10 Actions for Creativity
ten episodes for Professional Learning
Dr. Matthew Worwood – Cohost
Dr. Cyndi Burnett – Cohost
The Fueling Creativity in Education podcast has interviewed over 60 renowned creativity scholars, respected practitioners, and passionate educators who have collectively shared over two-hundred tips promoting classroom creativity.
Cohosts Matthew Worwood and Cyndi Burnett reviewed and grouped these tips to identify TEN ACTIONS for Creativity in Education, which they share in this Summer 2023 Listen & Learn series.
The series also includes an online resource for educators who want to complete a 1-2 sentence summary of how they plan to implement each action during the academic year.
We took 200+ tips and grouped them into TEN ACTIONS for Creativity in Education.
Episode 0:Orientation
This episode serves as an orientation to the Listen and Learn Series. Cyndi and Matt discuss their approach to the 200+ tips shared by creativity researchers, scholar-practitioners, and educators and their plans to share them as part of a series of professional development.
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Episode 1:Ask Questions
In this first episode of the Listen & Learn, Cyndi and Matt discuss “Ask Questions” – 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.
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Episode 2:Start Small
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.
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Episode 3:Be Open
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.
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Episode 4:Initiate Discussions on Creativity
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.
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Episode 5:Plan for Creativity
In this fifth episode of the Listen & Learn Summer Series, Cyndi and Matt discuss “Plan for Creativity” – one of ten actions they’ve identified for classroom creativity during their 60+ podcast interviews with creativity researchers, practitioners, and talented educators.
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Episode 6:Build Relationships
In this sixth episode of the Listen & Learn Summer Series, Cyndi and Matt discuss “Build Relationships” – one of ten actions they’ve identified for classroom creativity during their 60+ podcast interviews with creativity researchers, practitioners, and talented educators.
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Episode 7:Give Choice
In this seventh episode of the Listen & Learn Summer Series, Cyndi and Matt discuss “Give Students Choice” – one of ten actions they’ve identified for classroom creativity during their 60+ podcast interviews with creativity researchers, practitioners, and talented educators.
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Episode 8:Nurture Potential
In this eighth episode of the Listen & Learn Summer Series, Cyndi and Matt discuss “Nurturing Creative Potential” – one of ten actions they’ve highlighted for classroom creativity during their 60+ podcast interviews with creativity researchers, practitioners, and talented educators.
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Episode 9:Model Creativity
In this ninth episode of the Listen & Learn Summer Series, Cyndi and Matt discuss “Modeling for Creativity” – one of ten actions they’ve highlighted for classroom creativity during their 60+ podcast interviews with creativity researchers, practitioners, and talented educators.
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Episode 10:Teach Failure
In the final episode of the Listen & Learn Summer Series, Cyndi and Matt discuss “Teach Failure” – one of ten actions they’ve highlighted for classroom creativity during their 60+ podcast interviews with creativity researchers, practitioners, and talented educators.
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