+ Big Idea: Creativity CS4HS- Marquette University 7/23/12 Mindy Hart- Purdue University

+ Activity: Paper Clips 3 Minutes: Make a list of how many uses you can think of for a paper clip Share out Scattergories Style

+ What do these words mean to you? Innovation Exploration Creativity

+ Activity- Lateral Thinking Problems Acting on an anonymous phone call, the police raid a house to arrest a suspected murderer. They don't know what he looks like but they know his name is John and that he is inside the house. The police bust in on a carpenter, a lorry driver, a mechanic and a fireman all playing poker. Without hesitation or communication of any kind, they immediately arrest the fireman. How do they know they've got their man ?

+ Activity- Lateral Thinking Problems There are six eggs in the basket. Six people each take one of the eggs. How can it be that one egg is left in the basket?

+ Roadblocks to Creativity Pre-existing Assumptions Pre-existing Biases Over- thinking a problem Time Constraints Too Many Inputs

+ What does it Look Like in CS Principles? A key theme of the Principles course is its focus on creativity. The Computational Thinking Practices and Big Ideas that follow hint at the creative nature of computing and computer science, yet alone they cannot truly convey how we hope creativity should be addressed in the course. It’s not enough for students to know that “computing requires creativity.” Rather, we want them to actually be creative: creating artifacts that they want to show off to their friends and family, using simulation to explore questions that interest them, and designing and implementing solutions employing the iterative and sometimes messy process that artists, writers, and engineers use to translate ideas into tangible form. Course Annotations

+ What does it Look Like in CS Principles? Creativity and computing are prominent forces in innovation; the innovations enabled by computing have had and will continue to have far-reaching impact. At the same time, computing and computer science facilitate exploration and the creation of knowledge. This course will emphasize these creative aspects of computing. Students in this course will create interesting and relevant artifacts with the tools and techniques of computing and computer science. CS Principles Big Ideas

+ What does it Look Like in CS Principles? Create New Artifacts Fosters Human Expression Programming is a Creative Process

+ Practical Application Create New Artifacts Student writes a program Builds a new device Digital creation of knowledge, solutions, and tools iPad was released in 2010 Fosters Expression Extends traditional forms of expression Creates new forms of expression Enables exploration Facebook launched in 2004 Programming is a Creative Process Satisfy personal curiosity Many reasons for development 2005 First microchip controlled Human Robotic Arm implanted

+ Do Your Students Know? Why they are doing an activity? Engaging scenarios Why CS is important? More than just programming for fun (programming is not always fun) What their expected outcomes are? More than just a grade? More than a working program?

+ Killing Creativity

+ Discussion What does creativity currently look like in your classroom? What is ONE idea you can implement to foster more creativity in your classroom this year? Is there an engaging scenario you can implement with one of your lessons?