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John Spencer
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I’m a former middle school teacher and current college professor on a journey to ignite creativity in every classroom. Because let's face it, our students are filled with creative potential. They just need the spark from a teacher.
On this channel, you'll find:
1. Sketchnote videos that make complex ideas clear and engaging
2. Actionable maker prompts to get your students building and problem-solving
3. Writing prompts that spark imagination and get students excited about writing
4. Research-backed tutorials for creative teaching (think free professional development)
In a world dominated by AI and automation, our students will need to be creative thinkers and problem-solvers. We can prepare them for the future by empowering them right now.
Subscribe now and get these resources delivered straight to your inbox. Feeling overwhelmed by curriculum demands? Don't worry, these resources are designed to fit seamlessly into your existing lesson plans and standards.
On this channel, you'll find:
1. Sketchnote videos that make complex ideas clear and engaging
2. Actionable maker prompts to get your students building and problem-solving
3. Writing prompts that spark imagination and get students excited about writing
4. Research-backed tutorials for creative teaching (think free professional development)
In a world dominated by AI and automation, our students will need to be creative thinkers and problem-solvers. We can prepare them for the future by empowering them right now.
Subscribe now and get these resources delivered straight to your inbox. Feeling overwhelmed by curriculum demands? Don't worry, these resources are designed to fit seamlessly into your existing lesson plans and standards.
Always Play the New Teacher Card
🌟 My Journey as a New Teacher | Embracing the New Teacher Mindset 🌟
In this video, I take you through the roller coaster of my first year of teaching-the excitement, the challenges, and the overwhelming moments. From stepping into my classroom for the first time to discovering an unexpected gift from my mentor teacher, I learned valuable lessons that have shaped my teaching philosophy.
🎁 The New Teacher Card: A simple yet powerful reminder that being a teacher isn’t about perfection-it's about growth, experimentation, and embracing the glorious imperfections that make us who we are. Whether it’s navigating a chaotic classroom or dealing with the tough days, this mindset has stayed with me through every year of my teaching journey.
✨ Why the New Teacher Mindset Matters: Every year brings a new set of students, experiences, and challenges, and with them, the opportunity to innovate and grow. In this video, I share how this mindset has transformed my approach to teaching, from elementary school to the university level, and why I believe it’s crucial for educators at every stage of their careers.
🔗 Join me as I reflect on my journey and explore how we can all embrace the New Teacher Mindset to foster creativity, resilience, and continuous learning in our classrooms.
#NewTeacher #TeachingJourney #Education #Mindset #Innovation #TeacherLife #ClassroomStories #Inspiration
In this video, I take you through the roller coaster of my first year of teaching-the excitement, the challenges, and the overwhelming moments. From stepping into my classroom for the first time to discovering an unexpected gift from my mentor teacher, I learned valuable lessons that have shaped my teaching philosophy.
🎁 The New Teacher Card: A simple yet powerful reminder that being a teacher isn’t about perfection-it's about growth, experimentation, and embracing the glorious imperfections that make us who we are. Whether it’s navigating a chaotic classroom or dealing with the tough days, this mindset has stayed with me through every year of my teaching journey.
✨ Why the New Teacher Mindset Matters: Every year brings a new set of students, experiences, and challenges, and with them, the opportunity to innovate and grow. In this video, I share how this mindset has transformed my approach to teaching, from elementary school to the university level, and why I believe it’s crucial for educators at every stage of their careers.
🔗 Join me as I reflect on my journey and explore how we can all embrace the New Teacher Mindset to foster creativity, resilience, and continuous learning in our classrooms.
#NewTeacher #TeachingJourney #Education #Mindset #Innovation #TeacherLife #ClassroomStories #Inspiration
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In this video, we dive deep into the importance of habits in creative work. While inspiration often gets the spotlight, the real key to success is showing up day after day, even when you don’t feel like it. But here's the catch: habits alone aren’t enough. There's an inherent flaw in the automaticity of habits - you can go into autopilot, start making small mistakes, and become inflexible, even...
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In this writing prompt, you’ll explore the concept of turning your greatest weakness into a superpower. How would your life change if the very thing that held you back became your greatest strength? Unleash your creativity and imagination as you dive into this intriguing writing exercise. Watch as characters conquer obstacles and embrace their newfound powers in this transformational journey. L...
Why Apple's New Commercial Was a Crushing Failure
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Apple's latest commercial highlights the sleek, compressed perfection of their iPad Pro, but I'd like to push back a bit. In this response video, I dive into the joy of tactile, vibrant, and imperfect experiences that can't be crushed or replaced by tech. From strumming an acoustic guitar by a campfire to hearing a grand piano play timeless tunes, let's decompress and celebrate the expansive, c...
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The Surprising Reason Students Tune Out Lectures
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The SECRET to crafting Project-Based Learning that Actually Work
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good video
AI will become super intelligent, and then you will not be able to understand it, even though it understands you. Basically what is happening now according to human eval tests,
Looking back at this now, I am laughing. Misguided and misinformed in computer science. AI will surpass all human abilities in understanding other humans. It will and already is personalized. The author also got wrong the idea of how AI works. It is not very fact based, and goes off opinion without any knowledge of computational AI futures. AI will replace humas teachers in the private sector first, and public organizationns will just take longer.
PBL is a WEF hobby horse. Homeschool your kids
Thank you sir
The content is excellent but the background music is louder than the narrator voice
Thank you. Thank you.
Glad it resonated!
Fell in love with the message you are passing! Thanks a million.
Thanks for the kind words!
This actually made me cry. Thank you so much for this and thank you so much to the teacher that gave it to you.
Thank you.
Glad it resonated!
SmythsOS AI is a true productivity game-changer. It's like having a brilliant, always-on assistant who anticipates your needs and streamlines your workflow.
From a teacher starting his 22 year of teaching, thank you John.
Thank you for this video. The information was succinct and helpful.
I currently have a fixed mindset every time I get a B+ I think it’s a failure
Yes this video tells that where we are now a days , we have to seen so many changes in schools colleges etc
Hi, Maggie! I like that you added this video to your playlist because I often wonder how and to what extent schools will incorporate AI chatbots. I enjoyed hearing the information in this video as well as viewing the animations. I was very engaged during the video!
Love this video but especially the comments. I wanted to be either a Math Teacher or a Software Engineer. I chose Software Engineer and got scared at all of the AI innovation. I heard one person lost their job to an AI. I started to think maybe I should have taken the educational path. Seeing all the comments here made me realize that this AI talk is mostly hype. A lot of money was put into AI during c0vid and investors want their return on investments. Overhype is the only way to achieve this. If AI could take any of our jobs it would have by now.
I can also suggest "Prey World" by Alexander Merow. A very interesting dystopian novel series about a future New World Order tyranny
I loved the book but found it a bit to verbose, to lengthy as it keeps repeating the same basic idea. This video captures this idea perfectly in 2 minutes. So, read the book if you have the time. The repetition in the book will make sure that the message sticks. But, watch this movie, or show it to friends and colleagues to share the idea!
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Awesome video. Your mindset influences everything about a person and determines whether or not your abilities are improving.
i have a speech homerk were you need to taklk about self evaluation for students in frount of everyone 100+ people
great sceth explanation with flashing elements to keep your attention Liked nusic and speed
Great, concise intro to Bloom's Taxonomy-thanks! I just made a similar video myself, but I wish I had delved more into criticisms. I only touched on the issues with the classic model’s hierarchy.
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Nice video, but too noisy!! the background music, it hinders comprehension. Please, remove it!
I would love to collaborate with you. You need to research something called temperature
One word: Quidditch
Very interesting!
delete the music mate. its really distracting.
I want to become an English teacher ❤
Nice one sir. New subscriber
I hate your videos you should quit youtube forever
I’m so happy I found this (8 years later). Teachers changed my life so much that I am now becoming a teacher for the blind. They pushed me and showed me what’s possible, despite my own vision loss. Learning more and more about teachers makes me really reflect on what it means to have an impact on the next generation, and the impact that they had on me (both good and bad ).
music is loud
Great summary and application of UDL principles. Thank you!
"Watching the wooden folks.
i love the background music used in this video so much
I don't know but hell yeahhhhhh!
Hero idea(I hope its a good one): Name:Private Eyes Real name:Earl Lester Powers:he has the ability to see trough the eyes of any living creature,bu he has to toch the living creature first. Weakness:If he doesn't use his powers in about 3 minutes after he gains acces to the eyesight of the living creature,it won't work at all on that specific creature/human for the rest of its life.
I'm a 5th grade teacher and I just found out about your channel! Your videos are so informative and inspiring!
Thanks for the kind words! Glad you find these helpful!
You are my go-to for wonderfully broken-down explanations to more complex concepts. I love the illustrations in your videos. They engage my mind and keep me focused on what you are sharing. Thanks!
Wow, thank you! It's a fun little hobby for me. :)
*Kids throw actuall stuff into the things the teacher says to add and expand on the theme* Teacher: STOP TALKING IN AND ADDING STUFF! Also her 5 minutes later: "So anyways kids, now lets brainstorm, throw in what ever comes into your mind to this current subject" While she activly teached the kids prior to be silent and hold back and that silence gets awarded ... humans ...
The year 2057 will be a great year
I love this idea. I’d be nice if the music was a bit lower because I couldn’t hear well. I think it’d be better to hear your voice alone as the music takes away from your content.
That's definitely a shift I've made in my videos. If you like at my more recent ones, the mixing is more voice-heavy and the background music is much quieter. It's been a learning curve for me. At some point, I would like to redo these videos with quieter background music.
The background music was a bit high, but I still appreciated the explanation and it was a nice video 👍
That's definitely a shift I've made in my videos. If you like at my more recent ones, the mixing is more voice-heavy and the background music is much quieter. It's been a learning curve for me. At some point, I would like to redo these videos with quieter background music.
@@spencereducation Making videos is definitely a learning curve, and I think there's always something new to explore.
Great video John. One of the most powerful things we can do is learn how to reframe. For example, instead of saying “I don’t know how to do this”, we can say “I don’t know how to do this YET” . Thanks for the great video