Before reworking your entire class to accommodate a new project, you will need to know why it's worth your time and effort. I get that. So, before I tell you why this matters we need to hear from the truly important voices. What the students have to say There's nothing more important than student voice. … Continue reading The Creation and Publication Project: A Brief Introduction
Jason Kunin - Videographer / Freelancer https://www.youtube.com/user/MrJkunin 1. Did you have / how did you overcome fears that you would fail when you started publishing your work? To be honest, I’ve never had this sort of fear of failure because publishing for me has always been something I’ve pursued as a hobby rather than a … Continue reading Creator Spotlight: Jason Kunin
Anne Douris (Bossie) - Musician @BossiePerson | http://BossiePerson.com | Bossie: Not Pictured LP 1. Did you have / how did you overcome fears that you would fail when you started publishing your work? I definitely had, and still have, fears of failure when I put my work into the world. It's scary to put yourself … Continue reading Creator Spotlight: Anne Douris (Bossie)
Anna Zhu - Photographer / Videographer Anna Zhu Photography (Panasonic, The Hunger Project, Make Your Mark) | http://annazhu.com 1. Did you have / how did you overcome fears that you would fail when you started publishing your work? What is failure? I consider completing a project and putting it somewhere viewable (even if it’s a … Continue reading Creator Spotlight: Anna Zhu
Adam Clare - Self-Published Author http://www.realityisagame.com | Unofficial Pokémon GO Tracker's Guide | Escape the Game 1. Did you have / how did you overcome fears that you would fail when you started publishing your work? Total fears around imposter syndrome and questions around who am I to say this? I actually find communicating via … Continue reading Creator Spotlight: Adam Clare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeEHPf_1zmA&t=11m06s Rob Norman – Author / Actor / Podcaster Author - Improvising Now – Host of CBC Podcast “Personal Best” - Actor "Sunnyside" 1. Did you have / how did you overcome fears that you would fail when you started publishing your work? I was "writing" this book for 7 years. But I kept hitting … Continue reading Creator Spotlight: Rob Norman
Richard Burley - Author Mouse | http://www.richardfordburley.com | @schadenford 1. Did you have / how did you overcome fears that you would fail when you started publishing your work? So the first thing is, there’s a lot of talented people who’ve had their work published. There’s more talented writers out there than I’ll ever have … Continue reading Creator Spotlight: Richard Ford Burley
When focusing on taking student work OUT OF THE CLASSROOM in an effort to make it meaningful, it's important that students have an opportunity to hear from real-world creators who have gone through the creation process. Learning that published creators don't start that way, reaching those heights only by going through their own trials, is … Continue reading Making Projects Meaningful: Creator Spotlights
The CREATION AND PUBLICATION PROJECT was constructed to be in line with the Five Global Competencies that make up the backbone of the TDSB’s Vision for Learning. Below you will find a list of those competencies, and their specific look-fors. Below each of the look-fors you will find Italicized Text that explains how our assignment connects … Continue reading TDSB Global Competencies
Having looked at a number of ways for students to take their work outside of the classroom, it's important to give them something that they will want to strive towards. A project based task that encourages them to discover and work to solve an issue in their own community is a great way to engage … Continue reading Creation and Publication Project
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