Fueling Creativity in Education Deploying Artful Leadership in Teaching and Learning with Rachelle Archer
What is Artful Leadership, and how might it help facilitate creativity in teaching and learning? In this episode of the Fueling Creativity podcast, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood speak with Rachelle Archer, an arts-based consultant & founder of Artful Leadership. The episode shares Rachelle's 25 + years of experience working at the intersection of arts, education, and healing, primarily with unhoused and systems-affected youth. Discussions include how artful leadership can help students reflect and connect as they interact and engage with others around them.
“Learning happens when we feel safe and when we feel connected to others in a space; it's not just something that happens inside our brains.” - Rachelle Archer
Rachelle’s Tips for Teachers and Parents:
- Start with your own curiosities. Don't do anything major.
- Find out what your students enjoy. Pleasure is a helpful entry point to creativity.
- Avoid judgment in terms of this is good or bad, instead celebrate whatever emerges from the experience.
Resources Mentioned:
Linchpin by Seth Godin: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7155145-linchpin
Burnout by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: https://amzn.to/398PEuX
Listen to the episode with Jonathan Plucker: https://bit.ly/3KZ1Ds9
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About Rachelle Archer
Rachelle Archer, arts-based consultant & founder of Artful Leadership, helps educators impact young lives sustainably by putting their own well-being first, so that they can lead with a full tank and create a community culture that supports students and staff. She has 25 + years of experience in youth development, working at the intersection of arts, education, and healing, primarily with unhoused and systems-affected youth. She supports organizations with healing-centered professional leadership & organizational development, helping to foster the individual, interpersonal and institutional wellness that will empower them to live into their full potential. Rachelle believes that everyone can be a leader, humans thrive in community, and the well-being of that community starts with us doing our inner work first.