Educators present their collaborative projects to one another, coaches, and mentors for critical feedback. Educators and mentors present student work to their peers. Group reflection on the Module 1 process and discussion of Module 2.

Educators experience a full Catalyst Project with a team or peer collaborators. Live sessions will focus on guided work time and teaching methodology demonstrations with educator Design Investigations. Educators and Mentors will collaborate on implementations of process components with students within the classroom to demonstrate understanding, experience teaching process concepts, and introduce students to some core concepts of Catalyst in preparation for a full project in Module 2.

Educators will also implement theory within the classroom through a four-part mini-project in which they will gain comfort and experience with teaching the creative process, collaborating with mentors, and practicing critique culture. Mentors presence in the classroom will drive collaboration with educators, bring their authentic experience to students, and practice critique culture. Through the princess students will participate in and practice elements of the creative process through research, ideation, and pitching a concept (through a narrative presentation) for an educator-project aligned mini-project.

Establish Critique Culture as the underlying method for project development and design investigations and Catalyst Educator and Creative Mentor engagement with students. Discuss the meaning of critical feedback, how it relates to the student process, and how to become an effective critic through group exercises. Introduce how to leverage collaborative partnerships to break the myth of expertise, support teacher creativity and project development, and expand possibilities for student Design Investigations.

This unit will draw on the educator creative experience of Unit 2 and the ideas explored in the Lab to date, systematically define, explain, and explore the components of the creative process used in Catalyst Projects through presentation, discussion, experiential exercises, and praxis within the classroom.

Introduce, unpack, and interrogate the concept of a teacher as a coach, critic, and guide as a foundation for understanding the process-based methodology of the Catalyst approach. This includes debunking the “Myth of Expertise” that teachers are the arbiters of knowledge and begin to establish the benefits of collaborative partnerships with community, mentors, and the citizenry in supporting and educating our youth.

In this unit, we will introduce educators to the context of the Citizen Schools Educator Development Program, the work of Citizen Schools as well as the culture of the program, and the broader scope of the learning progression. Participants will develop a sense of the “Teacher as a Creative Professional” theory and unpack the current creative learning landscape in education. Participants will also be able to set shared and personal expectations and visions for their journey in the program.

In this unit, we will introduce educators to the context of the Citizen Schools Educator Development Program, the work of Citizen Schools as well as the culture of the program, and the broader scope of the learning progression. Participants will develop a sense of the “Teacher as a Creative Professional” theory and unpack the current creative learning landscape in education. Participants will also be able to set shared and personal expectations and visions for their journey in the program.