When I worked with School 2.0 to create my Reflection Tool, I met NETS-S 5: Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership.
The module that I chose to take a deeper look into was NETS-T #1: Facilitate & Inspire Student Learning & Creativity. Within this module, I focused on the resource titled "Creativity and Schools," which is a video of Sir Ken Robinson presenting his ideas of education and creativity within the educational system. He addresses many valid and interesting points through his presentation. He stated that he believes that creativity is as important as literacy within the classroom. I definitely agree with this statement; I believe that creativity is something that is essential within the atmosphere of the classroom. Children harbor such creativity in most instances and we, as educators, need to let the creativity flow to inspire learning. He also addresses that creative children who possess a true talent suffer the consequences of their talent not being valued in our society. Their talent and the creativity that comes along with it are "stigmatized". Sir Ken Robinson discusses the idea that we need to "radically reshape" the way in which we view intelligence. He brings up three points: intelligence is dynamic, diverse, and distinct. These are the principles that we should remember about individuals and intelligence. Intelligence should not solely be measured by academic success. I really enjoyed watching this video and listening to what Sir Ken Robinson had to say.
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