise.
Andreas Schliecher, OECD Education Directorate

26. If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob
our children of tomorrow.
John Dewey

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don’t feel comfortable thinking creatively
in their career
85%
32%
78%
agree creative thinking is critical for
problem solving in their career
wish they had more creative ability

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of college-educated
professionals say creative
thinking should be a taught
as a course, like math and
science
Interestingly, math and
science ranked nearly as
high as traditional creative
subjects in contributing to
creative thinking
71%
79% 76%
65% 69%
59%
ART MUSIC DRAMA SCIENCE MATH

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Valuable
for Kids
Vital for
the Future
Changing
the World
Creativity is…

30. http://www.flickr.com/photos/59183324@N08/sets/72157632086950002/show/

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How will you contribute?
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Each of us
Creativity
in all our
schools!

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Resources: Adobe Education Creativity
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http://www.adobe.com/education/creativity-in-education

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Resources: Adobe Education Exchange
edex.adobe.com
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Closing
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