Leslea+Alexander

Howdy. Thanks for the help.

__**Visual Ranking**__

1. What ideas do you have for using Visual Ranking? I will use this as an introduction to my composition unit. "Consider why people create. Create a list of different reasons, and then rank them in accordance to your life." **

2. How will the use of Visual Ranking fit into your Unit Plan and help your students meet the learning objectives and target higher-order thinking skills? If you have already decided that Visual Ranking will not be a good fit for your unit, what ideas do you have for using Visual Ranking with your students in other units?

**My students will be creating a composition of their own, and in doing so, need to consider why they are being asked to create music. I want them to relate a real-life application to this classroom assignment and have a better sense of what it means to be innovative.**

3. What concerns do you have in using this tool or incorporating ranking?

**In considering why people create, I am concerned that the students will not be able to determine enough of a difference between some of the reasons to rank them.**

4. What feedback would you like from others?
 * I would like any ideas you may have on how to rewrite the question so that they are better able to determine an order that fits their "style" of creating.**


 * __Seeing Reason__**

1. What ideas do you have for using Seeing Reason?


 * I am using the Seeing Reason tool to have the students consider what situations increase or decrease creativity. **

2. How will the use of Seeing Reason fit into your Unit Plan and help your students meet the learning objectives and target higher-order thinking skills?


 * They will really have to consider what factors in their lives can have an impact on their creativity. **

3. Does your unit involve a complex system or issue that warrants delving into identifying and analyzing cause-effect relationships?


 * No **

4. What concerns do you have about using this tool in your unit?


 * The students are going to have to not only consider if a situation increases or decreases creativity, but also what level of increase or decrease. That will be difficult initially. **

5. What feedback would you like from others?


 * Are there any other good examples of situations that increase or decrease creativity that you would add? **