The Creative Classroom with John Spencer
Episodes
How to Design AI-Resistant Writing Before, During, and After the Writing Process
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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The Five Biggest Pitfalls of Collaborative Grouping (And How to Avoid Them)
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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The Problem with “They Didn’t Teach Us That in School”
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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The Power of Silent Discussions for Deeper Collaboration
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Susan M. Riley on the Power of Creativity in the Age of AI
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In my latest episode, I talk to Susan M. Riley about what creativity looks like in a generative age. She talks about how it’s changing, why it&#...
The Five Biggest Fears that Kept Me from Empowering Students
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Student engagement is harder than it used to be, but the answer is not more control or better entertainment. It is helping students move from complian...
The Push and the Pull Needed to Help Students Focus
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Focus is no longer our default. It’s not something that tends to happen by accident anymore. In a culture built on notifications, infinite scrol...
The Human Advantage: Nine Skills We Can’t Afford to Lose in an AI-Powered World
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With AI becoming a helpful tool in education, it’s easy to see the benefits of quick access to information, personalized support, and the efficiency...
Brett Fischer on AI and Teacher Creativity
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In my latest episode, Brett Fischer talks about how AI is transforming teacher creativity. I loved his practical insights and depth of knowledge on th...
Designing Socratic Seminars to Ensure That All Students Can Participate
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Socratic seminars are a democratic, student-centered, approach to class discussions. They can be used at any grade level with any subject area. In a S...
How Will AI Transform Creative Thinking?
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As AI becomes becomes more pervasive in our daily work, we often wrestle with a big question: what should we automate and what should we protect as de...
Using AI to Spark Deeper Learning
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI represents both a dream and a warning for education. On one hand, it offers personalized feedback, instant support, and creative possibilities that...
Empowering Students to Self-Select the Scaffolds
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When I was a new teacher, I had a goal of differentiating instruction for every student. I would provide additional directions, project sheets, tutori...
Students Need to Explore the Nature of AI
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2014, Microsoft launched a hugely successful AI bot named Xiaoice in China. With over forty million conversations, users often described feeling as...
Rethinking How We Use AI for Writing
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We keep talking about AI in schools like it is either a miracle or a menace, and that either-or mindset steers us into two dead ends. One path hands t...
The Surprising Element for Empowering Your Students in Collaboration
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Collaboration is one of the most powerful forces in learning. Yet it can also be one of the hardest things to cultivate. Too often, students struggle ...
10 Creative Risks to Take With Your Students This Year
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the year begins, we are all thinking about the idea of building a classroom community. Although I am no longer at the K-12 level, I am reminded of ...
How Deeper Learning Can Address Summer Learning Loss
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every year, we hear news reports about the “summer slide,” or the summer learning loss. Students arrive to school behind where they left o...
How Will AI Transform the Teaching Profession? Four Trends to Consider
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Machine learning is changing our world in profound ways. It will impact the way we learn and the way we teach. In today’s article and podcast, I...
Back to School in the Age of AI
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout this summer, I’ve had the opportunity to lead professional development on ethical AI integration throughout the United States. In som...
Six Ways to Empower Students to Own the Classroom Community
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When AJ Juliani and I co-wrote the book Empower, we focused on the ways that students could own the learning process. It’s the core idea of shif...