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Jul 02 2020

How to Read 50 Books in a Year (Even When You’re Busy)

By John Spencer Creativity, Podcast, Professional Development 7 Comments

This is my latest article in a series on owning your professional learning. According to a Pew Research poll, over a quarter of the U.S. adult population said they hadn't read a book within the last year, whether that was in audiobook, ebook, or physical…

Jun 29 2020

Make Something Awesome This Summer

By John Spencer Creativity, Podcast, Professional Development One Comment

This is my latest article in a series on owning your professional learning. Genius Hour (or 20% Time) projects begin with a simple idea: give students a dedicated period of time to pursue their passions, interests, and questions in a creative way. Made famous by…

Jun 22 2020

Why Every Teacher Needs a Mastermind Group

By John Spencer Creative Collaboration, Creativity, Podcast, Professional Development 4 Comments

This is my latest article in a series on owning your professional learning. In this series, we explore what it means to own your professional learning. This article focuses on mastermind groups. These groups are self-initiated and democratic. Members meet together to provide accountability, structure,…

May 11 2020

Seven Reasons to Pilot Genius Hour Projects

By John Spencer Creativity, Empowering Students, Podcast, Student Choice 7 Comments

Genius Hour (or 20% Time) projects begin with a simple idea: give students a dedicated period of time to pursue their passions, interests, and questions in a creative way. In this blog post and podcast, we explore the benefits of doing Genius Hour projects. This…

May 06 2020

4 Ways to Craft Choice Menus in Distance Learning Classes

By John Spencer Creativity, Distance Learning, Empowering Students, Podcast 13 Comments

I have three kids ranging from older elementary to high school. Each one of them is handling distance learning differently. My daughter, who is also the youngest, initially felt overwhelmed at the list of assignments that popped up each Monday and the scheduled meetings twice…

May 02 2020

Join Us for the Global Day of Design on May 6th

By John Spencer Creativity No Comments

Subscribe to YouTube Channel Last year over 100,000 students from four different continents participated in our third annual Global Day of Design. The hashtag went viral as students and teachers shared and launched their creative projects all day long around the globe. This year, we are…

Apr 09 2020

Teachers Have Always Been Amazing But The Quarantine Is Proving Just How Amazing They Are

By John Spencer Creativity, Teacher Life 6 Comments

The last few weeks have proven to society something that we, in education, already know. Teachers care deeply about their students. I’ve seen so many examples of teachers making phone calls to families, having class video conferencing meetings to just do a pulse check on…

Apr 03 2020

10 Free Classroom Activities for Your Distant Learning Classroom

By John Spencer Creativity, Technology and Media Literacy 10 Comments

In my last article, I wrote about using a vintage innovation approach to create meaningful distance learning lessons. Being creative often means designing these activities and projects from scratch. However, creativity doesn’t always work this way. When we think of creativity, it’s easy to picture…

Mar 30 2020

There’s No Single Right Way to Do Distance Learning

By John Spencer Creativity, Podcast No Comments

The last week has proven to society something that we, in education, already know. Teachers care deeply about their students. I’ve seen so many examples of teachers making phone calls to families, having class Zoom meetings to just do a pulse check on each child,…

Mar 27 2020

Taking Distance Learning Away from the Screen

By John Spencer Creativity, Podcast 19 Comments

In education, we often use a metaphor of content delivery. We use terms like "deliver a lesson." We ask, "did the students get it?" But the last week and a half has proven that teachers are not merely content delivery machines. In my last post,…