This document discusses ways to increase student engagement through curiosity, choice, complexity, and creativity. It presents strategies like thinking like a kid by using fluency, flexibility, and originality. It also suggests giving students limits to encourage creative responses, using "what if" questions, and reframing stories in a "what if" format to spark discussion. The overall message is that imposing some limits while allowing choice, complexity, and creativity can boost student engagement.

1. INCREASING
STUDENT
ENGAGEMENT
WITH CURIOSITY,
CHOICE,
COMPLEXITY,
AND CREATIVITY
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5. ONE

9. Why are kids so
much better at
this than adults?

11. Try
Thinking
Like a KID
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13. FLUENCY
FLEXIBILITY
ORIGINALITY
ELABORATION

14. TWO

15. GOING
BEYOND
ELEMENTS
THINKING
INSIDE
THE BOX

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17. PERIODIC TABLES
OF ALMOST
EVERYTHING
EXCEPT
ELEMENTS
PERIODIC TABLES
OF ALMOST
EVERYTHING
EXCEPT
ELEMENTS

18. brianhousand.com/blog/periodic-tables

19. THINK

20. Imposing
limits can
encourage
a creative
response.
- Ed CatmUll

21. http://www.flickr.com/groups/visualstory/
five frames

22. flickr five frames
1st photo:
establish
characters and
location

24. flickr five frames
2nd photo:
create a situation
with possibilities of
what might happen

26. flickr five frames
3rd photo:
involve the
characters in the
situation

28. flickr five frames
4th photo:
build to
probable outcomes

30. flickr five frames
5th photo:
have a logical
but surprising end

32. flickr five frames
1.Establish characters and location
2.Create a situation with possibilities
3.Involve the characters in the situation
4.Build to probable outcomes
5.Have a logical BUT surprising end

33. THREE

34. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/A7Eq9PEuDQk/maxresdefault.jpg

35. 3-2-1 WHAT
IF…

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37. WHAT DOES IT
MEAN TO BE
STUCK?

38. SOMETIMES
YOU ARE
JUST STUCK

40. 3
2
1
Words
Questions
Metaphor

42. http://www.buzzfeed.com/patricksmith/i-think-we-just-moved-an-inch-oh-no-just-imagined-it-fml#.bcJ7zxNKW

43. THREE WORDS
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44. What if…?

45. khanacademy.org/partner-content/pixar/storytelling

46. Identify the three films
that you would take to a
deserted island….

47. 3 FAV FILMS
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48. Part B: Why do you think you connected
with these stories? Come up with at
least one reason for each.
Part C: What, if anything, do these three
films have in common? How are they
different?

50. NEXT:
Return to your 3 favorite films and try
reframing each of them in terms of a
"what if" statement.
Share these with someone (you have not
talked with today) and see if they can
guess what movie it is from!

51. RIGOR
VIGOR

52. INCREASING
STUDENT
ENGAGEMENT
WITH CURIOSITY,
CHOICE,
COMPLEXITY,
AND CREATIVITY
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