Introduction to Creative Learning
This week includes an introduction to the course, a discussion of the Lifelong Kindergarten approach, and an opportunity to share a childhood object
Watch & Read
Introduction to Creative Learning
In this video, Mitch Resnick introduces the core ideas of creative learning and how those ideas are inspired by the way children learn in kindergarten.
Subtitles are available in multiple languages.Readings
Learn more about the big ideas of creative learning including the four P's and the creative learning spiral.
Lifelong Kindergarten - Chapter 1 (excerpts)
Italiano (Italian) , Português (Portuguese) , 日本語 (Japanese) , Español (Spanish) , Türkçe (Turkish) , العربية (Arabic) , ภาษาไทย (Thai) , 中文 (Chinese)
Make & Share
Here are the steps for this activity
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Read Seymour Papert’s essay on Gears of My Childhood
Italiano (Italian), Português (Portuguese), Español (Spanish), 日本語 (Japanese), Türkçe (Turkish), العربية (Arabic) -
Think about an object from your childhood that interested and influenced you. What was special about it? How did it affect the way you think and learn?
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Go to the discussion forum to see other people’s objects
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Share a photo and short description of your childhood object
Reflect & Discuss
This week we are going to reflect on the core ideas of Creative Learning by playing with the 4P’s.
We’d love to hear:
Which one among the 4P's (Projects, Passion, Peers and Play) are you particularly curious or excited about, and why?
Feel free to start new conversations and play with other ideas: for example imagining the kindergarten approach in your learning environment, or sharing a favorite quote from the week’s readings and explaining why it resonates with you.
LCL Chat
Video calls with the LCL team and the rest of the community
Session 1 - Friday 10:00-11:00 AM (Boston time)
Session 2 - Friday 04:00-05:00 PM (Boston time)
Discussion topics
What brings you to LCL? What do you think about the creative learning approach?
What resonates with you? What questions do you have?
You will receive the zoom link in the weekly email.
WeScratch
No WeScratch this week. We’ll start next week!
Offline Materials
You can get this week’s videos, subtitles, and readings in a single zip file for offline use.