Creativity doesn’t just happen in the arts… it can happen anywhere! In this episode of the Fueling Creativity in Education podcast, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood welcome Vincent Andrews, a Humanities Instructor, high school art teacher, and creativity/life coach who’s passionate about identifying creative aptitude within specific domains and understanding the relationship between creative confidence and educational/training structures.

Listen in to hear how the humanities transformed Vincent’s outlook on life and learn his unique approach to cultivating creativity in an art-centric classroom, as well as other domains that are more content-driven. He then details how to use incubation in the creative process to encourage students to solve problems and use their creativity each and every day.

“You don’t even need fine arts to cultivate creativity. There’s so many powerful things we can do and we can really alter the way that we think and develop our students moving into the future.” – Vincent Andrews

Plus, he speaks on the specific experiences that are critical to cultivating creativity in education and how teachers can begin to prioritize and grow their own creativity.

Vincent’s Tips for Teachers and Parents:

Dive deep into what creativity actually is. There are so many resources out there that you can reference and incorporate into your curriculums!
Look into your lesson plans and see how you can implement creative processes each day, not just once in a blue moon.
Creativity doesn’t just happen in the arts. Show your kids what creativity means and how they can use it on a daily basis in any environment.

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Access various creativity resources and tools & listen to more episodes of The Fueling Creativity in Education Podcast by visiting www.CreativityandEducation.com.

What to learn more about Design Thinking in Education?

Do you want to build a sustained culture of innovation and creativity at your school? Visit WorwoodClassroom.com to learn how Design Thinking can promote teacher creativity and support professional growth in the classroom.

Have a question? Email Dr. Burnett and Dr. Worwood at questions@fuelingcreativitypodcast.com!

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About Vincent Andrews:

Vincent Andrews works primarily as a Humanities Instructor and high school art teacher. He also is a creativity/life coach working with individuals to reach their individual goals. Vincent is extremely interested in cultivating creativity in education and organizations and his research is focused on identifying creative aptitude within specific domains, in addition to understanding the relationship between prevalent educational/training structures and the creative confidence of its participants that ensues as a result of these structures.

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