In this episode of the Fueling Creativity in Education Podcast, hosts Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood welcome Colin Seale, a seasoned educator, attorney, and the founder of thinkLaw. Colin delves into how educators can ignite creative thinking in their classrooms through open-ended questions, fostering student creativity, and navigating existing educational systems while pushing for change.
"So, what are we doing in school? We're exposing our kids to questions that light them on fire, to problems that really ignite their agency. That's really what it's all about." – Colin Seale
We at thinkLaw are incredibly honored to be named the winner of the Institute for Education Innovation 2023 Supe’s Choice Award in the category of Most Innovative PD Solution!
"What we realized in 8 years of doing this work is that, when most educators say 'these kids can't,' what they really are trying to say is 'I have no idea how to create the learning conditions so that all kids CAN.' What sounds like a gap of will is actually a gap of skill." – Colin Seale
One of the most rewarding extracurricular activities I've recently taken on was joining the board for the Children's Museum of Phoenix. I've always loved visiting with my children, so it feels amazing to contribute to making the museum accessible for ALL children. But there's something wrong with how we lead as a board, and it's probably also wrong at your school or organization...
I have always been a nerd about well-written vision statements. There is something inherently inspiring about mission-driven organizations painting an aspirational picture of a world in which they would no longer need to exist.
When I started thinkLaw 8 years ago, I used to lament that critical thinking was nowhere close to being a kitchen table issue in education. In conference after conference and article after article, topics like the school-to-prison pipeline, the achievement/opportunity gap, disengaged students, and chronic absenteeism dominated the conversation.
