For letting me know that I don’t have to be perfect. And ways to get to know students.

John Spencer shares a range of ideas to improve the classroom experience that are both innovative and practical. I love listening on my morning walks to get me inspired for the day of teaching ahead.

My favorite new podcast on education. The subject matter is well thought out and presented in an engaging and meaningful way. Very useful for educators across different subject areas and age levels. Looking forward to more!

The information in this show is so useful. You can tell that John really cares for students and teaching is a calling. One of the few who get to work doing what they were made for. Looking forward to hearing more. Rick Yuhas Renewed Mindsets Podcast

This interview was done so well and the insights he provided were the best I’ve heard yet.

There has been a pleasant shift to add in interviews with relevant experts in fields that intersect with education and personalizing. Especially this recent Sal Khan interview. Keep it up John!

Equity Design + Visual Design + Conversation Between 2 Creative Thinkers = A Beautifully Blended, Inspiring & Unifying Podcast (Just like a book that you don’t want to end!) This is one of my favorite John Spencer podcasts, but it’s not the ONLY one, that’s for sure! So many I want to comment on, I’m just on replay for a 2nd (maybe 3rd?!) time as I read her book AGAIN and take notes and journal along. Favorite Quote: “Belonging is a sense.. it’s a feeling that I’m not ONLY included, but WHO I AM is sought out and honored! That I can show up as MY WHOLE SELF - THAT’S what it feels like to belong!” Favorite Rabbit Hole: Othering (the complete opposite of belonging ) & John Powell’s work Just like her book is suggested as a fast and practical read with big and bold ideas that you can easily and regularly reference… So Are John’s Podcasts! So many fascinating rabbit holes of knowledge to go down on each and every one of his podcasts AND this book! Highly worth your time, again and again and again. 😊

I enjoyed the AI episode especially. It gave me so many ideas on how to approach the topic of the future of education with my high school students.

I just finished listening to your episode on Sprints, mini projects, and project based learning. To start off, I loved how you explained these concepts from the perspective of your own experiences because it made the episode more interesting and relatable! I also loved how you gave an explanation as to what sprints, mini projects, and project based learning are and how they differ from one another. Prior to listening to this episode I was not aware that sprints and mini projects are components of project based learning! Although I found your explanations on these concepts beneficial, I wish there would have been a little more explanation about the activities that can be implemented as sprints and mini projects. Some of the activities that were mentioned were unfamiliar to me which led me to have a difficult time understanding how I might use these concepts in my own classroom. However, I am a college student who has yet to start their journey as a an educator therefore, I have plenty of time to continue learning. Overall, I am very thankful to have listened to this episode because it provided me with some insights that might be useful to me as I make way into my own classroom in the near future.

Inspiring and useful with great guests and discussion about how the best teaching practices can be utilized to increase student and teacher creativity and learning

John shares so many great ideas about how to create classrooms where teachers and students can thrive. The combination of strategies shared along with an understanding of how to meet students where they are is a perfect example of a Flexible Mindset. This podcast can help anyone looking for ways to build student engagement and agency.

I am an elementary educator looking to inspire my students and ignite inquiry in their brains. This podcast is super helpful and is full of some many unique and fun ways to do that. Thank you for inspiring me to become a better educator.

Wowsa!!!! Thanks so much for all your insight to PBL!!!! I listen to the same episode multiple times to listen, then write down and take notes, and share all the things with my friends and admin.

I enjoy hearing John's thoughts on developing creativity in students. I think this is a skill that students need to be successful and John is always sharing new ways to foster creative thinking. I enjoy the podcast and reading his posts.

I love this podcast. John Spencer is sharing a lot of great ideas on how to engage students in class. Future educators definitely need to make sure that they need to find a way to make every class fun and interesting.

John Spencer always has great ideas and insights for improving student engagement through creating and experiencing. If you are look for ideas to innovate and inspire your students, be sure to check out his amazing podcasts.

I get so much out of your podcast-Thank you!!! I’m an IB Elementary Art & Design teacher in CT & absolutely love your podcast. @nwoodsart on Twitter

Thank you so much for sharing in few minutes so much relevant information and ideas for teachers. Great job! 👍🏽I heard you mentioning your upcoming book so I’ll keep an eye on that one. 😀

The host begins with an empathetic speech that speaks to the listener, and then he launches into actionable strategies. There are topics relevant to any educator.

This was listed as a source for one of my education courses this semester. Amazing tips. -New subscriber

One of my colleagues shared this episode and these are great ideas to think about as we begin this new school year. Keep up the great work!

Thank you! Just listened to the Distance Learning creative ideas for engaging students and it was helpful on a philosophical level and a practicum level! Thank you!

Loved thus episode on reading 50 books in a year! So many practical ideas for making it happen, in addition to the many benefits of reading more. Thank you John for another great episode of “The Creative Classroom”!

This podcast is the breathe of fresh air that I needed in my teaching craft. Teaching is a constantly developing craft and John speaks as if to support and build that. After listening to this podcast I’m wondering where I can take his classes!

John, thank you so much for your passion and dedication to our craft. I teach foreign language to adults and many of your creative writing prompts work wonders for facilitating spontaneous group discussion. I appreciate your advice and your hard work !

John came to Spectrum Progressive School for an astounding workshop in 2016. Magnificent.

Always fresh, creative & inspiring 💡

This teacher appreciates your work and research!

No fluff here... great ideas informed by experience. Middle school centric. Inspiring and actionable.

I’m so glad I found this podcast! I feel so inspired and empowered to create the classroom I’ve always wanted. I’ve just binged this podcast and can’t wait for upcoming episodes!

I'm an educator and curriculum designer in a PBL-based middle school classroom. I'm also a solo teacher. This pod is as close as I ever get to collaborating with a peer. I find this 20 or so minutes per week SO valuable. Hope you do too!

John, I just listened to your podcast "why trust is vital to peer feedback". I enjoyed listening to it and agree with the importance of receiving peer feedback. Some of the examples you gave and the logic around low/high trust and its relationship to the kind of feedback people give were illustrative and useful. I would recommend people listening to this podcast if they want to become more aware about facilitating for peer feedback in and out of classrooms.

This is a high-quality podcast and the issues discussed are relevant to today’s educators. My only issue is that John sometimes speaks quietly and I’m not able to hear him clearly.

Sometimes teachers hear only the why, which is the focus of this podcast: why direct instruction is from important within a gold-standard PBL. But here you also get how to embed engaging and interactive direct instruction into your classroom projects to improve student learning. I can build on both the why and the how presented in this podcast. After attending PBLOhio, this is extremely timely for me, thank you!

You can tell he’s passionate about helping teachers. He gives really practical, poignant advice on setting up your class and implementing strategies that work and foster creativity. Beyond that, he really seems to care about teachers well-being and making sure we’re taken care of so we and our students can thrive.

Thoughtful and insightful. Just stumbled upon this podcast and I've enjoyed listening to several episodes.

Good info

I am a huge fan of this podcast. John’s thoughtfully put together monologues are filled with amazing content and always spark new ideas.

Thank you for your ideas to ponder on. I am a new listener and have binged in you podcast over the last week. I am a new fan and appreciate your fresh concepts and realities of thinking.

John Spencer talks about all of the things that I’m passionate about right now in education! I like the way he creates YouTube videos to go with his content so that I can dig deeper after listening to his Podcasts! His maker, four C’s and design thinking content is really powerful! I love listening to the podcasts and thinking about how I can help teachers more fully understand some of these big ideas in education and edtech right now! Thank you John Spencer for sharing your innovative ideas with us! The Creative Classroom is by far my favorite podcast in education right now! 🚀🧠💡🤓

Fantastic insights to a more creative classroom. Listening to his insights always makes me stop and think.

John Spencer is amazing. He always makes me THINK. Love his approach to innovation and creativity.

You podcast/ website has allowed me provide professional development to my teachers on how to innovate learning experiences for students! This is a follow up to your presentation in Oak Creek, WI at the beginning of this school year. Since then teachers not only in our building, but across the district have started their own journey into Genius Hour and PBL. - Keith, Principal @ Cedar Hills Elementary

The 5 Myths comes up as journalism.

Since he co-wrote the book Launch with A.J. Juliani, I have followed his work. I have used his expertise in how I setup the STEAM by Design seminar at our school. The fact he offers so many resources is really amazing. If you have not subscribed, do it now!

Thank you to the creative classroom for being my first stop for motivation and innovation in the classrrom. I appreciate the inspration and so do my students!

I've enjoyed learning from John across all his platforms - his youtube channel, his blog, and his books. But it's great having a podcast I can take with me on runs. I really appreciate his innovative approaches to getting kids thinking and working creatively.

Awesome podcast with short inspiring and useful episodes. Has been extremely useful in my classroom.

John is able to pack in amazing content in a short amount of time. Definitely worth subscribing to if you’re an educator or someone needing a creative boost!

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