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Overview
Experience a Creative Breakthrough in Your Classroom
Have you ever wished you were more creative... or that your students were more engaged in your lessons? The Wild Card is your step-by-step guide to experiencing a creative breakthrough in your classroom with your students. Even if you've never painted a portrait or written a poem, you can create unforgettable lessons that help your learners retain content.
In this book, Wade and Hope King show you how to draw on your authentic self--your past experiences, personality quirks, interests, hobbies, and strengths--to deliver your content creatively. The seven steps in The Wild Card will give you the knowledge and the confidence to bring creative teaching strategies into your classroom. You'll learn...
- Why the deck is not stacked against you, no matter what kind of hand you've been dealt
- Why you should never listen to the Joker
- How to identify the "Ace up your sleeve" and use it to create classroom magic
- How to apply the "Rules of Rigor" in order to fuse creativity with learning
- How to become the Wild Card that changes the game for your students
"This book is a teacher wonderland of ideas, inspiration, and mind-blowing magic." --Ron Clark, New York Times bestselling author and cofounder, Ron Clark Academy
"Hope and Wade provide powerful, proven, practical steps to discovering the creativity inside of us all." --Kim Bearden, cofounder and executive director, Ron Clark Academy, author of LA Times bestselling Crash Course
"Wade and Hope King challenge, equip, and emPOWER you to create lessons that bring light (not dread) to your students' eyes." --Jason David Frank, actor, Power Ranger, and eighth-degree black belt martial artist
"These pages are full of real-life stories that will pull you in and challenge you to your core." --Amy Lemons, educator and blogger
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781946444752 |
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Publisher: | Dave Burgess Consulting |
Publication date: | 01/08/2018 |
Pages: | 262 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.63(d) |
Table of Contents
Introduction xi
Our Own Path xii
Flexing the Creative Muscle xv
Part I Wild Card 1
Chapter 1 The Game of Life 5
Creativity is a Personal Brand 11
Creativity Is a Mindset 13
Creativity Drives Engagement 15
Chapter 2 The Deck is Not Stacked Against You 17
Chapter 3 Don't Listen to the Joker 21
Change the Dialogue 23
Shrug Off Setbacks 24
Part II Creative Breakthrough 29
Chapter 4 Awareness 37
Evaluate where you are today and accept it so you can move forward 37
Assess, Accept, Act 40
What's Your WHY? 42
Why You Need to Know Your Why 48
Chapter 5 Desire 53
Let desire drive your commitment to challenge yourself and step outside your comfort zone 53
Don't Live in the Comfort Zone 56
First Step: A Smile 61
Rediscover Your Passion and Enthusiasm 64
Fake It till You Make It 68
Chapter 6 Reflection 73
Reflect on your own creative path. What will it look like? 73
Consider New Definitions of Creativity 75
Reflect on Your Vision for Change 77
Reflect on Your Goals 81
Chapter 7 Engagement 85
Develop a new understanding of engagement 85
The Rules of Rigor 88
Set Your Expectations High and Don't Accept Less 91
Create an Environment that Furthers Your Goals 95
Maintain a High Level of Energy 107
Build a Culture of Empowerment 111
Wrapping It All Together 120
Chapter 8 Authenticity 123
Identify your go-to thing and start there 123
Getting Started 133
Leveling Up 139
Avoid the Comparison Trap 140
Ideas Everywhere! 143
Chapter 9 Grit 153
Push through barriers and overcome obstacles 153
Crush Your Curriculum Challenges 156
Trounce Those Testing Troubles 160
Bust Through Budget Boundaries 164
Work Through Personal Struggles with Self-Awareness 168
Chapter 10 Persistence 173
Persist with and build on your creative efforts 173
Try Something Beyond Your Go-To Thing 175
Start a Club 176
Lift Up Your Colleagues 181
Chapter 11 Snappy Wrap-Up 185
Part III Toolbox 189
Cheers and Chants / Call and Response 191
Relationships and Culture 192
Soft Skills 194
Movement 195
Music 196
Games / Competition 198
Current Events 199
Debate 201
Effective Questioning 203
STEM / STEAM 205
Socratic Seminar 206
Spoken Word 207
Drama / Role Play 208
Public Speaking 210
Room Transformation 211
Works Cited 225
Acknowledgements 227
More from Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc. 231
About the Authors 242