My friend George Couros once said, "If students leave school less curious than when they have started, we have failed them." I tend to agree. I've never heard of a cosmologist who says, "I'm done| John Spencer
Project-based learning and design thinking have both become buzzwords in the educational landscape. But beyond the buzz, both PBL and design thinking have rich histories that span decades. Both approaches also offer practical frameworks for| John Spencer
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 shifting from being teacher-centered toward being more student-centered. We| John Spencer
Podcast · John Spencer · 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.| Spotify
When I was a student, I thought I was a top tier reader. My teacher didn't do numbers for our reading groups. She chose large cats. But I knew that it was better to be| John Spencer
