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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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  • Using AI to Spark Deeper Learning

    Using AI to Spark Deeper Learning
    Oct 29 2025

    AI represents both a dream and a warning for education. On one hand, it offers personalized feedback, instant support, and creative possibilities that can make learning more dynamic than ever. On the other, it tempts us toward speed over depth, efficiency over understanding, and convenience...

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  • Students Need to Explore the Nature of AI

    Students Need to Explore the Nature of AI
    Oct 14 2025

    In 2014, Microsoft launched a hugely successful AI bot named Xiaoice in China. With over forty million conversations, users often described feeling as though they were interacting with a real human. Microsoft founder Bill Gates described it this way, “’Xiaoice has attracted 45 million followers...

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  • Empowering Students to Self-Select the Scaffolds

    Empowering Students to Self-Select the Scaffolds
    Oct 21 2025

    When I was a new teacher, I had a goal of differentiating instruction for every student. I would provide additional directions, project sheets, tutorials, and small group instruction for any student who needed help. I kept a list of specific strategies I would use in...

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