This year we've used the Jordan Portrait of a Graduate as our focus for our updates each month. As a district, we are committed to developing graduates who are curious thinkers, creative problem solvers, engaged citizens, empathetic communicators, resilient lifelong learners and responsible teammates. As the digital teaching and learning department, we support educators in facilitating the effective use of technology to enhance student learning. Throughout this year, we've shared ways that you can use Adobe to help your students practice these different skills.
Curious Thinker: Have students hone their observational skills by choosing an everyday object and using Adobe Express to illustrate some details and descriptors for that object. Use this lesson plan from Adobe Education Exchange to have the students practice mind-mapping and drawing connections between ideas: https://edex.adobe.com/teaching-resources/finding-evidence-joy-of-creativity
Creative Problem Solver: Check out this short video that discusses how Creative Problem Solving is less about being "artistic creative" and more about thinking outside of the box, especially when facing real-life problems.
Engaged Citizen: This "PRODUCE A BLOG FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT" project will allow you to reflect on your own social justice knowledge in your community will help you better tackle real-world problems by examining current and historical problems from multiple perspectives resulting in authentic dialogues about change. Adobe Express allows you to instantly compose verbal and visual elements into published web pages making documenting and journaling your experiences accessible, fun and easy. Check out the lesson plan here on Adobe Education Exchange: https://edex.adobe.com/teaching-resources/produce-a-blog-for-social-justice-and-community-engagement
Empathetic Communicator: Level up your communication game by using the multimedia and video features in Adobe Express to share your ideas quickly & creatively. Adobe Express makes it easy to create graphics, videos, and web pages to share your message far and wide with the click of a button. Check out this video here:
Resilient Lifelong Learner: Help students keep their Adobe Express and other Creative Cloud files after graduation or when they transfer to another school!
Ensure your students can transfer their Adobe Express and other Creative Cloud files to a personal account using Adobe Student File Transfer service, so they can continue accessing their creative work, no matter where they are. https://graduation.adobe.com/
Responsible Teammate: In this video, you'll hear from expert educators and learn how to create an environment where learners feel comfortable to ask questions, explore ideas, take risks and engage with each other to create collaboratively. Check out the full, free, self-paced course, you’ll learn strategies to support your students’ creativity, communication, critical thinking, and collaboration skills. You’ll learn from expert teachers and access over 100 FREE lesson plans, activities, and projects that combine Khan Academy content and engaging Adobe tools here: https://edex.adobe.com/professional-learning/self-paced-course/teach-creativity-with-adobe-and-khan-academy
There are a million ways to use Adobe Express to build your students skills, both inside and outside of the classroom. What have been your favorite project this year?
