RPI #8 Creating

 Reading Practice Intensive

This session excites me because I feel like my 'create' space could do with a ramp up and I know that there are so many things that I don't know about.

My reflection about the mahi kāika: I have been terrible at updating the mahi tracker and my teacher workbook.

Thinking - Started introducing the levels of thinking. Started of being a shambles but once I unpacked ‘Literal’, they got that. We started Interpretative and kids could relate to inference work. Evaluative is our next level of thinking to work on.

Used Tokelau Language Week for a context and to create a text set. That worked quite well.

Figurative Language - I used my writing lessons to touch on figurative language.

Position of Resistance - Used the text Dive to discuss and share ideas about the provocation about separation and divorce. 

Vocabulary - I’m finding this to be an area of need so have been getting kids to do some unpacking of vocabulary. 

Learner reflections about our discussion as critical analysts was done verbally and we are nearly at the written stage.

I found it quite tricky to cover everything as things took much longer than I anticipated. 

I liked how another participant gets her kids to record themselves reading regularly and they have a Google Slide with the text and their recording with comprehension questions. 

Dorothy Burt - Create as a response to Reading (& Writing) Engaging and Empowering Learning

Create opportunities won't happen if we don't intentional design and include these. 

Many employers are looking for creativity. Historically, teachers were expected to teach creativity. The idea is for our young people to be creators rather than consumers. (Look at what happened with Justin Bieber). 

Reorganise and apply knowledge. This was a key phrase for me as I have noticed some issues with my ākonga who tend to copy and paste. 

SiSoMo - Sight, sound and motion. These three together are the key to capturing an audience. 

(Have a look at the Creative Fluency slide regarding AI).

A lot of AI tools are R18, although there are a few that we can use with kids. Teachers could use tools like Crayon to show what AI can do. This can prompt discussion about how well AI has done with the text. These can still be teaching and learning conversations, while experiencing, thinking and engaging with AI. 

wondercraft.ai can help to create podcasts. 

Design time to include create!!

Create classrooms that INSPIRE creativity!!

This is a good time of year to take time to improve digital fluency and creativity. Invest that time to strengthen skills. It would be good for ākonga to be able do create tasks without it taking loads of time. 

Creative Juices Flowing

Task: Te Marama by Kelly Joseph

Record myself reading the first verse. Find a sound icon and inset it into the shared slide. Copy the text and insert into my slide. Illustrate it. 

Te Marama by Kelly Joseph

I loved this task. This is perfect for a need I have noticed which is about visual language and mood. 

I'm going to do these types of tasks with my class.

Adobe Podcast

Free plan allows for an hour a day. Check it out here: https://podcast.adobe.com/studio

Why Creativity is So Important

Professor Jonathan Neeland, Creative Fellow, Warwick University

I am looking forward to creating more opportunities to include modify and redefine creative tasks. 

Create to Show Learning

Short creative responses to text. 

I like the idea of doing an impromptu interview and taking on the roles of characters. 

Tight designs have some kind of constraint where looser are open-ended and creative responsibility is on the learner. 

Stencils: Go to google stencils and search for what you want. You can create a Google Drawing as a template and use a stencil of something significant from the text, a T-Shirt, umbrella and playing cards. The create a creature/character card game design. This would be really good for character work, particularly as we look at our Māori gods later in the term. These tasks would fit into a response to text activity. 

To Do: Add a create response to a response to text. We will share these examples with ākonga responses. 

I am thinking about doing texts around Māori healing and using the texts Rongoā and Tohunga.

Routine Opportunities: CHOICE

Tools / Task / Product

When choosing tools, make sure they aren't overused and allow proficiency and creativity. 

I have started using Book creator, but the first session we had wasn't great because what was created was not good quality. I haven't used Pixton or Storyboard That. Storyboard That has some good cultural representation. 

Quizzes:

So Canva does quizzes too...who knew? I used Socrative years ago and haven't seen it for a long time. 

On my site, have links to create tools. For my learners in the next few weeks, I am going to try out Sumo Paint and sharing via our blogs. I quite like the idea of using quotes/whakatauki and having an image of the person who said it.

A One-Shot Film

Book Chain - This can be used to recommend texts to other learners. This is great because my ākonga have already started doing recommendations, but verbally. This can be our next step.

Book Trailer

Going forward, I think I will set up space in our green room for filming...although the lighting is terrible. Think about the device for recording and a tripod. 

Empower learners to practice filming and setting up to make it part of their routine. I have never really taught ākonga to use iMovie, so I think this might be a good time for that. 

I like the idea of promoting books via a one minute recording. 

I started making a video about The Kuia and The Spider, but didn't have the Google Meet on mute and there was talking, so next time, I'll mute. 

Here is my book recommendation:

Routine Opportunities: Collaboration

Outside the Create - Working together to contribute to the design or c0-authoring and co-constructing.

Inside the Create - Learner faces, voices, movement.

Display and digitise in order to be able to share. 

Planned Units

For longer novel studies or units, using a site is a good idea. 

I like the part where ākonga record themselves reading within a doc and then work with the text. 

Reflection of Today:

I am really glad to have been introduced to some new creative tools that I haven't used before. I'm quite excited about using these. 

One thing that has really stuck in my mind was from Dorothy's session where she talked about this time of year being a good time to focus on create tasks and tools. 

I often get caught up with things I feel like we should do in our lessons. This was good for me to hear because it also allows me to refine some of the other parts of my programme. 

I also really liked the task we did with the poem and can imagine my ākonga loving it to. This would be great to share with whānau.