Blog Post 1 (Creativity will not be on the midterm, but I do want you to think about it)
List a question, confusion, or something that surprised you about the Creativity/Gifted chapter.
I had already seen something like this in one of my other education class but I feel like what is still shocking me is that minorities are still not well represented in the gifted programs, and that a lot of prejudices are the ones that are holding them back not their potential.
How is creativity a form of higher order thinking? What would creativity look like in your content area? Think about how you might encourage or assess creativity....
I think that creativity is a sign of order thinking because it requires the student to think outside of the box and come up with unique ways to target the assignment. In order for a student to come up with his own ways to solve a problem and has to understand first how the regular solution to the problem works so that he or she can find an alternative for it. In my classroom I would encourage creativity by giving my students some kind of Spanish connection project once a month or something like that so that they can do a Spanish related activity so that they can have a connection with the language. This would encourage students to find some activity of their liking like watching a movie, going to a play, trying authentic food, or even trying a traditional dance. Whatever the students choose they will later have to write a report on it and explain how the activity went and what kid of connection they felt with it.
Blog Post 2
List three questions you have about the midterm material (either directly from the list I gave you or describe your own questions/confusions). Respond to others' questions in the comments.
Why is it that ‘individuals are unable to CONSCIOUSLY process two verbal tasks or two auditory tasks at the same time’?
How could you teach something through paired association?
I know I'm commenting a bit late, but in relation to your question, we will be covering equity issues in a few weeks. Not to say that there still aren't judgements happening, but I think the main contributor to inequities are the economic factors. An elementary school in a very poor neighborhood will clearly receive less resources and will have teachers that may not be well-trained. It's true that the setup does perpetuate inequity.
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