The answer is -- we don't. But shouldn't these kids who go above and beyond anything we've ever expected get something extra?
While teaching ninth graders about the Vietnam War, I had one student create a detailed PowerPoint that when run created a stick figure movie about a young boy traveling through time to learn about the country Vietnam, the beginnings of the Vietnam War, and the outcomes. It was AMAZING and much MUCH more interesting than any of the short speeches my co-teacher and I listened to that week.
But "how" were we to grade for that creativity he displayed in his thinking and his learning?
Check out this blog from Byrdseed on how he accesses creativity!
(click on this picture for the article)
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