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The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA

Betsy Potash: ELA

Want to love walking into your ELA classroom each day? Excited about innovative strategies like PBL, escape rooms, hexagonal thinking, sketchnotes, one-pagers, student podcasting, genius hour, and more? Want a thriving choice reading program and a shelf full of compelling diverse texts? You"re in the right place! Here you"ll find interviews with top authors from the ELA field, workshops with strategies you can use in class immediately, and quick tips to ignite your English teacher creativity

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14:48

159: 3 Creative Ways to Teach Varied Sentence Structure

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2022/08/11

Want to teach sentence structure in a creative way that really helps? Try these three fun twists on the traditional worksheet. Check out the visuals at nowsparkcreativity.com. Just click the "podcasts" tab at the top of the page!

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25:03

158: How to Create a Successful International...

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2022/07/27

Want to try an international classroom collaboration? Learn the tips and tricks from Andrea Greer, who runs a five country collaboration from Japan. Check out the show notes and find a collab partner through the link inside at nowsparkcreativity.com.

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48:24

157: Designing Back-to-School for Belonging, with Dr....

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2022/07/13

What if faculty meetings deepened relationships and helped people feel connected and inspired? In this interview, get ideas for changing the design of back-to-school with Dr. Susie Wise of the Stanford D School.

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45:36

156: How to Teach Living Poets, with Mel Smith

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2022/06/28

Want to build more contemporary poetry into your ELA classroom? Find out how with #teachlivingpoets founder Mel Alter Smith. Discover poetry collections, activities, and full units ready to use in class through her work at teachlivingpoets.com.

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30:47

155: 21 Creative ELA Lessons you can use Immediately

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2022/06/13

Goodbye chapter comprehension questions, hello creative lesson ideas! In today's episode, discover 21 creative lessons, activities, and units you can use in any ELA class. These are the most popular tried-and-true options I've discovered over the last decade! Try blackout poetry, silent discussions, hexagonal thinking, literary food trucks, book tastings, digital poetry tiles, and so many more!

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23:39

154: Colorful Vocabulary Activities: Story Tiles,...

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2022/05/31

Looking for creative vocabulary activities that aren't boring? Want students to get excited about using words in interesting ways? Check out these colorful vocabulary options for your secondary ELA classroom. See the images and sign up for the vocabulary quiz templates in the show notes at: https://nowsparkcreativity.com Come hang out on Instagram @nowsparkcreativity.

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19:27

153: 6 Powerful Mentor Texts for Secondary ELA

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2022/05/17

Looking for creative multimedia mentor texts for your ELA students? Check out these options, from picture books to podcasts, videos to poetry, student work to YA novels. Get mentor texts kids will reallys it up and pay attention to! Sign up for Camp Creative: The Roadmap to Student Podcasting here.

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19:44

152: 5 Class Podcast Projects for ELA

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2022/05/03

Want to get started with class podcast projects? Good for you! Get inspired with this creative list of options for your high school English students. Don't forget to sign up for Camp Creative: The Student Podcasting Roadmap coming June 13-15. Visit the show notes at nowsparkcreativity.com.

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26:26

151: Here's the Teacher Tech that Actually Helps,...

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2022/04/20

Looking for the teacher technology that will really make an impact in your classroom, not just replace processes you use with newer, more complicated ones? In this fun conversation with Jennifer Gonzalez, we talk about the tools and ideas inside her Teacher's Guide to Tech and how they can help in your ELA Classroom.

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51:13

150: A Quiet Revolution in Reading and Writing, with...

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2022/04/05

Discover the power of choice reading, modern mentor texts, and writer's notebooks in this actionable podcast workshop with Penny Kittle. Get Penny's tips on gently challenging what's not working at your school. Find out how she integrates choice reading and writer's notebooks to ignite student interest. Discover her favorite choice reads for students right now and the authors who have helped inspire her practice.

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26:02

149: Two Inspiring Children's Book Projects, with...

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2022/03/22

Want to try having students write nonfiction children's books? How about perform plays based on their favorite children's books? Learn all about these two wonderful children's book projects and more in this interview with Pernille Ripp. Let's connect! Facebook Group: Creative High School English Instagram: @nowsparkcreativity

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28:57

148: The Power of Children's Books for Older Kids,...

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2022/03/08

Picture books have so much to offer readers of all ages. In this interview with literacy dynamo Pernille Ripp (part one of two), find out how to use children's books to introduce big ideas, demonstrate writer's craft, and start important conversations.

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26:34

147: 6 Fresh Ideas for your Writing Program

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2022/02/22

Ready to refresh your writing program with new, creative options? In this podcast episode, learn about unique writing prompts, writing alternative endings to fiction, using collaborative writing projects, spiraling writing instruction, building an argument unit around a mock trial, and more!

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27:44

146: Authentic Audiences aren't Hard to Find

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2022/02/09

Want to ignite student engagement by bringing their work to real audiences? It's not as hard as it seems! In this episode, explore ten quick case studies and let them inspire new possibilities for connection with audiences in your classroom.

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19:20

145: Teaching Annotation just got Fun

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2022/01/26

Want to teach annotation skills in a way that's memorable and creative, instead of boring and easily forgotten? Check out this episode for four creative ways to help your students develop their own unique annotation styles. Want support along the way? Join 20,000 more creative teachers collaborating inside my Facebook group, Creative High School English. More of an Instagram person? Let's connect! I'm @nowsparkcreativity. Find the show notes and tons of free classroom resources at

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24:38

144: 3 Flexible ELA Units for an Omicron Winter

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2022/01/12

Going remote in your ELA classes this winter, or think you might? Try planning one of these flexible, engaging units, so you're ready for anything. We'll be exploring digital poetry, making tiny podcasts (don't worry, I'll explain what I mean), and adapting the genius hour format for this moment. By the end of the show, you should have lots of engaging, creative ways to guide your students through this omicron winter. Find the free resources in the show notes at www.nowsparkcreativity.com.

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41:46

143: What We Can Do about Teacher Demoralization,...

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2021/12/29

The problem facing teachers today will not be solved by self-care. Let's talk about the real issue - demoralization - and strategies that can make an impact to help teachers stay in the profession and enjoy their work again. My guest for this episode is Professor Doris Santoro, of Bowdoin College, author of the book, Demoralization: Why Teachers Leave the Profession they Love and How they can Stay.

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18:18

142: Choice Reading: Building a Reading Culture

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2021/12/14

Building a reading culture in your classroom is a project that never ends, but luckily it's so much FUN. There are many ways to keep books in the spotlight, and in today's podcast episode, I'm going to share ten of them to help you find a few that feel right to you. Looking for the signup page for Camp Creative? Find it here: https://nowsparkcreativity.com/ignite

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141: Setting up your ELA Classroom Library

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2021/11/30

Find out how to create a classroom library you (and your students) will love. Learn how to source the books, organize your system, and make use of enticing visuals that make your reading space appealing to students. Sign up for Camp Creative: Ignite your Choice Reading Program (a totally free five-day mini-course) here: https://nowsparkcreativity.com/ignite

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37:37

140: Every Student can Sketchnote, with Sylvia Duckworth

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2021/11/15

Want to teach your students to apply critical thinking to their notetaking? Sketchnoting creates more engagement and retention, but not every kid comes to it naturally. In this interview with Sylvia Duckworth, find out how to teach all kids how to sketchnote, not just the ones who self-identify as artists.

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