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Mar 23 2018

What can food trucks teach us about project-based learning?

By John Spencer Creativity, Podcast, Project-Based Learning 5 Comments

When we think of innovative companies, it's easy to imagine an open-air tech startup with ping pong tables and free drinks and huge windows and chairs so modern you're not sure how you're supposed to sit in them or look at them. Sometimes I look at…

Mar 02 2018

Students Need to Solve Real Problems

By John Spencer Creativity, Podcast, Project-Based Learning 4 Comments

In the 1980s, somebody decided that haircuts were way too messy. So, they combined a hair trimmer with a vacuum cleaner and we ended up with the Flowbee. I remember begging my parents for a Flowbee and they said "no," because they thought I would…

Feb 25 2018

How Does Assessment Work in a P.B.L. Unit?

By John Spencer Creativity, Podcast, Project-Based Learning 5 Comments

Assessment is everywhere. Visit a basketball court or a skate park or a rock climbing gym and you might just miss something happening all around. Assessment. The same is true of that group of kids huddled around their devices building a shared world in Minecraft…

Jan 20 2018

The Seven Biggest Lies that Keep Teachers from Implementing Project-Based Learning

By John Spencer Creativity, Podcast, Project-Based Learning 6 Comments

We know that kids learn at a deeper level when they do meaningful projects. We've seen how it increases engagement and creates memorable experiences. However, let's be real. Project-Based Learning can feel daunting at first. How do you make it fit within the standards? How do…

Jan 06 2018

The Maker Monday Challenge: Begin Each Week on a Creative Note

By John Spencer Creativity, Makerspaces 3 Comments

One of the key take-aways from Moore’s Law is that technological developments tend to double every six months. Products that sounded like science fiction a generation ago are now so commonplace we take them for granted. We are in an era of rapid changes in…

Jan 01 2018

10 Creative Risks to Take with Students This Year

By John Spencer Creativity, Podcast One Comment

My daughter looks up from her cereal and says, "You know what day I can't wait for?" "Um, your birthday?" She shakes her head. "Next Christmas?" She shakes her head again and then says, "The first day back to school. I can't wait to see…

Dec 03 2017

Five Ways to Boost Student Engagement with Flow Theory

By John Spencer Creativity, Podcast 18 Comments

If we want students to develop a maker mindset, we need to empower them to hit a state of creative flow. Flow Theory explains what happens when we hit that place of "optimal experience," where you are fully engaged, present, and focused. The following blog…

Nov 11 2017

How to Help Students Ask Better Questions by Creating a Culture of Inquiry

By John Spencer Creativity 13 Comments

Student inquiry is at the heart of student choice. When students are able to ask their own questions, they can chase their curiosity and tap into their own interests. They can build on their prior knowledge and build a bridge to new information that they…

Nov 04 2017

What a Trip to China Taught Me About Global Collaboration Projects

By John Spencer Creative Collaboration, Creativity, Podcast One Comment

My Trip to China A few days ago I arrived home after a two-week trip to China. We spent a few days doing things that were unabashedly tourist-related, like going to the Great Wall, visiting the Temple of Heaven, and exploring the Forbidden City in…

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What can food trucks teach us about project-based learning?

Students Need to Solve Real Problems

How Does Assessment Work in a P.B.L. Unit?

The Seven Biggest Lies that Keep Teachers from Implementing Project-Based Learning

The Maker Monday Challenge: Begin Each Week on a Creative Note

10 Creative Risks to Take with Students This Year

Five Ways to Boost Student Engagement with Flow Theory

How to Help Students Ask Better Questions by Creating a Culture of Inquiry

What a Trip to China Taught Me About Global Collaboration Projects

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