1. Distance Learning Foundation With support from the U.S. Embassy RELO and TOT Public Company Limited Bangkok, Thailand

2. Preparing our Students for the ASEAN Community with the 5Cs Session 3: Creative Thinking

3. Goals of Session 3 > To delve into creative thinking and its role in 21 st century learning in the ASEAN community > To connect important points from Session 2 on culture, collaboration, and critical thinking with this session > To prepare for the final project which teachers will present on Session 6

4. Making Connections What do the following have in common?

5. What do you think these have in common?*

6. Making Connections What does being creative or creativity mean to you? Think of a couple of examples. (2 min)

7. A Creative Exercise, part 1 Work That Brain! Introducing…a new sandwich! With your partner or group, create a new type of sandwich. What are the ingredients? What is the name? Why is this better than other sandwiches? (2 min)

8. A Creative Exercise, part 2 Work That Brain! With your new sandwich… Prepare to give a short ‘ad spot’ to market your sandwich. How will you convince other people to buy your sandwich? What will you say? (3 min)

9. Making Connections How was the previous activity exercising your creative brain? How would you adapt this particular activity to your class? (2 min)

10. Making Connections Your Turn Name an invention (or two) that you think is needed in Thailand and the other ASEAN community members. Why is this needed? (2 min)

11. Wise Words, part 1 “Successful individuals are those who have creative skills, to produce a vision for how they intend to make the world a better place for everyone; analytical intellectual skills, to assess their vision and those of others; practical intellectual skills, to carry out their vision and persuade people of its value; and wisdom, to ensure that their vision is not a selfish one.” Robert Sternberg, Tufts University Why are creative thinking skills important for the ASEAN community?

12. Wise Words, part 2 Let’s watch a video from Marti Anderson on the value and meaning of creativity in ASEAN. What are Marti’s main points? (2 min after video)

13. Creative Minds & Acts That You Know From Marti’s short lecture, make a list of people you know personally or products/actions/organizations you have seen or heard about that exemplifies creativity. How are they exemplifying creativity? (My Example: An inventive cook) (2 min)

14. Wise Words, part 3 Your Turn: With your partner(s), come up with your own quotation about creativity and its significant role in life long learning (2 min)

15. Making Connections Creativity, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Culture Technology Issues in Classrooms (2 min – handout, first box) List some of the issues or problems your classroom or school has with technology.

16. Making Connections Creativity, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Culture Technology Issues in Classrooms Why do these issues exist? What can be done to reach a solution? (2 min – handout, 1 st & 2 nd box)

17. Making Connections Creativity, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Culture Technology Issues in Classrooms (3 min--handout) If this were a project assigned for your students, what do they need to do (action plan) to convince the school board to work on solving some of the problems?

18. Making Connections Creativity, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Culture Technology Issues in Classrooms (3 min--handout) What skills from the 4Cs (above) are students applying in this lesson? How does this lesson prepare students for AEC 2015?

19. Thought Experiment Creativity, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Culture (3 min) Think about a similar project that you and your students can embark on that applies these 4Cs. Please share and explain how these apply the 4Cs we've discussed so far.

20. Your Final Project A Culmination Project-based Learning with the 5Cs Culture Collaboration Critical Thinking Creative Thinking Communication ASEAN & your students in the 21 st century

21. Your Final Project A Culmination 1. Goal: To present a project that integrates the 5Cs & their role in ASEAN Project-based Learning with the 5Cs Now it's time to brainstorm and write your 2. objectives and 3. strategies. (...)

22. Your Final Project A Culmination Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, Timed Objectives: write up to 3 objectives (What are specific actions you want to do to achieve your goal?) Strategies: write up to 2 per objective (How will you achieve these objectives?) (3 min-handout)

23. Your Final Project A Culmination A Few Guidelines Teachers must send their materials via email by Tuesday, September 24 th. Only a few teachers from each will be able to present.* Teachers must be prepared to present in front of the room. Teachers are welcome to do a part of an activity to 'teach' other participants.

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