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The Creative Classroom with John Spencer
The Creative Classroom with John Spencer
John Spencer

John Spencer is passionate about seeing schools embrace creativity and design thinking. In this podcast, he explores the intersection of creative thinking... more

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Episodes

We Want Students to Be Creative, But How Do We Assess This?

We know that creativity is vital for student learning. We also know that we tend to value the things we... more

08 Apr 2025 ·
Centaurs, Cyborgs, and Coffee-Bearded Logos – Seven Ways AI Is Changing Creativity

About a week ago, ChatGPT rolled out a major update to its image generation and suddenly my feed was flooded... more

02 Apr 2025 ·
Ten Ways to Use AI for Deeper Learning and Mastery

We often hear about AI and student cheating. This is a valid concern. But I’d like to highlight ways that... more

26 Mar 2025 ·
Ten Traditional Teaching Practices that Still Belong in a PBL Unit

While it’s easy to reject traditional teaching practices as “less authentic” in PBL, we explore why these ten strategies actually... more

20 Mar 2025 ·
Lynn Cashell on How She Integrated AI into Genius Hour

In this latest episode, Lynn Cashell shares how she integrated AI into her student Genius Hour projects. Listen to the... more

13 Mar 2025 ·
Taking a Beta Approach to Teaching and Innovation

This week, we explore the concept of “teaching in beta”—a mindset that embraces imperfection and experimentation in the classroom. Learn... more

06 Mar 2025 ·
Jed Dearybury on the Power of a Playful Mindset (Interview)

In my latest podcast episode, I interview Jed Dearybury. He’s a deep thinker and a creative spirit. As the co-author... more

03 Mar 2025 ·
The Six Biggest Mistakes I Made with Genius Hour (and How I Fixed Them)

Student voice and choice can be challenging. There are so many variables at work and it’s okay if it doesn’t... more

26 Feb 2025 ·
A Continuum for Using AI in Schools

In my latest article and podcast, I share a continuum for how we can think about AI integration in our... more

13 Feb 2025 ·
Avoiding the Astrodome Effect with AI

Artificial Intelligence has some very real promise. But in this week’s article and podcast, we explore the danger of the... more

04 Feb 2025 ·