Fueling Creativity
Season 10
After 200+ episodes, the Fueling Creativity in Education Podcast has evolved, refining its format over ten-plus seasons. Initially featuring 10 interviews and two debrief episodes per season, we’ve expanded to 12 episodes, including four debriefs and a dedicated episode connecting insights to emerging scholarly research.
This shift allows us to diversify topics, dig deeper into insights, and strengthen connections between creativity research and educational practice. Co-hosts Matthew Worwood and Cyndi Burnett engage with leading voices in the field, reflecting on emerging trends and evolving conversations. As our podcast continues to grow, we remain committed to exploring new ideas and fostering meaningful discussions on creativity in education.
Season 10
Season 10 was a significant milestone for Co-Hosts Matt and Cyndi, with the majority of episodes recorded from late November 2024 to late January 2025. The season launched with the podcast’s first-ever mini-series, recorded on location at a national conference, featuring three episodes exploring diversity in gifted education.
Another standout moment was an interview with one of Matt and Cyndi’s dream guests, Dr. Teresa Amabile, whose groundbreaking research on motivation and organizational creativity has had a lasting impact far beyond the classroom.
As Season 10 continues, new episodes explore emerging trends in creativity research, education, and leadership, bringing fresh perspectives from leading scholars and practitioners. The season is set to conclude in May 2025.
The Value of Small Wins and the Progress Principle (Double Expresso)
Season 10, Episode 13 The Value of Small Wins and the Progress Principle (Part Two) “Well, kids are going to make mistakes, and what you need is the equivalent of what we saw in some of these teams. And that is celebrating failure value, celebrating what you can learn...
Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation in the Classroom (Double Expresso)
Season 10, Episode 13 Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation in the Classroom (Part One) “I think if you can allow your children to explore and experiment with things, even if they're making monstrosities, they're learning. They're learning and they're having fun and...
Scratch and MIT’s Five Ps of Technology and Learning
Season 10, Episode 12 The Five Ps of Technology and Learning“Focus more on technology fluency. You know, our goal is not necessarily to have professional programmers, for instance, or professional web developers, but empower people so that they master enough of...
Nature Knows Best: Teaching Creativity Through Biomimicry
Season 10, Episode 11 Nature Knows Best: Teaching Creativity Through Biomimicry "And it's really this ancestral practice that we as humans have been performing since time immemorial, that the indigenous people have perfected this since the dawn of time that has become...
Why Relationships Matter Most: Creativity and Student Readiness
Season 10, Episode 10 Why Relationships Matter Most: Creativity and Student Readiness “People talk about the three Rs of education, and typically that's reading, writing, arithmetic. Three Rs of education are relationships. Relationships. Relationships like hands...
Thinking Critically and Creatively in Math
Season 10, Episode 9 Thinking Critically and Creatively in Math“I think something like 60% of kids going into STEM drop out in the first year. And a lot of the times that's because of maths courses. And does that reduce the diversity of the people taking stem?...
Bringing Real World Innovation and Design to the Classroom
Season 10, Episode 7 Innovation in the Classroom“I think it goes back to looking at what is needed and when and what is the value and what is the impact. And so just because things are at our fingertips doesn't mean that they should be the first choice of use if they...
The Interplay Between Creativity and Innovation
Season 10, Episode 8 The Interplay Between Creativity and Innovation“You cannot have creativity without skills because then you end up with an empty shell. Everybody can come up with an idea, but if you cannot realize it. So if you don't have the skills to make it...
Going Beyond the Grade: Cultivating Creativity and Curiosity in Education
In this episode of the Fueling Creativity in Education podcast, hosts Matthew Worwood and Cyndi Burnett are joined by Santosh Zachariah, an educator with a rich background in STEM fields and a passion for fostering creativity in his students. Santosh shares insights from his journey from civil engineering and software development to teaching and educational technology coordination. He underscores the importance of intrinsic motivation and the power of removing grades to cultivate meaningful learning experiences. The conversation delves into the challenges and strategies of creating grade-free environments, emphasizing student reflection and metacognition as tools to fuel curiosity and creativity. Santosh offers practical examples from his experience at the Evergreen School, where intrinsic motivation is prioritized to help students explore their interests and develop skills rather than simply achieving grades.
AI Literacy in Education and the Digital Divide
Season 10, Episode 5 AI Literacy in Education and the Digital Divide “We already have college essays requiring gen AI use and we already have applications for jobs saying AI literacy, ChatGPT, prompt engineering. And so saying that kids can't use this and it is...
Exploring Social Activism and Creative Change in the Community
Season 10, Episode 4 Exploring Social Activism and Creative Change in the Community“We want our students to feel heard and we want them to feel like they actually have agency. So when we work with the Creative Change Makers, the core program, we never tell them what...
Equity in Gifted Education: Overcoming Barriers to Inclusion
Season 10, Episode 3 Equity in Gifted Education: Overcoming Barriers to Inclusion“ Across the nation. Each state has its own policy for gifted education. It would be wonderful if either there were a more uniform, equitable policy and mandate for gifted. Every state...
Rethinking Gifted Education and Twice-Exceptional Learners
Season 10, Episode 2 Unlocking Potential: Rethinking Gifted Education and Twice-Exceptional Learners“ And so just changing the word doesn't necessarily change everything about it, but I think it does make it a little bit easier to talk about, especially when you get...
Exploring Creativity, Metacognition, and Gifted Education
Season 10, Episode 1 Exploring Creativity, Metacognition, and Gifted Education“ Why not ask them to try to come up with their own questions as well? You know, try to come up with five questions. And so then that becomes, you can check them for fluency, you can look...
Introducing Season 10 live from NAGC 2024
Season 10 Introducing Season 10 Live from NAGC 2024“ I also have always been fascinated about why we have different names. Is it gifted ed, gifted and talented. And as we will hear in the episodes, there's a few other names that are referenced by the different...
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