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It is hard to teach creativity

 I tried for years to teach my students to be more creative in my science classroom. A few kids would run with the activity but most would struggle or barely try. It took many, many tries and failures for me to learn that one activity by itself will not help a kid be more creative.

Let’s change how we ask kids to approach creativity. I was asking kids to take one idea and do *something* with it. They didn’t really care about the idea, nor the something they came up with. Two days later, it was as if it never happened. Creativity needs to be embedded in what the kids are doing and in topics that they care about.

Full Notes:

https://www.puzzleshiftcreate.com/Ep4-Teaching-Creativity-with-Sparks-and-Grinds

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The mission of Puzzle Shift Create is to help kids become creators of their own type. This podcast aims to share what worked for teaching creativity, mindsets, rethinking technology in the classroom.

Students become creators in Innovative Arts class which is found in our school fab lab/makerspace.

Listen to improve your makerspace or STEM lab, pick up teacher hacks, or include more curiosity/creativity in your curriculum.