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    Declaration of Innovative Arts

    I input the prompt – “Rewrite the declaration of independence but it is for a class called ‘innovative arts’ where students are breaking from the…

    Peter.Johnson March 24, 2023

    And now for something completely different

    Being committed to writing a blog every single day is probably counterproductive in some ways. I’m usually tired, it can disrupt a nighttime routine, and…

    Peter.Johnson March 23, 2023

    Routines like Railroads

    I made a tool that will help on the first day of class – it uses the analogy of a train on a railroad track…

    Peter.Johnson March 21, 2023

    The Creator Mindset Spectrum

    The apathy that we see in students has many causes. I am able to experience part of the problem first hand every August. On inservice…

    Peter.Johnson March 20, 2023
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    …invented a better wheel

    Yesterday I wrote about reinventing the wheel. I hope I’ve invented an even better wheel in the case of feedback for projects. The image below…

    Peter.Johnson March 18, 2023

    Designing feedback systems

    It is time to develop a system of feedback in the Innovative Arts routine. Every 6-8 days, we have a ‘Check-in’ that gets students to…

    Peter.Johnson March 17, 2023

    Becoming a content creator

    I’ve developed the ideas (links below), sorted them, piloted them, and started systematically deploying them in my classroom. The last step is to share them.…

    Peter.Johnson March 16, 2023

    Communicating intentions

    Ideally, everyone is walking into every class knowing that we are there to learn, grow, and get better. But I teach in a middle school…

    Peter.Johnson March 14, 2023

    Re-envisioned 3D Design Instruction

    A few years ago, I made a series of videos that taught how to use TinkerCAD – a free, simple 3D modelling program that kids…

    Peter.Johnson March 12, 2023

    Have it to get it

    There are things I’ve been trying to implement for years that are finally starting to work. The projects are supposed to be customizable and fun…

    Peter.Johnson March 8, 2023

    Staying the course

    Today there was another strong indication that Innovative Arts class is coming together. The vision hasn’t changed, it is still mostly projects, curiosity, autonomy, and…

    Peter.Johnson March 7, 2023

    Journaling

    I have a custom leather case for my journals and it is turning into my favorite object. I made it because I kept wrecking the…

    Peter.Johnson March 6, 2023

    Making Puzzle Shift Create useful

    This site started as a blog, the first posts talked a lot about positive mindsets and learning through creating. It then started hosting resources that…

    Peter.Johnson March 3, 2023

    Encouraging emulation

    A part of Innovative Arts is teaching how creativity and being great at something do not just spring out of you from nowhere. We all…

    Peter.Johnson March 1, 2023

    ‘Mindset Topics’ in their final form!

    I’ve tried a fair number of techniques to document and share the class “Mindset Topics” and finally have a solution that is flexible enough and…

    Peter.Johnson February 28, 2023

    About a million ideas (for starters)

    I’m still plugging my way through ‘Serious Creativity’ and it is laying out how to break things down into ideas, concepts, and a whole list…

    Peter.Johnson February 25, 2023
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    First Year Teacher Resource, Guidance, & Advice

    I’ve been working on this for some time but don’t think I should finish it. It is turning into a book. I’ll publish it as…

    Peter.Johnson February 23, 2023

    The new career pathways and new old ways

    It is time to admit that ‘content creator’ is a real career pathway that didn’t exist just a few years ago. I was asking chatgpt…

    Peter.Johnson February 22, 2023

    Serious Creativity

    By Edward De Bono, 1992 Here is the table of contents and a few notes from part one. It’s fascinating! I plan on wading into…

    Peter.Johnson February 21, 2023

    Intro to an open-ended but structured project

    Here is the opening to the project were projects are just amazing! So much creativity, so much excitement in class! Teacher Overview: Why, how, and…

    Peter.Johnson February 19, 2023
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