c4KidsCreative Share Space

Teach how to define and redefine problems: Skills for life.

Encourage idea generation: This helps them in becoming problem SOLVERS.

Find excitement: Buy-in is critical.

Allow time for creative thinking: Incorporate it into class time. It's their time.

Promote self-regulation: Skill for life.

Reward creative ideas and products: Encourages continued creative effort.

Encourage sensible risks. Help them slay fear!!

I’ve shared an episode called Colors. It enlists the help of a choir to interpret the visible spectra of different species. Three words: Awesome, Awesome, and Awesome! Share with your students; if not the episode itself, then definitely the ideas, science, and history. Challenge them to think in new and more creative ways.

What are some of your ideas for using @Radiolab in the classroom?