Am I in danger of becoming Lord Business from the Lego Movie? Anyone seen this film? SPOILER ALERT – Based on the Lego sets, this story follows the character of…
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Matthew Worwood is an educator, Creative Studies scholar-practitioner, and co-host of the Fueling Creativity in Education podcast. He is a professor of Digital Media Design at the University of Connecticut and a husband and proud father to three young boys.
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3 Question InterviewGift Ideas for CreativityMatthew Worwood
Introducing young children to Computer Science: 3 question interview with Professor Jeremy Sarachan
by Worwoodby WorwoodIn June I was at the New Media Consortium Summer Conference, meeting great educators from around the world. During the Idea Lab (my favorite event of the conference), I stumbled…
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Prototyping a Sailboat: Introducing DESIGN-BASED thinking to young children
by Worwoodby Worwood“Few people think about it or are aware of it. But there is nothing made by human beings that does not involve a design decision somewhere.” —Bill Moggridge This…
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3 Question InterviewMatthew Worwood
Creativity for Everybody: 3 Question Interview with Creativity Expert, Kathryn Haydon
by Worwoodby WorwoodEveryone is creative! And as part of my travels on the subject I’ve met many innovative educators, and highly engaged parents, who actively look for ways to improve their practical…
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Finding your child’s Element: Ways to identify their Creative characteristics
by Worwoodby WorwoodWhen do you consider your child to be in their Element? When it comes to cultivating creativity or nurturing a particular talent, finding your child’s Element might be a discovery…
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3 Question InterviewMatthew Worwood
Dads for Creativity: 3 Question interview with LEGO ANIMATOR, Alex Kobbs (Stop-Motion Lego Movies)
by Worwoodby WorwoodBeing a Dad comes with a genuine excuse to buy and play Legos, and I can’t wait to turn this into a moviemaking venture with my boys. Alex Kobbs is…
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Have you ever noticed your child create an object with a piece of paper or cardboard? How about the look on their face when they finally get the object to…
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3 Question InterviewMatthew Worwood
3 Mobile Apps for Creativity: Interview with award winning educator Jonathan Nalder
by Worwoodby WorwoodA few weeks ago I was at the New Media Consortium Summer Conference, meeting great educators from around the world. During a dinner conversation we landed on the subject of…
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Doing a long drive this summer? 5 Creative Thinking games for the car
by Worwoodby WorwoodI write a lot about the scholar E. Paul Torrance, nicknamed the father of creativity. One of his greatest accomplishments was the identification of a creativity skill set that was…
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One morning I was asked to name the one skill or characteristic that I would want my students to master upon graduation. I remember wanting to come up with something…