Creativity and Authentic Approaches

Creative... having the power to bring into being.

We often lump everything dealing with creativity into one category. However creativity can have many facets. As you design assignments and assessments think about ways to facilitate the creative process. Help children to explore, evaluate, engage, and evoke.

Authentic approaches aren't fake or contrived. They result in real-world solutions and meaningful products.

Generative

Generative... producing new life or propagating offspring from an initial seed or idea.

Some young people need a seed, starter or prompt to kick-start ideas and creativity.

NETS1a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.

Make it Authentic... identify personal interests and local connections to the Korean War.

Korean War through...

• Audio
  • The Korean War
  • The Making of a Nation #205 - Korean War
• Video
  • Unforgettable from PBS
  • Unforgettable from Arizona Public Media
  • National Memorial Day Concert from PBS
• Interactives
  • Sixty Years, A War On Hold
  • The Price of Freedom: Americans at War (includes all US wars)
• Timelines
  • History Timelines from the British Library
• Visuals
  • Wikimedia Commons: Korean War
  • American Experience MacArthur
  • Korea Conflict in Pictures
  • On War: Korean War 60th Anniversary
  • Remembering the Korean War, 60 Years Ago
• Oral History Projects
  • Experiencing War from Library of Congress
• Background Information
  • Korean War from Wikipedia
• Government Resources
  • US Army Corps of Engineer: Korean War Memorial
  • National Park Service: Korean Veteran's War Memorial
  • Naval History: Korean War
• General Resources
  • Korean War Project
  • Military.com: Korean War

Option 1: Focus on memorials. Design a local memorial to Korean War Veterans.

• Books
  • The Monument by Gary Paulsen
  • Memorial by Gary Crew
• Websites
  • Korean War Veteran's Memorial from Wikipedia
  • War Memorial from Wikipedia

Use Stixy to create a collage showing the plan for the memorial.

Option 2: Focus on firsts. How was the Korean War different from other wars? Explore some aspect and interview veterans about their experiences. Generate a product to share conclusions.

Truman desegregated the Armed Forces in 1948 just prior to the Korean War. This was the first war where African-American and white soliders were fully integrated. Learn more at Desegration of the Armed Forces.

Dynamic Sticky Walls. Sometimes you need a place where you can organize ideas with others sharing text, photos, images, and other materials.

Basic stickywalls provide notes that can contain text, images, video, and links. These notes can be organized.

• Wallwisher. Extremely easy to set-up and use.
• Alternatives
  • Corkme
  • Edistorm
  • Pegby. Sign-in and email confirmation required
  • PrimaryWall. Simple stickywall. No signin required. If you sign-in you have more controls. Designed for elementary grades.

Complex stickywalls provide more complex tools and organization of stickynotes and online resources.

• Stixy. Create for notes, photos, documents, and lists. You can also collaborate.
• Alternatives
  • Lino it
  • Nota
  • Popplet

TRY IT
Explore resources and brainstorm your own assignment that connects personal interests and local history connections. Explore Stixy.