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The Creative Classroom with John Spencer

The Creative Classroom with John Spencer

By: John Spencer
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 John Spencer is passionate about seeing schools embrace creativity and design thinking. In this podcast, he explores the intersection of creative thinking and student learning.Copyright 2024, Spencer Creative Services
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  • Deeper Learning is a Better Path Forward

    Deeper Learning is a Better Path Forward
    Jun 4 2025

    Teaching has always been challenging, but right now it feels heavier. In this piece, I share a conversation with Mike, a fifth-grade teacher who’s feeling the weight of tech distractions, AI-written essays, student apathy, and the pressure to do it all. The usual quick fixes...

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  • Teachers Are the Champions of Depth in a Culture of Distractions

    Teachers Are the Champions of Depth in a Culture of Distractions
    May 22 2025

    In classrooms across the country, something subtle but powerful is taking shape. Amidst the distractions, the surface-level shortcuts, and the pressure to speed everything up, I’ve seen students quietly shift from passive to active. They’ve gone from compliant to curious and from distracted to dialed...

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  • Why Depth Is a Critical Advantage in the Age of AI

    Why Depth Is a Critical Advantage in the Age of AI
    Apr 30 2025

    The future is unpredictable. We know that. So, when we try to design learning experiences that “prepare students for the future,” we have to recognize that we don’t always know what they’ll need. In this article, I explore the counterintuitive reality that the best way...

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