Creativity | Ditch That Textbook Digital Summit

11Nov 2025 by jmm7574

The Purpose of Classroom Creativity with Ben Forta

2018 CUE Craft Ditch Summit

The Purpose of Classroom CreativityBen Forta Creativity is a valuable skill in the world. How do we encourage it, and what purpose does it serve in the classroom? Adobe's Ben Forta goes big-picture and practical when it comes to creativity.The CUE Craft #DitchSummit is sponsored by Adobe Spark. Use the button below to get Spark for free to create stunning graphics, webpages and videos.Click here to see video book reports by Jesse Buetow's students that Ben mentioned. View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits Go to CUE Craft DitchSummit Home / Go to CUE Inc. / Go to Ditch That Textbook

11Nov 2025 by jmm7574

Sparking Student Creativity and Creation with Video with Claudio Zavala Jr.

2018 Ditch Summit

Sparking Student Creativity and Creation with VideoClaudio Zavala Jr. View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Claudio Twitter: @ClaudioZavalaJr Website: iamclaudius.com Instagram: instagram.com/claudiozavalajr YouTube: youtube.com/iamclaudius Claudio is currently an Instructional Technology Coordinator in the Dallas Fort Worth area of Texas where he helps teachers build capacity to use technology to improve instruction. He is an Adobe Education Leader (AEL), Flipgrid Ambassador, Hoonuit Ambassador, an Alpha Squirrel Certified Edech Expert, Soundtrap Expert, a Google Certified Educator – Level 1, and a SMART Exemplary Educator. Claudio is an Apple enthusiast (the brand not the fruit). He loves watching movies, especially sci-fi. Star Wars anyone? Claudio is a freelance photographer and dabbles in cinematography. He loves spending time outdoors on his mountain bike. He is also an accomplished drummer and percussionist, having recorded 5 albums and is…

11Nov 2025 by jmm7574

Launching Student Creativity and Design Thinking with John Spencer

2016 Ditch Summit

LAUNCHing Student Creativity through Design ThinkingJohn Spencer View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About John Spencer Twitter: @spencerideas http://twitter.com/spencerideasJohn’s website: http://spencerauthor.com (includes FREE design thinking toolkit)Click here to check out John’s design thinking online course! John Spencer is a full-time professor of instructional technology and the co-author of LAUNCH: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student with A.J. Juliani. He blogs about creativity, design thinking, inquiry and more at SpencerAuthor.com. John has shared his vision for creative classrooms at a White House Future Ready Summit, a breakfast keynote at the ISTE Conference, and with a TEDx Talk. John is passionate about seeing kids embrace creativity through design thinking. As a middle school teacher, this included murals, documentaries, STEM camps, and coding projects. As a dad, this has…

11Nov 2025 by jmm7574

Using Visual Thinking to Unlock Powerful Learning with Manuel Herrera

2018 Ditch Summit

Using Visual Thinking to Unlock Powerful LearningManuel Herrera View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Manuel Twitter: @manuelherrera33 Website: alearningmanuel.weebly.com Instagram: instagram.com/manuelherrera33 Manuel is an educator, a consultant and doodler. He currently serves as the Innovation Coordinator and Design Space Facilitator for the Affton School District, a suburban St. Louis school district. He is an adjunct professor at Webster University teaching Digital Video for Educators and Designing Ed Tech Facilities. In addition to these roles, Manuel is the Communications and Design Lead for Connected Learning, an educational non-profit located in St. Louis. Manuel has presented and lead workshops at educational conferences like SXSWEdu, ISTE, TCEA, MassCUE and FETC. In 2018 he became a Google Innovator at LAX18 and in 2016 he was named the Midwest Education Technology Conference…

11Nov 2025 by Karly Moura

Who’s Listening? A Conversation about Storytelling in the Classroom and Student Identity with Micaela Blei and Onnesha Roychoudhuri

2020 Soundtrap Edu Summit

Who’s Listening? A Conversation about Storytelling in the Classroom and Student IdentityMicaela Blei and Onnesha RoychoudhuriAbout MicaelaMicaela Blei, PhD, is a storyteller, educator and story editor based in Kingston, NY. She's a two-time Moth GrandSLAM winner, former Director of Education for The Moth and former third grade teacher who has told stories, taught storytelling workshops and hosted shows around the world. She has given keynotes and research talks on storytelling and empathy at conferences and universities nationwide. Find out more about her upcoming online courses and hear her stories at micaelablei.com.Twitter: @mbleiFacebook: facebook.com/themicaelableiLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/micaelableiWebsite: micaelablei.com About OnneshaOnnesha Roychoudhuri is a writer and educator with over 15 years of experience working at the intersection of storytelling and social justice. She regularly leads writing and storytelling workshops at organizations and universities across the country. Her writing has…

11Nov 2025 by Karly Moura

Using Songwriting to Inspire and Equip Students in the Classroom with Wayne Watts, Rowena Atkins and Scarlet Billham

2020 Soundtrap Edu Summit

Using Songwriting to Inspire and Equip Students in the ClassroomWayne Watts, Rowena Atkins and Scarlet BillhamAbout Rowena11 years ago Rowena Atkins launched Song Academy, with the mission of helping every child find their voice. Song Academy is a unique creative outlet for young people to express themselves and be heard through writing their own original songs. The Song Academy Young Songwriter competition is the leading competition for aspiring young songwriters. Judges include Tom Odell, Chris Difford, Imelda May, Miranda Cooper & Harley Sulé. Other songwriting programmes include songwriting clubs, holiday workshops and tailored school workshops.Twitter: @songacademyUKFacebook: facebook.com/songacademyUKInstagram: @song_academyYouTube: Song Academy UKAbout ScarletScarlet, a songwriting leader at Song Academy, is a professional musician, songwriter and actor. Scarlet graduated from The BRIT School of Performing Arts and now performs as a musician across the country. She…

11Nov 2025 by Karly Moura

Becoming a Creative with Sam Kary

2021 Soundtrap Edu Summit

Becoming a CreativeSam Kary About Sam Sam Kary is the founder of New EdTech Classroom, a YouTube channel dedicated to teaching teachers how to create engaging, innovative, 21st century learning spaces. Sam is a former classroom teacher and instructional coach of a decade who spent his early career deeply skeptical of technology’s role in education. Now, he works full time helping teachers learn how to use technology to design authentic learning experiences that cultivate students’ skills in the 4 Cs. Sam is a Google Certified Trainer, National Geographic Certified Educator, and ISTE presenter, and his work has been featured in Forbes for supporting teachers during emergency distance learning. Follow him on Twitter @newedtechclass, and download his free Teaching with Technology Starter Kit at newedtechclassroom.com/starterkit Twitter: @newedtechclassYouTube: New Edtech Class {tcb_current_year} Thrive Landing…

11Nov 2025 by Karly Moura

Using Improv and Theater Techniques to Unlock Creativity with Natasha Jain and Batsheva Frankel

2020 Soundtrap Edu Summit

Using Improv and Theater Techniques to Unlock CreativityNatasha Jain and Batsheva FrankelAbout NatashaNatasha is a British-born actor in Hong Kong. She has been involved in a variety of independent and well-known theatre productions such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the world premiere of The Butcher by Andrew Biss. Natasha directed her first stage performance in September 2019. She is also a voice-over artist and a radio presenter and works as a freelance drama instructor. She recently launched her own business working with people/companies to help them unwind and de-stress using theatre techniques. Instagram: @jaineyjain LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/natasha-jain-4a771823/ Youtube: YouTube.com/TashTalksAbout BatshevaBatsheva Frankel, MAT, is the producer and host of the podcast Overthrowing Education, and a veteran educator of over 25 years. As an educational consultant, she has given workshops for universities, conferences, schools and other organizations across…

11Nov 2025 by jmm7574

Infusing Creativity into Teaching, Learning and Life with Austin Kleon

2019 Ditch Summit

Infusing Creativity into Teaching, Learning and Life Austin Kleon View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Austin Website: AustinKleon.com Twitter: @AustinKleon Weekly newsletter: austinkleon.com/newsletter Books: Newspaper Blackout, Steal Like An Artist, Show Your Work, Keep Going Austin Kleon is the New York Times bestselling author of a trilogy of illustrated books about creativity in the digital age: Steal Like An Artist, Show Your Work!, and Keep Going. He’s also the author of Newspaper Blackout, a collection of poems made by redacting the newspaper with a permanent marker. His books have over a million copies in print and have been translated into over two dozen languages. He’s been featured on NPR’s Morning Edition, PBS Newshour, and in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. New York Magazine called his work “brilliant,” The Atlantic called him “positively one of the most…

11Nov 2025 by Karly Moura

Mozart Distance Project with Marion Wood

2021 Soundtrap Edu Summit

Mozart Distance ProjectMarion Wood About Marion Marion Wood studied a Joint Honours degree in Music and Electronics at the University of Keele in the UK, where composing and recording were an important part of her studies, and she also began conducting. She gained a thorough grounding in both acoustics and psycho-acoustics – how the ear and brain make sense of sound. She went on to study orchestral Conducting at the Royal College of Music in London. With a focus on interpretation and professional development of young players, she is interested in how music affects audiences, and how groups of people can most effectively learn to play or sing together. These ideas were in focus as the assistant conductor and orchester manager of the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland (2000-2005) and…