The Science Behind the Curtain: Theater’s Role in Boosting Creativity
Season 9, Episode 12 The Science Behind the Curtain: Theater’s Role in Boosting Creativity “So what we looked at was what were the psychological skills that teachers were asking students to bring to the material of a theater classroom? So these are the acting...
A Scholarly Journey to Redefining Creativity with Dr. Marta Ockuly
Season 1, Episode 2 A Scholarly Journey to Redefining Creativity “I really never looked at creativity as something to be evaluated by certain criteria. I looked at it as a process to test and put out in the world and enjoy or explain something phenomenally. It’s a...
Teachers as Designers: A conversation with IBM designer, KC Lathrop
Season 1, Episode 4 Teachers as Designers: A Conversation with IBM Designer “I kind of think about creativity in support your mental health. I think it’s almost the same idea as going to the gym every day for your physical health. To me, maintaining a creative...
Learning to think like a Designer with Toy Coach Azhelle Wade
Season 2, Episode 8 Learning to Think Like a Designer with Toy Coach “Even inventors that come to me now, I have to bring them back to what you’re teaching your students. Who are you making this for? Why are you making this for them? Why do they need this? ” –...
Teaching Creativity through Digital Media and Content Production
Season 4, Episode 4 Teaching Creative Content Production “I’ve never seen this many students want to be YouTubers in my life than they do right now. But the big thing that I try to tell them is it’s not what the popular platform [is] now, I tell them to think about...
Matthew Worwood
Co-Host
TMatthew Worwood is an education consultant and full-time faculty member at the University of Connecticut's Digital Media and Design Department. His research interests focus on Teacher Creativity, Co-Creativity with Generative AI, and Design Thinking.
Cyndi Burnett
Co-Host
Dr. Cyndi Burnett is the Vice-President at Curiosity 2 Create. She taught deliberate creativity at the Center for Applied Imagination at SUNY Buffalo State University for 20 years. She is the author of four books on creativity in education and co-founder of the creative thinking network.