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https://education.wm.edu/centers/ttac/documents/packets/adhd.pdf
The culture of the classroom can either support or create barriers to student success (Piffner,2011). 

Factors that foster attention, positive behavior, and academic and social success includeestablishing positive relationships with students, adopting classroom management techniques,and creating a physical arrangement that facilitates learning.
It is often a positive relationship with one teacher that facilitates school success for a studentwith ADHD (Piffner, 2011). 

When teachers connect with students and appreciate their unique skills and interests, students are more likely to strive for achievement and positively respond to classroom rules and procedures.
When using a proactive approach to classroom management, teachers support all students andcreate conditions that prepare them for learning (Piffner, 2011). 

Some strategies for positive management include clear directions, meaningful feedback, and opportunities for collaboration with peers. Here are some others.
Opportunities to RespondStudents with ADHD often have the most trouble attending during drill-and-practice assignments because of the repetitive nature of the tasks. Peer-mediated approaches such as those enumerated in the next screens are particularly effective for students with ADHD in such cases, because they increase students’ opportunities for engagement and active learning (Piffner, 2011).

Article 8 : Migration: https://online.hbs.edu/blog/post/Why-Airlines-Overbook-Using-Toy-Models-to-Maximize-Revenues
By now, we have all seen the recent news about United Airlines forcibly removing a doctor from an overbooked flight. Almost every major publication has a story on how various airlines handle overbookings and the rules and regulations that come with it (hint: United doesn’t fare so well), but  we wanted to look at the economics behind why airlines overbook.
At first glance, potentially having to pay as much as $1,350 in cash to remove a customer involuntarily from a seat that might have cost far less seems to go against the airline’s best interest. But if we take a more detailed look we can see why every airline overbooks to some extent.

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Method Components
What are the 4Cs?
The 4Cs for 21st century learning are Creativity, Critical Thinking, Communication, and Collaboration. They are part of the framework for 21st Century Learning and are designed to support student learning in today’s world and are skills they can use in college and career.
What is creativity (and what is it not)?
Stein (1953) defined creativity as “a novel work that is accepted as tenable or useful or satisfying by a group in some point in time” (p. 311). While many other definitions have emerged since 1953, many reiterate the idea of it being “novel” and “useful.” In the classroom, this means giving students freedom to create something new (novel) to address a problem or a need (useful). Construction of something new or innovative is a key component of creativity - creativity does not mean letting students color or copy an existing model, rather it means letting students create something new that can apply to a given, often teacher-created, context.
Example strategies that use technology to support creativity in the classroom:
Digital Storytelling:

Storybird: Storybird gathers images and invites students to turn those images into original stories.
Google docs are a simple tool that can allow your students to put their ideas to paper in an easy to share format.
Story builder
My Simple Show
Powtoon

Developing and Building Prototypes:

Google drawing or Tinkercad are great resources for designing digital prototypes
If you’re lucky enough to have access to a 3D printer see if your students can print their designs. If not, have them use the digital prototypes to mock up their own prototypes using other materials.

Appsmashing
(see https://www.smore.com/9g1x-elementary-ipads)

App smashing occurs when learners use the functionality from more than one tool to build something with greater functionality. App smashing requires more planning, experimentation and it can foster creativity.
For more ideas and examples, see the resources below.
Supporting Rationale and Research






Beghetto, R. A. (2013). Killing ideas softly? The promises and perils of creativity in the classroom. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Press.
Kaufman, J. C., & Beghetto, R. A. (2009). Beyond big and little: The Four C Model of Creativity. Review of General Psychology, 13, 1-2. doi:10.1037/a0013688


Resources


What We Know About Creativity (P21, Part of the 4Cs Research Series)https://www.scribd.com/document/360194838/p21-4cs-research-brief-series-creativityThis research brief provides an overview of creativity, the research on it, and some ideas for teachers to use for implementation in their classrooms.
Creativity in the Digital Classroom (21st Century Ed Tech)https://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/2013/01/14/part-1-creativity-in-the-digital-classroom-over-40-resources-are-they-in-your-school/This blog lists 40 resources and tools you can use to support students’ creativity in your digital classroom. This is the first of a four part series so explore other posts for additional ideas.
Digital Storytelling Activitieshttps://sites.google.com/site/richardbyrnepdsite/digital-storytelling/digital-storytelling-challenge-activitiesRichard Byrne created this Google Site full of resources for educators interested in digital storytelling. There are a variety of types of digital storytelling activities, each with a beginner, intermediate, and advanced version based on your comfort with technology.
Introduction to the 4Cs (Common Sense Media)https://www.commonsense.org/videos/introduction-to-the-4-csThis brief video provides an easy to understand overview of the 4Cs model.