I had the 7th and 8th graders do some exercises this week in mindset, creative thought and art process. Each day, we began class with a short video about growth and fixed mindsets. We worked on quick, one-day projects that challenged them to think of creative ideas and that enabled me to check on their work daily. My hope is that we can begin with longer projects next week referencing these lessons when we hit roadblocks with closed minds or apathy. We have concrete examples going into the quarter of how students came up with new ideas while they were working, how they were able to build on each others' ideas and how practice can improve creativity. The images below show examples from a progressive drawing activity we did yesterday. Students drew what home means to them. They then had to pass their paper around the table while each student was given a task to change or re-draw the original. It was fun to see the changes that took place and ideas that formed through the process!
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