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Creativity is Mutualistic
Creative work occupies a complex creative space; it does not exist in isolation, nor is there only one solution to any creative work. Thus, the evolution of educator practices that support the creative process is neither straightforward nor simple. Creativity is improvisational, and often emerges when errors arise while grappling with familiar concepts; however, improvisation cannot happen when students are in lockstep with standardized directives or when they are focused on the singular goal of finding the one right answer to a problem. Thus, educators who inspire creativity must create an atmosphere within their classrooms that allows creative thought and process to evolve.
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#Unleash Creativity
Want to see some ways to subvert standardized curricula in your classroom and initiate some creative flow? Take a look at our suggestions in this presentation from the MACUL Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Don’t say no . . .go with the (creative) flow!
Marconi Institute for Creativity Presentation
I had the pleasure of presenting at the MIC conference in September, 2025. What a privilege to share the air with creativity greats like Vlad Glaveanu and James Kaufman! I presented a model for Creative Classroom Ecosystems, explained in the paper below. If you don’t feel like reading the paper and want to know more,…
Reimagining Creativity in the Classroom
PODCAST SERIES Reimagining Classroom Creativity Episode 1: Humans Must Be What AI Is Not Join a panel of practicing educators as they discuss that the reason why AI is a problem is also the solution. Humans have to be prepared to step up and be what AI is not: empathetic, intuitive, imaginative. PODCAST SERIES Reimagining…
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Social Media Use and Creativity: An Annotation
In this article, Sun describes creativity as the tendency of a student to generate novel ideas, through interaction and knowledge sharing with others, that are useful in product or service. Sun goes on to define social media as a set of interactive technology tools designed to encourage networking and dialogue in virtual communities. Sun suggests…
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Establishing Dialogic Co-Creation: An Annotation
Digital spaces can be used as a dialogic interface for student discourse and collaboration and to promote creativity. The research outlined in this article collected data from both small and large group interactions as students worked together to solve a problem using a common digital space. The researcher (Pifarre, 2019) found that there were seven…
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Peer Feedback–Results Inconclusive: An Annotation
According to a study by Ertner et al. (2007), peer feedback is important in maintaining the quality of discussion postings over the course of a semester. However, instructor feedback was still viewed as more important than peer feedback. Participants indicated that peer feedback was important on two fronts. First, when peer feedback was received that…
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Motativity: Creativity and Motivation
This brief literature review focuses on the use of creativity as a way to motivate learners. Moneta et al. (2004) describes five characteristics of the creative process: 1) self-generated problem identification, 2) building knowledge, 3) idea generation, 4) idea testing, and 5) presentation of ideas. While these ideas are all elements of the project-based learning…
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The Web as Creative Muse: An Annotation
Web-mediated knowledge synthesis. Sounds so complex. Which it is. But Deschryver has broken down this theory into seven conceptually manageable constructs that make it possible for the classroom teacher to implement relevant strategies as part of an ongoing effort to help students leverage the benefits of new literacies. Deschryver divides synthesis into two categories: synthesis…
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Swing the Pendulum
Teachers and students today are forced into extrinsic motivation mode as the emphasis in schools continues to be on performance–standardized tests, closing the gap, grades, student growth. Somehow, we all need to be thinking about swinging that pendulum back the other way, back toward students and teachers who are intrinsically motivated. Here are some thoughts…
Cultivating Creative Thought 