1. Innovate
2013 Corey Topf
Colegio FDR Lima, Peru
IB DP Language and Literature

2. The Less I Talk
The More You Learn Corey Topf
Colegio FDR Lima, Peru
IB DP Language and Literature

3. I want to stress from the
beginning that this will
not be a sit and get. You
will spend most of your
time working, because
that’s how REAL
LEARNING happens.

4. What were the three most-
visited websites in 2012?
Write them DOWN from 3rd
to 1st, and You cannot
talk to your neighbor or
use a device of any sort.

5. Your Name
Your School
Your Position
Your experience with filming and editing

6. Now you can
collaborate with
ONE other person,
but you must film
each other with a
device you have.
Explain WHY you
think your
answers are
correct.

7. 3 According to Alexa & The Huffington Post

8. 2 According to Alexa & The Huffington Post

9. 1 According to Alexa & The Huffington Post

10. What might this tell us about
ourselves,
our students
and how we should
structure our
classes?
1
2
3

11. What might this tell us about
ourselves,
our students
and how we should
structure our
classes?
Curious
connecting
1
Mo Vies
2
3

12. What might this tell us about
ourselves,
our students
and how we should
structure our
classes?
Inquire
Cre Ate
collaborate
1
Sto Ries
2
3

13. These sites reveal a bit about
who we are as learners.
Inquire
Cre Ate
collaborate
1
Sto Ries
2
3

14. We are no longer passive and we
need to structure our classes
accordingly.
Inquire
Cre Ate
collaborate
1
Sto Ries
2
3

15. Just like these sites give students
the power to choose their content,
students need this in the classroom
so they can take ownership of their
learning.
Inquire
Cre Ate
collaborate
1
Sto Ries
2
3

17. Is this allowing for collaboration?
Building curiosity? Improving our
ability to tell and receive
important stories?

18. Is using computers in a lecture
hall--or any class--what we
mean by innovation?

19. Technology should free us
from this so we can engage in
project-based learning for real
audiences.

20. Shift our mindset
through modeling
Research
a
question.
Collaborate in small groups to find the answer.
movie/story.
Synthesize
conclusions
in
a

21. But first...a story

22. The College of New Jersey
Masters Educational Leadership
Mallorca, Spain

25. Why so much theory and so little practice?

26. Why am I paying all of this money to
be lectured at from a PowerPoint?

27. If I’m bored listening to professors
talk at me, how must my students feel
all day, every day?

28. Why is school so separated from life?

29. Is this really worth my money and my time?

30. Why do SCHOOLS at the upper levels
kill creativity, innovation
and motivation?

31. Does the Ib Diploma kill
creativity and
innovation?
My own master’s and professional development.

32. Does the Ib Diploma kill
creativity and
innovation?
PATTERN:
the most innovative schools do not have a standardized curriculum.

33. Does the Ib Diploma kill
creativity and
innovation?
No IB DP. No AP. No GCSE.
In my perfect world we
wouldn’t need any of
these, but with high-
stakes accountability
in 11th and 12th
grade, these programs
are not going away any
time soon.

34. Why?
Because standardization often kills creativity and innovation.

35. Does the Ib Diploma kill
creativity and
But many of usvation?
inno find ourselves at schools
that offer these programs.
In my perfect world we
wouldn’t need any of
these, but with high-
stakes accountability
in 11th and 12th
grade, these programs
are not going away any
time soon.

36. how can we promote
creativity and innovation
in Ib diploma courses
despite constraints?

37. PURPOSE: Real Project
•
Determine the ways in which IB
Diploma courses hinder and/or
foster creativity and innovation.
•
Develop ways to stimulate
creativity and innovation in our
courses.
•
Synthesize what we discover into a
short video. (Real project)

39. REAL AUDIENCE
•The IB Organization
•IB DP teachers back at your school

40. Question #1: What does it mean for a
student to be creative and innovative in high
school? And why are these skills important
today?
Group 1

41. Question #2: How does the
IB Diploma Programme
hinder and/or foster
creativity and innovation?
What should we be doing
more of?
Group 2

42. Question #3: What can teachers in
specific disciplines do to make their
DP classes more innovative and
creative, despite the emphasis on
content? (T groups.)
wo
Groups 3 & 4

43. How do you film?
Groups 3 & 4

45. Google Doc:
https://docs.google.com/folder/d/
0B5vlo5FFdSbzcnpOVnIwcEYyV2M/edit
Twitter: cvtopf
Groups 3 & 4

46. Video Length
3 min. or less
Plan
Discuss and research the question:
3:15-3:35 (20 min.)
Plan, film and edit your story/movie:
3:35-4:15 (40 min.)
Share your film with the group:
4:15-4:30 (15 min.)

47. The Takeaway:
How can we promote creativity and innovation?

48. 1) Collaborate more. Do this in the class and with students
around the world. We should also push the IB to set up a
network for us to collaborate.

50. 2) Focus more on getting
kids to ask relevant
questions that allow for
more inquiry than
on providing answers
through lectures. This
will put the focus on
SKILLS over content.
Tony Wagner, Global Achievement Gap

53. 3) Allow students to
show their
understanding in a
variety of formats.
Allow for more project-
based and story -
based learning.

55. 4. Utilize technology as a
way to make learning more
INDIVIDUALIZED,
CUSTOMIZED, and
ACTIVE.

57. WHAT COULD THE IB DO TO FOSTER INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY?
Limit assessments and allow for more freedom and/or
options as to how we assess.
T the fat in terms of content. What’s REALLY
rim
important in each subject? My experience from Econ
showed me that there is simply TOO much to cover.

58. Fleas in a Jar

59. How will you encourage more
innovation and creativity in your
classroom to keep your students
from ending up like those fleas once
they leave school?

64. A
BOLDER
OPTION