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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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059: Maybe Teaching doesn't have to be so Lonely

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2019/02/17

Though you're constantly surrounded by people, teaching can be lonely. This episode is all about finding ways to build positive personal and professional relationships with other teachers at your school and in your area. It's definitely possible! Go Further: Explore alllll the Episodes of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast. Join our community, Creative High School English, on Facebook. Come hang out on Instagram. Enjoying the podcast? Please consider sharing it with a friend, snagging a

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058: How to Match Student Readers with Books they'll...

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2019/01/30

Your ELA students may struggle to find the books that will light them up. That's where you come in! Your choice reading program will be most successful when you can help student readers find the books they'll truly love. It's a fun job, and it will help you build relationships as well as ignite a love of reading for your students. Check out this episode for nine simple strategies to make it easy for you to help guide your students to boks they'll truly enjoy. Go Further: Explore alllll the

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057: Creative Tech Tools for ELA Teachers, with...

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2019/01/15

Want tech that unlocks student creativity instead of replacing what's already working? Join me as I chat with Jennifer Gonzalez, from Cult of Pedagogy, about her current favorite creative tech tools and tech-based class projects for English teachers. Go Further: Explore alllll the Episodes of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast. Join our community, Creative High School English, on Facebook. Come hang out on Instagram. Enjoying the podcast? Please consider sharing it with a friend, snagging a

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056: Get Funding with Donors Choose (Dos and Don'ts)

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2019/01/03

If you're spending too much of your salary to equip your (public school) classroom to meet your students' needs, find out how to leverage Donors Choose to get what you need. Starting a project on Donors Choose can help you update your library, gather books for a novels-in-verse or graphic novels book club, purchase new technology, or whatever else you need for your clasroom! But there are ways to go about it that will help your project be more successful, and ways that will sink your funding ship

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055: Hyperdocs, Authentic Audience, and Screencastify...

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/12/18

So many stellar ELA strategies on tap for today! We're talking about how to use hyperdocs to teach writing more effectively, giving kids a truly authentic audience for speech projects, and how to use Screencastify to save so much time. This one's action-packed! Go Further: Explore alllll the Episodes of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast. Join our community, Creative High School English, on Facebook. Come hang out on Instagram. Enjoying the podcast? Please consider sharing it with a friend,

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054: Winter Holiday Activities for ELA

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/12/04

Sick of trying to compete with holiday madness in December? Stop trying! Bring the holidays in and enjoy teaching all your usual ELA skills in a new context. My favorite option? Gingerbread house short stories! Listen in for the details. Go Further: Explore alllll the Episodes of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast. Join our community, Creative High School English, on Facebook. Come hang out on Instagram. Enjoying the podcast? Please consider sharing it with a friend, snagging a screenshot to

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053: How to Plan a Unit in 30 Minutes

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/11/20

Need help planning your ELA units? I hear you. Let me take you through my personal strategy for planning units, weeks, and days in three simple steps. Starting with the big picture makes it soooo much easier. Go Further: Explore alllll the Episodes of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast. Join our community, Creative High School English, on Facebook. Come hang out on Instagram. Enjoying the podcast? Please consider sharing it with a friend, snagging a screenshot to share on the ‘gram, or

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052: The Easy Guide to Blackout Poetry

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/11/07

If your students would rather eat a ghost chili than dive into poetry workshop, blackout poetry is your new best friend! In this episode, I'll teach you the simple steps you can use to guide them in creating stunning blackout poems. You can dive straight in and do them tomorrow! This is one of the easiest and most effective poetry workshops for ELA across many grade levels. Without the blank page to scare them, writer's block drifts away for most students as they get busy with their Sharpies. Go

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051: Mock Trials and E-mail Etiquette with The Daring...

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/10/24

Want to try mock trials with your ELA students? Wish they didn't email you things like "hey i need to know what my grade is tonight if possible thx"? Wondering if there's really a way to use board games in class that will help kids learn? Christina from The Daring English teacher is here to help! Learn about how to get started with mock trials, a funny way to teach your students to write a good e-mail, how to wrap up a unit with a board game final project and much more in today's jam-packed

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050: The Power of Imperfect Action

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/10/10

If you've ever felt like you just didn't have time to learn enough about something new you want to try in your classroom before rolling it out, this episode is for you. It's time to take action, even if it isn't perfect. Go Further: Explore alllll the Episodes of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast. Join our community, Creative High School English, on Facebook. Come hang out on Instagram. Enjoying the podcast? Please consider sharing it with a friend, snagging a screenshot to share on the ‘gram,

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049: Get Creative with Google Classroom, with Matt...

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/09/26

In this episode of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast, learn how to leverage Google Classroom to create more creative, more organized lessons, and to make your feedback process faster and more effective. Matt Miller brings a wealth of expertise and experience to this conversation, so get ready to dive deep with how Google Classroom can help ELA teachers with their workflow and lesson planning. Go Further: Explore alllll the Episodes of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast. Join our community,

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048: Reading Program Accountability that doesn't Ruin...

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/09/19

Keeping students accountable to some expectations while helping them fall in love with reading is not easy! I know you know. Reading logs or book reports are not the way to go. But that doesn't mean you're not allowed to check in with your ELA classes about their reading at all. After all, you want to hear about what they're taking away from their books so you can help them if they need you. In this show, discover four creative ways to check in with your readers in a way that won't make you feel

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047: The Power of the Writing Makerspace, with Angela...

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/09/06

Guiding students in using maker elements to build their arguments and ideas leads to greater complexity in their thinking and writing. Plus, it helps overcome writer's block! Their are sooo many ways to incorporate the writing makerspace in your writing curriculum, and Angela Stockman is here to help you get started! Get ready for more engagement and enthusiasm for writing in your ELA classes. Go Further: Explore alllll the Episodes of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast. Join our community,

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046: Sketchnotes are Awesome, with Mike Rohde

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/08/23

Heard the buzz about sketchnote? Wondering how to incorporate this powerful strategy in your ELA classroom? Fabulous! Sketchnotes can help your students use their critical thinking as they listen to lecture, tune into podcasts, watch Ted Talks, and read or listen to books. They'll be more likely to remember the information they sketchnote, and the process is more fun than rote note-taking. In this episode, find out what sketchnotes are and why they matter to your ELA classroom as I interview Mike

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045: Classroom Memes and Interactive Notebooks

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/08/16

Do your students love memes? Want to learn more about the popular strategy, interactive notebooks? Wish you understood YA just a bit better? In this episode, I'm chatting with Tracee Orman about some of her favorite classroom strategies, and we'll be hitting on all of these fun ELA topics! Discover how to use memes to help your students connect to literature, when and why to use interactive notebooks, and the true power of YA fiction. Go Further: Explore alllll the Episodes of The Spark

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044: 25 Creative Assessments for Any Novel (Whoa)

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/08/09

Looking for more creative assessment options at the end of your novel units? Good for you! Goodbye multiple choice tests, hello engaging final projects! Discover twenty-five new ideas in this episode, plus the secret sauce to keep them meaningful in terms of analysis. Go Further: Explore alllll the Episodes of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast. Join our community, Creative High School English, on Facebook. Come hang out on Instagram. Enjoying the podcast? Please consider sharing it with a

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043: Tips for New Teachers, with Kristy Avis

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/07/25

Are you in your first year or two? There's sooooo much happening! I remember it well, working until 11 pm and then getting up at 6 to do it again. Phew. It does get easier! But there are also some things you can do now to help make your first year smoother. In this episode Kristy Avis, the blogger behind 2 Peas and a Dog, shares specific ideas to help new ELA teachers make their first year more positive, effective, and fulfilling. Go Further: Explore alllll the Episodes of The Spark Creativity

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042: My FAVORITE Theater Project (for any play)

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/07/12

When I took Shakespeare in college, my legendary professor Martha Andresen had us perform A Midsummer Night's Dream on campus. We split into groups, worked on our scenes all term long, and then performed them in order in various locations around campus. It was one of the most memorable projects I ever participated in, and you better believe I put it right into practice as a teacher! In this episode, I'll walk you through a few easy steps to split any play into key scenes and then have students

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041: Teacher Mindset & Happiness with Angela Watson

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/06/26

If you're feeling overwhelmed in your teaching life, and you'd like guidance with how to adjust your mindset, routines and goals to feel happier in the profession, this interview with Angela Watson will help you find your way. Go Further: Explore alllll the Episodes of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast. Join our community, Creative High School English, on Facebook. Come hang out on Instagram. Enjoying the podcast? Please consider sharing it with a friend, snagging a screenshot to share on the

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040: Building a Creative Classroom Space

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/06/14

Planning the layout and components of your ELA classroom? It's so fun, right? But it can also be a bit intimidating. These days I wish I could have my first classroom to design all over again, because I did not know about all the amazing possibilities! My seating was not flexible, my bulletin boards were not layered, and the special fonts I used for my posters came from a CD Rom, not Canva. There are so many wonderful ways to create opportunities for creativity throughout the year through the way

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