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Divergent Thinking

in Project Work

Ora Baumgarten

Manchi, Jerusalem

February 2008

orabaumgarten@gmail.com

http://www.baumgarten.022.co.il/

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Write down uses for:

A paper clip

A tin of boot

polish

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HUDSON LIAM (1966) Contrary Imaginations; a psychological study of the English Schoolboy. Harmondsworth: Penguin.

J. W. Getzels, P. W. Jackson (1962) Creativity and Intelligence. John Wiley, New York.

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Art vs. Science

William Blake 18th C

“Art is the tree of life… Science the tree of death”

C. P. Snow 1959

“cultures” of science and technology vs. the humanities,

and art (In: The Two Cultures and the Scientific

Revolution)

Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

“Imagination is more important than knowledge”

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Types of Thinking

Divergent thinking

the ability to find as

many possible

answers to a

particular problem,

generating new

and original

solutions

Convergent thinking

the best single

answer

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The value of project work

Relevance

Research, information literacy

Individual Attention

Ownership

Imagination, HOTS

Sharing, collaboration

Effective Learning

Enjoyment

authentic issues and curriculum

investigation & processing

student feels “noticed”

suitable personal topic

diverse topics and styles

oral group activities

meaningful topics

active, accountable, independent

teachers have fun, too

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Creativity loves constraints!

'You can't improvise on nothing, man; you've gotta

improvise on something.' Charles Mingus

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Person of the Year Stages

1: Predicting the Qualities of Great People (vocab)

2: Choosing a Person of the Year *

3: Writing a Report and a Resume (writing)

4: Presenting your Work (styles)

5: .. and the Winner Is.... (group)

6: View Persons of the Year (showcase)

DIVERGENT THINKING loves structure

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Stage 3: Person of the Year Report Ideas

the person's qualities

the ways in which the life was remarkable, surprising or

admirable.

the most important lesson/s you might learn from the way

this person lived.

Was your person a "hero?" Why? Why not? How is a hero

different from a celebrity?

Write a paragraph explaining why you think this person

deserves to be chosen as the "Person of the Year".

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Person of the Year

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Person of the Year

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Rationale for Project Development

Divergent

thinking

Effective learning Curriculum

Core requirements

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Travel project

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Structure

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levels

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http://ziv.jerusalem.k12.il/engthousand.htm

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U.S.A. Bob Schwalberg, "Family of Man" created by Edward Steichen for the Museum of Modern Art 1955

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In this project you will:

• choose a photograph that means something to you

• describe the photograph you chose

• write a summary about the setting of the photograph

• learn about plagiarism (you will make up comprehension

questions for an unseen text about plagiarism)

• write creatively about your photograph

•present your photograph orally to the rest of the class

• hand in your work to your teacher

• create an online photo album

http://ziv.jerusalem.k12.il/engthousand.htm

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Photographs 2005-6 (tenth grade)

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Photographs 2005-6 (eleventh grade)

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Photographs 2005-6 (twelfth grade)

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2. DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY - Instructions

Write a descriptive composition inspired by the photograph you chose.

Paragraph 1

Opening sentence

Background - Who, where, what, why, when

Paragraph 2 - descriptions, examples, explanations, events, feelings

Paragraph 3 – Relevance to you

Ideas: Why is this picture important?

What was the person/people in the photograph doing?

What other things were happening?

Is there anything specific that stands out in your mind?

What sights, smells, sounds, and tastes were in the air?

What do you want the reader to feel after reading the composition?

What types of words and images can create this feeling?

Use Connectors

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2. DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY - Assessment

Content - 5

Organization - 3

Vocabulary - 5

Grammar - 5

Spelling - 4

Punctuation - 2

Paragraphs - 2

Opening Sentences - 2

Connecting words – 2

http://ziv.jerusalem.k12.il/engthousand.htm

Curriculum

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3. RESEARCH

Write a *summary about something connected to the photograph

(geography, history, the people connected to the photograph,

something that happened before or after the photograph was

taken)

Find information on the internet or interview somebody.

Please write in your own words. Do not copy and paste from the

internet.

BRING THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE TOO!

*http://ziv.jerusalem.k12.il/summarizing.html

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4. ORAL PRESENTATION AND REPORT

• In groups of 4, tell each other (in English) about the photographs you chose:

1. What can you see?

2. Background information about the background

3. Say why you chose the photograph for your project

• Each person writes a report about the other three projects:

1. Name of pupil

2. What's his/her photograph of?

3. Write three things that you learned about his/her photograph?

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4. ORAL PRESENTATION AND REPORT Assessment

Spoke in English (6)

1.

2.

3.

Report 1 (8)

1.

2.

3.

Report 2 (8)

1.

2.

3.

Report 3 (8)

Total (30)

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Shortened form:

1.Choose a photograph or painting

2.Write a descriptive essay – 30

3.Research - 30

4.Group report - 30

5.Putting it together – 10

http://ziv.jerusalem.k12.il/engthousand.htm

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5. PUTTING IT TOGETHER

Cover page (title, your name, class, date) (1)

Table of contents (1)

The three stages of the project (90)

Conclusion and reflection (5)

Bibliography (names of books, encyclopedias and internet sites you used) (2)

At least one Illustration/Neatness (1)

TOTAL (100)

© Ora Baumgarten and Shelly Krakow 2005

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MODEL FOR PROJECT WORK

Class Home DOMAIN

X Choose a topic

30

Presentation

Appreciation of Language

Write a composition (presentation,

appreciation of language)

30 Access to Information Research (access to information)

30 Social Interaction Oral Presentation (presentation

and social interaction)

30 Presentation Putting it together (presentation)

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Travel Project

Class Home

X Choose a destination

X

Opinion Composition – “My favorite

destination” or formal letter of complaint

X Research about country

X Oral Presentation (presentation and social

interaction)

X Putting it together (presentation)

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More projects….

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Kidlink Projects

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Since 2003, about 400 students from USA, Israel, Italy, Spain, South

Africa, China and Brasil have taken part in Kidlink projects

Spain Missouri

Italy

California

New

Jersey

Brazil

Arizona

South Africa Botswana

Israel

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For the last 5 years, about 550 students have

participated in Kidlink projects from Israel, Italy,

Spain, Brazil, USA, China, Canada,

South Africa, Botswana

1. What Does My First Name Mean?

2. Time Machine

3. Kidlink Day

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What Does My First Name Mean?

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Israel,

Canada, USA

S.Africa,

Botswana,

Italy, China

Teachers provide

opportunities for peer

interaction

English,

Catalan,

Spanish

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What Does My First Name Mean?

Drawing by Flavia, age 12, Italy-2004

My first name is Flavia and it is in Italian. It

is a roman family name which meant

"golden" or "yellow-haired" from latin

Flavus "yellow-golden". Flavius was the

family name of the 1st-centuryroman

emperors Vespasias, Titus and Domitian.

I live in Suzzara, a town in Italy I know one

person with my first name. My first name

doesn't suit my character. I like my first

name because it is short. My first name is

very nice. I love my first name.

Suzzara, Mantua, Italy

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What Does My First Name Mean?

My first name is Tal. It is in Hebrew.

My name is like rain the the

morning. It means "dew".

I know many people with this name.

I think that my first name suits my

character but I don't have a reason!

I just can't imagine myself with

another name.

I do not want another name.

From Sieff and Marks School in Israel

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My Name… from Botswana

What is your first name?

Moabi

What language is it in?

Setswana

What does it mean?

Giver

Is there anything interesting or unusual about your first

name ?

no

What city/country do you live in?

Botswana

How many people do you know who have the same

first name as you ?

2

Does the meaning of your first name suit your

character?

yes

What other name would you choose

Jack

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My Name from Durban, South Africa

My name is Zolani.

It is a name in

isiZulu. My name

means Peace.I was

born in 1992 when

the people were

looking forward to

Peace in South

Africa .I live in

South Africa.

I know 4 other

people with my

name.My teacher

thinks I am a noisy

person so…

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My Name from China

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Botswana

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My Name from Durban, South Africa Pupils interact, share

information, exchange

ideas and opinions and

work together.

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New Jersey

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New Jersey

My name is Nicholas

My name is in Greek

It means Victorious people

I never win anything

I live in the U.S.A in Marlton N.J.

From preschool to now,about 34

I am not victorious.

I like my name because I like Christmas and santas nick name is saint Nick

I would like to have Randy because you don’t find many Randys.

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New Jersey

What is your first name? Isaac

What language is it? Hebrew.

What does it mean? He will laugh

Is there anything interesting or

unusual about your first name?

It?s kind of strange because it means

I will laugh.

What city/country do you live in?

New Jersey U.S.A

What other name would you choose?

Jonathon

Why did your parents name you this?

They liked it better then Normandy.

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Jerusalem, Israel

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. עובדים בשיתוף עם עמיתיהם ומחליפים מידע, התלמידים מתקשרים :ל"ת

Tasks

encourage

multiple modes

of expression

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Time Machine

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Teachers allow

pupils to make

choices

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Time Machine Introduction

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English,

Spanish,

Portugue

se

Teachers

encourage pupils

to use English

outside the

classroom

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Time Machine

1. Research

2. Birthday party – food,music,clothes

3. Tour – geography,history

4. Meeting with friends - culture

5. Back home -reflection

6. Writing the report

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Pupils have

opportunities to

learn by doing

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Santa Paula Madrid

Suzzara Missouri

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Brogan, Missouri

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Chen, Jerusalem Pupils use the

language as a

means for

gaining

information in

other areas

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Julia, Italy

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Dear Mika, We enjoyed reading your time machine

project about Walt Disney. We think your writing is very

good, we saw that you are a very intelligent & smart girl!

The part we loved most was the part you told Walt

Disney about his future... :) hope we'll be good friends,

yours, Sarit, Noa & Shani from Israel! P.S. Happy

Birthday ): !!!

Hi. I like your drawing a lot. It is funny..and also it is easy

to see what Pasteur is doing. He is a scientist. That is for

sure!! Great. Hugs annetove (KIDART) Norway

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Elisa, Italy

I think that Patch Adams is a

great person because he could

invent an amusing and very

useful manner to cure the

children that are often

frightened by doctors.

ElisaFr (Italy)

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New Jersey

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New Jersey

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Brazil

מןז

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Kidlink Day May 7, 2007

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Creating your own project

Go to

http://ziv.jerusalem.k12.il/engisraelat60.html

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1. What do you want your pupils to learn?

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2. What kind of project do you want to

create?

• Interpersonal exchanges

• Information gathering and sharing

• Collaborative problem solving

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3. Choose the topic and content for the

project

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4. What are your specific goals, tasks, and

outcomes?

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5. Set specific beginning and ending dates

for the project, and specific deadlines for

participants

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Korczak (1878-1942):

"Love the child, not just your own."