I think one way my decisions have shown teacher creativity is by allowing for multiple modes of assessment. Knowing that not all children learn the same way and that they respond differently to various assessments, giving them multiple opportunities to show what they know and to grow on that learning is a creative way to get data without just using a paper and pencil test. The lesson is Novel in that escape rooms have been growing in popularity over the last several years. It's also Novel in that it is a fun, unexpected way of showing understanding of a math topic. My lesson is Effective because it teaches students two critical math standards that they will need for the rest of their lives. My lesson is Whole because it has meaning and complexity. My decisions have been an example of teacher as designer because of the backwards planning it takes to get 25 students to make escape rooms. The careful, thoughtful creation of each day's lesson plans to get to that final task must be in order and intentional.
