Fueling Creativity in Education

In this fourth episode of the Listen & Learn Summer Series, Cyndi and Matt discuss "Initiate Discussions on Creativity" - one of ten actions they've identified for classroom creativity during their 60+ podcast interviews with creativity researchers, practitioners, and talented educators.    During the conversation, Cyndi and Matt revisit advice shared by Monika Kang, who reminds educators to reflect on how they speak about creativity, and Dr. Marta Davidovich Ockuly, who invites classroom practitioners to generate definitions for creativity relevant to the environment.    Featured Episodes Monika Kang, Creativity, and a Global Perspective Marta Davidovich Ockuly, A Scholarly Journey to Redefining Creativity   The Listen & Learn Summer Series offers teachers and educators a collection of short episodes to support professional learning around creativity in education. Cyndi and Matt have created an online resource to help educators who want to engage in the learning experience actively. You can learn more about this series on WorwoodClassroom.com or visit CreativeThinkingNetwork.com to join online discussions on each tip with Dr. Cyndi Burnett.   Eager to bring more creativity into your home or classroom?  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.    Subscribe to our monthly newsletter!

In this third episode of the Listen & Learn Summer Series, Cyndi and Matt discuss "Be Open" - one of ten actions they've identified for classroom creativity during their 60+ podcast interviews with creativity researchers, practitioners, and talented educators.    During the conversation, Cyndi and Matt revisit advice shared by creativity research and renowned author Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman and Dr. Patrícia Alves-Oliveira, an expert in human robotics design. Although the discussion highlights the need to be open in response to student questions and requests, Cyndi and Matt also consider whether it's possible to be too open at times.    Featured Episodes: Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, Journey of Teaching and Learning Dr. Patrícia Alves-Oliveira, Robotics and Creativity   The Listen & Learn Summer Series offers teachers and educators a collection of short episodes to support professional learning around creativity in education. Cyndi and Matt have created an online resource to help educators who want to engage in the learning experience actively. You can learn more about this series on WorwoodClassroom.com or visit CreativeThinkingNetwork.com to join online discussions on each tip with Dr. Cyndi Burnett.   Eager to bring more creativity into your home or classroom?  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.    Subscribe to our monthly newsletter!

In this second episode of the Listen & Learn Summer Series, Cyndi and Matt discuss "Start Small" - one of ten actions they've identified for classroom creativity during their 60+ podcast interviews with creativity researchers, practitioners, and talented educators.    During the conversation, Cyndi and Matt revisit advice shared by Maker Space expert Michael Mino and educator Andrea Mango; both emphasize the importance of expanding on what you are already doing well and recognize that change takes place over time and in small micro-bursts.    The Listen & Learn Summer Series offers teachers and educators a collection of short episodes to support professional learning around creativity in education. Cyndi and Matt have created an online resource to help educators who want to engage in the learning experience actively. You can learn more about this series on WorwoodClassroom.com or visit CreativeThinkingNetwork.com to join online discussions on each tip with Dr. Cyndi Burnett.   Featured Episodes: Michael Mino, Maker Education Across Different Socio-Economic Environments Andra Mango, Giving Up Control in the Classroom   Eager to bring more creativity into your home or classroom?  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.    Subscribe to our monthly newsletter!

In this first episode of the Listen & Learn Summer Series, Cyndi and Matt discuss "Ask Questions" - one of ten actions they've identified during their 60+ podcast interviews with creativity researchers, practitioners, and talented educators.    During the conversation, Cyndi and Matt revisit two tips shared by Dr. Joe Renzuli and Dr. Frank LaBanca and discuss how they represent the values they want to promote within the action of Ask Questions, which include asking open questions throughout the semester and joining students in a journey of discovery in response to unknown questions that arise during class discussions.   The Listen & Learn Summer Series offers teachers and educators a collection of short episodes to support professional learning around creativity in education. Cyndi and Matt have created an online resource to help educators who want to engage in the learning experience actively. You can find out more at WorwoodClassroom.com or visit CreativeThinkingNetwork.com to participate in a regular discussion on each tip with Dr. Cyndi Burnett.    Featured Episodes: How to Engage, Inspire, and Promote Creativity with Dr. Joe Renzuli Integrating Inquiry-Based Learning with Dr. Frank LaBanca   Eager to bring more creativity into your home or classroom?  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.    Subscribe to our monthly newsletter!

Welcome to the  Fueling Creativity in Education podcast’s Listen and Learn Summer Series! Here, you can join Dr. Matthew Worwood and Dr. Cyndi Burnett for a summer of professional learning to help bring more creativity into your home or classroom. Through our new series, we’ll cover ten simple but powerful actions you can take to increase creativity in your space. We have analyzed over 200 tips shared by creativity researchers, scholar-practitioners, and educators to determine these top 10 actions. Spend the summer learning how to become better equipped to nurture the creative potential of yourself and your students/children. And you can win prizes simply by listening! Each week we will reveal a letter that can be decoded to reveal a creative word. Once you have the word, email us at questions@fuelingcreativitypodcast.com to be entered into our big giveaway!   Eager to bring more creativity into your home or classroom?  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.    Subscribe to our monthly newsletter!

In this 2022/23 academic year wrap-up episode, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood discuss the official end of the pandemic and the launch of ChatGPT before discussing their professional accomplishments, which include a new parenting book on creativity and a new professional educators network dedicated to creative thinking (Creative Thinking Network).  Referenced Episodes: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Creativity with Bryan Alexander Teaching Teachers About Creativity   Other items referenced: New Book Alert: Raising Highly Creative Kids: 8 Tips for Early Years Parenting My Sandwich is a Spaceship: Creative Thinking for Parents with Young Children Teacher Innovation Studio   Link to Creative Thinking Network for Educators 20% DISCOUNT CODE: fuelingcreativity   Eager to bring more creativity into your home or classroom?  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.    Subscribe to our monthly newsletter!

In this debrief episode, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood revisit their interview with Dr. Howard Gardner, a developmental psychologist, renowned author, and the Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Cyndi and Matt reflect on Dr. Gardner's work in Creativity studies, discuss Five Minds of the Future, and consider the teaching of mini c and little c creativity in the classroom.   Referenced Resources: A Synthesizing Mind: A Memoir from the Creator of Multiple Intelligences Theory by Howard Gardner Creating Minds by Howard Gardner Five Minds for the Future by Howard Gardner The Real World of College by Howard Gardner and Wendy Fischman   Eager to bring more creativity into your home or classroom?  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.    Subscribe to our monthly newsletter!  

In this special episode of the Fueling Creativity in Education podcast, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood welcome Dr. Howard Gardner, a developmental psychologist, renowned author, and the Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.   Listen in as Howard shares his perspective of creativity and how it’s changed throughout his career in education and research. He highlights the fascinating insights he learned from writing “Creating Minds: An Anatomy of Creativity Seen Through the Lives of Freud, Einstein, Picasso, Stravinsky, Eliot, Graham, and Ghandi”. He speaks on how creativity is rewarded in educational spaces and how you can encourage kids to be creative regardless of the process, outcome, and reward.   “My best advice for young people is to be a fragmenter – to take one aspect from one person and a second aspect from a second person, and so on. Don’t be too dependent on one role model. I think that’s a mistake.” – Dr. Howard Gardner   Howard details the role of AI in originality of ideas and having a creative mind, along with why the synthesizing mind isn’t for everybody. Then, he shares his thoughts on the mindsets that are required for the future and what makes him hopeful (and worried) for future generations.   Howard’s Tips for Teachers and Parents: Every young child loves to explore and gets pleasure out of trying new things. Your job is to encourage children to engage with new things. Don’t worry if they obsessively repeat something or if they frequently switch from one thing to another. Don’t forget to instill discipline in kids starting at a young age, but also give some slack to kids who do things differently than everyone else. Find something that you enjoy doing, that satisfies you or is meaningful to you, and that you can get better at (as long as it’s not harming anyone else).    Recommended Resources: A Synthesizing Mind: A Memoir from the Creator of Multiple Intelligences Theory by Howard Gardner Creating Minds by Howard Gardner Five Minds for the Future by Howard Gardner The Real World of College by Howard Gardner and Wendy Fischman   Eager to bring more creativity into your home or classroom?  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.    Subscribe to our monthly newsletter!     Have a question? Email Dr. Burnett and Dr. Worwood at questions@fuelingcreativitypodcast.com!   You can also find The Fueling Creativity in Education Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, and PodBean! Please rate, review, and share the podcast if you enjoy it!   About Dr. Howard Gardner: Howard Gardner is an award-winning developmental psychologist and the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is also the head of the Steering Committee of Harvard Project Zero, an educational research group composed of multiple, independently-sponsored research projects. In recognition of his contributions to both academic theory and public policy, he has received honorary degrees from thirty-one colleges and universities, including institutions in Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, South Korea, and Spain. He has twice been selected by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines as one of 100 most influential public intellectuals in the world. Howard is the author of thirty books translated into thirty-two languages, and several hundred articles, best known in educational circles for his theory of multiple intelligences.   Learn more about Howard Gardner Visit his website  

How is teaching art different than teaching creativity? How do you teach creativity in the context of art? In this throwback episode of Fueling Creativity in Education podcast, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood revisit their discussion with Tamara Doleman, head of the Visual Art department at Ashbury College in Canada. Tamara is passionate about exploring the intersection between art, creativity, wellbeing, and the growth and healing potential it can provide our communities and schools.   Listen in to learn about Tamara’s deliberate approach to teaching creativity in the art classroom and the difference between teaching art and teaching creativity. She details the many benefits of teaching for creativity in schools, especially now during the pandemic, along with how to facilitate a long-term program for creativity in your classroom.   “Creativity is the celebration of pluralism and diversity. I think that our world, in essence, really needs to come to terms with the fact that all of us are different and we all have something to contribute to the world. And so, when we’re teaching for creativity, we’re really teaching an individual how to be comfortable with who they are and start to think about what they want to bring into the world… to make it a better, more enjoyable, beautiful place”             - Tamara Doleman   Tamara’s Tips for Teachers and Parents: Read up on creativity, but also read up on what skills and characteristics different artists have. Were they risk-takers, detail-oriented, etc? Don’t focus on and criticize the outcome of a creative experience. Focus on the creative process and how each student differs from one another. Acknowledging how you talk to yourself during your creative process is an opportunity for learning in a creative space. Encourage your kids to work through frustration, getting stuck, and their inner critic. Engagement and connection will increase once you focus on creativity in the classroom. Set up expectations and awareness around behaviors and how our actions impact others. Foster a space where kids feel comfortable being playful and coming up with crazy ideas.   Eager to bring more creativity into your home or classroom?  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.    Subscribe to our monthly newsletter!   You can also find The Fueling Creativity Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, and PodBean! Make sure to rate, review, and share the podcast if you enjoy it!   About Tamara Doleman: Tamara Doleman has been teaching for over 20 years. Her experience includes teaching a variety of subjects in elementary and secondary, in single sex and co-educational schools, both public and private. She is head of the Visual Arts department at Ashbury College in Ottawa, Canada. Tamara has a Master’s degree in Creativity from SUNY Buffalo State. She has coached individuals, run workshops, written articles, and presented a TEDX talk on the topic of creativity in schools. She is passionate about exploring the intersection between art, creativity, wellbeing, and the growth and healing potential it can provide our communities and schools. Her future goals involve getting training in expressive arts therapies.   Visit Tamara’s website Connect with her on LinkedIn Follow her on Twitter Follow her on Instagram

How is creativity connected to engagement in an educational environment? In this throwback episode of the Fueling Creativity in Education podcast, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood revisit their conversation with Dr. Heather Lyon, author of Engagement is not a Unicorn (It’s a Narwhal) and The BIG Book of Engagement Strategies.   Listen in to learn Heather’s unique formula for engagement, the differences between student engagement and adult engagement, and engagement impacts our ability to be successful learners. She details her 4 Levels of Engagement and what causes someone to shift from one level to another, as well as the manifestations of each of these engagement levels.   “Compliance is not engagement”- Heather Lyon   Heather’s Tips for Teachers and Parents: Teachers are models for students. Students do what they see, so teachers who are engaged and creative have students that are also engaged and creative. Be willing to celebrate both the progress and the struggle. Compliance is not engagement. Stop being okay with students who are simply doing what they’re told. Creativity is the fuel for engagement. The more a person has choice, voice, input, and control over what they are doing, the more likely they are to be at least interested, if not absorbed, in the learning.   Resources Mentioned: Listen to the episodes with Ron Beghetto Listen to the episode with Dr. James Kaufman Listen to the episode with Sally Reis   Eager to bring more creativity into your home or classroom?  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.    Subscribe to our monthly newsletter!   About Heather Lyon: Heather Lyon is author of Engagement is not a Unicorn (It’s a Narwhal) and The BIG Book of Engagement Strategies.  Heather is a former English teacher and has a Ph.D. in Educational Administration and an Ed.M. in Reading from the University at Buffalo. She is an Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology for Lewiston-Porter Central School District in Western New York. Heather has been a staff developer and held various administrative titles, but the professional title she likes best is learner. She is also a proud wife and mother who struggles with but values the importance of boundaries and balance—which are so critical for all of us. Heather lives with her husband and three children, who make her smile and teach her the importance of kindness, respect, and patience.   Visit Heather’s website Follow her on Twitter Connect with her on LinkedIn   You can also find The Fueling Creativity Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, and PodBean! Make sure to rate, review, and share the podcast if you enjoy it!