Cristina, muito obrigada pela informação e idéias! Leecy

At 04:30 AM 5/8/2007, you wrote:

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>Dear David,

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>I used to teach EFL at the Portuguese Navy and 

>there was not much space allowed for creativity 

>and innovation, but when there is a willing there is a way.

>And while many of the teachers held, and still 

>hold on to those very grey books, A colleague 

>and myself decided to bring some color into that 

>educational setting. We started using the web to 

>enhance learning and motivate the students. You 

>can see here some of the examples I engaged my 

>students with: 

><http://virtual-waters.tripod.com/workingstudents.htm>http://virtual-waters.tripod.com/workingstudents.htm 

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>

>The students generally loved it. They were 

>enthusiastic, being pro-active and participating 

>in class in amore meaningful way. And they were 

>also being quite creative, I must say.

>

>Most of the colleagues never embraced those 

>approaches as it was “too much trouble”. Being 

>creative and innovative doesn’t lessen the work, 

>I am afraid, but it does make the difference. My 

>colleague and I felt we had achieved something: 

>meaningful learning. We are still trying to 

>follow the learning with the use technologies 

>approach. My friend is now using blogs with 

>primary students (see my blog for further 

>information on that: 

><http://eduspaces.net/cristinacost/weblog/168236.html>http://eduspaces.net/cristinacost/weblog/168236.html 

>) and I am working at the University of Salford, 

>trying to engage staff in the effective use of technologies.

>I think the web 2.0 is a fertile field for 

>creativity yet to be explored (by most people).

>

>Thanks for sharing the wiki link. It has 

>interesting, useful information in it.

>

>Kindly,

>

>

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><http://eduspaces.net/cristinacost/weblog/>Cristina Costa

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>[mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of David J. Rosen

>Sent: 08 May 2007 03:27

>To: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List

>Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 1032] 

>Creativity and Innovation,Fabric of History, Shakespeare in Jail

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>PD Colleagues,

>

>In March of this year, I posted some questions 

>here about nourishing creativity and innovation:

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>If you are a teacher, does your program or school nourish creativity

>and innovation? If so, how does this happen?

>

>If you are a professional developer, how do your professional

>development efforts nourish creativity and innovation?

>

>Does your state ABE system nourish these? If so, how?

>

>How do _you_ nourish creativity and innovation in your work and in

>the work of your colleagues?

>

>You will find at

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><http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Creativity_and_Innovation>http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Creativity_and_Innovation

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>a list of possible sources – and examples – of teacher creativity

>and innovation in adult literacy education.

>

>What other sources and examples are you aware of?

>

>To contribute your ideas of sources or examples, reply to this

>message on the Professional Development discussion list and/or add

>them to the above wiki page.

>

>The Adult Literacy Education Wiki page,

>

><http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Creativity_and_Innovation>http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Creativity_and_Innovation

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>has been updated, and now includes, among other things:

>

>+ a link to the Fabric of History, a creative 

>American History curriculum that builds on 

>students' interest in clothing and fashion 

>statements by helping them develop a framework 

>of important dates and events in U.S. history 

>through an exploration of clothing and style in 

>the years 1600-1980. The curriculum includes 

>timelines, pictures, readings, formal and 

>informal writing assignments, multiple choice 

>practice, and suggestions for interpreting and 

>synthesizing new information through visual, 

>kinesthetic, and interpersonal activities.

>

>+ a link to Shakespeare in Jail, a two-part 

>article about an exciting program in a women's 

>correction institution through which teaching 

>Shakespeare came alive for students through film, reading and discussion.

>

>I hope you will visit -- and add other examples 

>to -- the Creativity and Innovation Wiki page.

>

>David J. Rosen

>djrosen at comcast.net

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