Learning and Leading

Fluency- the ability to generate lots of ideas

Flexibility- The ability to look at a question or a topic from a different angle
Originality- The quality that generates unique or unusual products

Elaboration- A way of adding details, filling in the gaps, embellishing, and completing a creative idea

 I definitely struggle most in originality.  I have an extremely difficult time coming up with a new product by myself.  I love hearing about others ideas and helping them elaborate.  However, coming up with the original product does not come naturally to me.  One person who is incredibly original is my Aunt Abbie.  My aunt comes up with a new product every day.  Unfortunately, my aunt never attempts to peruse any of her creative ideas.  I want to acquire this originality skill and take advantage of my ideas.

Wallwisher would greatly enhance a class’s flexibility.  On this site, a teacher will post a topic and the students are free to leave comments.  The comments would include different strategies, questions, and points of view on how to understand or accomplish the teachers post.  This website would also help in elaboration.  The comments would consist of the students creative ideas.  These ideas and detailed responses would then help other students understand how to solve a problem.

As a speech therapist, Corkboard would be useful.  Corkboard is a place where students can write down whatever they wish to share to the class.  This would be a great way for students to ask questions anonymously.  I would address the questions each time the children came in to see me.  Using corkboard I could I could see where the students struggle without embarrassing them.