Season 6 | Debrief Episode
Creativity Special with Dr. Howard Gardner
“I think many elements of eminent creativity are out of our hands, but the 4C model reminds us that even at a very young age, we can engage in and embrace creativity, and we can produce useful outcomes.”
– Dr. Matthew Worwood
Episode Transcription
In this debrief episode, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood revisit their interview with Dr. Howard Gardner, a developmental psychologist, renowned author, and the Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Cyndi and Matt reflect on Dr. Gardner’s work in Creativity studies, discuss Five Minds of the Future, and consider the teaching of mini c and little c creativity in the classroom.
Referenced Resources:
A Synthesizing Mind: A Memoir from the Creator of Multiple Intelligences Theory by Howard Gardner
Creating Minds by Howard Gardner
Five Minds for the Future by Howard Gardner
The Real World of College by Howard Gardner and Wendy Fischman
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