Like so many, I think this week, and the project, along with the video and reading is a reminder that the project is a process, and the end product is o ly part of the spiral.
As I apply this concept to my recycled paper towel and toilet paper tubes project, what is important is was the imagining, creating/ tinkering, trying, collaborating, and revising, not the project itself. I need to let the reins loosen a bit so my granddaughter can TINKER, not just build a new toy to play with. Again, it is the process that is important, not the product.
Limitations can foster a lot of creativity… I keep thinking of the kid who plays with the box the Christmas gift came in. Things don’t need to be fancy to foster creativity. One of my favorite experiences ever was a world my friend and I made up on our bus ride, It was so magical and fabulous, I dreamt about it for years afterwards. We never really managed to return to that story line in as profound a way and I always was saddened by that.
The least creative child I have worked with was one whose mother gave her no limitations. She was frenetic and all over the place, with little sense of purpose or direction.
Idea that made me inspiring is Scratch. Yeah, because from this, students can created projects based on their own ideas. Also, in my place where I work as coding instructor for kids, we used Scratch for beginner students whether it’s elementary, junior, or high school. It’s because, from Scratch, they’ll learned logic program & created algorithm based on their own ideas.
Es importante probar cosas y perder el miedo a fallar. También veo interesante la aplicación de la espiral del pensamiento creativo para productos y servicios, como también en la parte digital.
While I realize I am late to the party, I still want to complete the activities and reflections as posted. This week I read the book “Big Magic” by Elizabeth Gilbert and it had many thoughts and ideas that spoke to me. A quote from the book, “What we make matters enormously, and it doesn’t matter at all.” We are creators and we should follow our instincts to create for ourselves, not for others. Just as we discussed this week, as we grow, we become afraid of showing our playful side and we should not. We should not worry so much about what others will think or say about our creations, because the more we worry about it, the more we keep ourselves from sharing our work.
Learning through projects fosters active learning, collaboration, and real-world application, empowering students to develop critical skills and make meaningful contributions to society.
The creative learning spiral was an interesting concept. I also agree about not teaching the students concepts and skills prior to starting the project. I think it’s best the students learn as they go and discover new skills and the explanation of those skills are explained after the completion of the project.
For me, Scratch is a tool that sparked my imagination
I originally wanted to create a project around candy—a symbol of a small, sweet memory—but I ended up getting so absorbed in making sprites move that the project drifted away from its original theme.
This made me think: while following my passion might be a good thing as an artist, from a designer’s perspective, it felt like I had failed to meet my goal. And honestly, I often make this same kind of mistake.
Maybe I should have planned the project more concretely from the beginning
Or perhaps I should have started by exploring what I could express well, and then built the theme around that
can definitely feel ‘that small, sweet memory’ as the inspiration at the core of your project @miyako <3
maybe your goal naturally evolved with what you were most enjoying exploring as you say,
and maybe there’s also some other ways of exploring the ‘small, sweet memory’ that will emerge too
In my Happy Candy project, I used colored pencils to bring in elements that evoke childhood.
I had been feeling disappointed that I didn’t include more of the nostalgia or my memories with Signora Luisa—but @Jayelf ‘s comment made me realize I might have achieved about 20% of that goal after all
Maybe “small, sweet memories” are actually at the core of my creative process.
I have a feeling that if I explore them in different ways, I might grow even more in my creative journey
