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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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039: Overwhelmed? Try this simple strategy.

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/05/31

I didn't hear about "The Ideal Week" until at least a decade after I started teaching, but it's such a simple and helpful tool to help you cut overwhelm as an ELA teacher. It's the difference between a thirty item to-do list hanging over your head all the time, and specific days and times when you know you'll complete certain tasks (work ones AND fun ones!). In this episode, I'll share how this simple strategy can help you prioritize what's most important to you and schedule your week so you don't

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038: 10 Ways to Fill a Hole in your ELA Curriculum

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/05/17

Got a day between testing and your new unit? A week between the end of term and a break? A month before the end of school and no new books left? No problem! In this episode, discover ten great options for that hole in your ELA curriculum, whether it's large or small. This is also a helpful episode if you're writing a new course, restructuring a course, or looking to add a unit into a course you've already got. Go Further: Explore alllll the Episodes of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast. Join

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037: Cut Year-End Teacher Stress

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/05/02

As the end of the year comes at school, there's so much to do! And yet, engagement and persistence start to drift as the cares of the year pile up and summer beckons. What's a creative ELA teacher to do? In this episode, discover five simple strategies for ending the year with less stress and more creativity. Plus, I'll share some small tweaks you can make so you head for summer feeling less exhausted and more fulfilled. Which is always a good thing! Go Further: Explore alllll the Episodes of The

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036: Host a Successful Class Play

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/04/19

Ever wanted to put on a class play with your ELA students? With an audience and costumes and programs? Don't be intimidated, it IS possible! In this episode, Danielle from Nouvelle ELA, theater guru, shares her structure for a successful class play. This awesomely engaging activity is more doable than you might think, and OH so much fun. 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

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35: Crush it with Book Clubs

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/04/05

Book clubs are such a great way to give students choice and include a wider variety of books in your curriculum! Try novels-in-verse clubs, graphic novel clubs, memoirs, coming-of-age stories, or whatever theme suits you. But how do you get started? And what will kids do in class during your book clubs unit? And is there a difference between book clubs an lit circles besides the name? Join me as I talk to special guest Melissa Kruse of The Reading and Writing Haven all about book clubs. Get the

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034: 4 Ways to Integrate STEM into ELA

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/03/29

STEM, STEAM, or is it STABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPEAM? STEM gets a lot of attention, but we all know the ELA skills play a huge role for scientists, engineers, and technology leaders. In this episode, discover how to create interdisciplinary bridges between STEM and ELA through creative novel projects, nonfiction articles that will peak student interest, the ELA makerspace, and social media campaign projects for change. Go Further: Explore alllll the Episodes of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast. Join

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033: The Quick Guide to Genius Hour

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/03/15

In this episode, I'll give you the roadmap for using genius hour in ELA. Find out how it fits the standards, how to structure it, how to grade it, and where you can find an amazing free resource set to get you started. 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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032: Shakespeare Activities for Any Play

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/03/02

Teaching Shakespeare? So often we're trying to help our students understand the language and context of the era, and make a real connection to the Bard. So whether you're teaching Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Hamlet, or one of his others, there are certain solid go-tos you can weave in to help your students get excited about reading a Shakespeare play. In this episode, find six creative new ideas for writing and performance activities that will work for ANY Shakespeare

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031: Using Murder Mysteries, Ted Talks, and SNL Clips...

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/02/22

Want to engage your students with murder mysteries? Make them laugh while they learn with SNL clips? Hook them with great Ted Talks? Uh, yeah, of course! Learn more about all these great strategies in this popular episode with special guest Amanda from the "Engaging and Effective" blog. I think you're going to love Amanda's fresh take on engaging students and helping them to buy in to your curriculum. Go Further: Explore alllll the Episodes of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast. Join our

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030: The Simplest Method for One Pager Success

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/02/16

One-pagers combine visuals with text to make ideas come alive in students’ minds and memories. But it’s easy for students to struggle with one-pagers if they're not naturally inclined toward art and have not previously been encouraged to represent their ideas this way. They may feel they're being graded unfairly on their artistic abilities. Some students will hear directions to create a graphic representation of a reading and dive right in. Others will moan and mutter things about “ridiculous art

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029: A Beginner's Guide to Teaching Abroad

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/02/13

When I took a job in Sofia, Bulgaria, I honestly wondered if I would be able to see out my contract. I was so new to the world of living abroad, and I had only just learned where Bulgaria was on a map of the world. By the time we left Bulgaria, my husband and I had learned so much about teaching in a new place, and we'd traveled to over 20 countries along the way! Now, a decade later, we live in Bratislava with our two children. If you've ever considered teaching abroad, I hope you'll listen in to

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028: Empower your Students, with John Spencer

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/01/18

Do you ever feel like you’re pursuing engagement, not empowerment, in your classroom? Do you ever feel like you’re doing more work than your students? John Spencer used to too. But now he’s all about empowering students to pursue their passions and helping teachers make that happen. Whether he’s sharing “10 Creative Risks to Take with your Students this Year” via podcast, or adding video writing prompts and maker challenges to his youtube channel, you’re going to be amazed by what he puts out

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027: Turn your Class into a Discussion Panel with...

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/01/11

In this episode, Jenna Copper from Doc Cop Teaching and I dive into one of her most successful and engaging classroom strategies, a discussion format in which students rotate between the roles of discussion panelists and audience tweeters. 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

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026: My Teacher Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2018/01/05

In this episode, I take a look back over many of the big and small mistakes I've made as a teacher, and give you a roadmap for how to avoid them. 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 tapping those ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ to help others discover the show. Thank you!

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025: The Best of ELA this Year

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2017/12/22

In this episode, I take a look back over the trends, resources, and strategies that stood out to me as the most interesting during this year in ELA. 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 tapping those ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ to help others discover the show. Thank

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024: A Beginner's Guide to Student Blogging

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2017/12/15

In this episode, I'll share five fabulous ways to empower your student writers in ELA through blogging. OK, a quick update. When I first created this podcast, Blogger was an easy and awesome option for a free student blog. But now they’ve closed their doors to kids under 18. Many teachers are turning to Edublogs, though Squarespace, Wix, and WordPress also offer free versions. Whatever you choose, make sure it is is allowed by your school, and get parent permission if needed. OK, I’m about to

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023: Why you Need Discussion Warm-Ups

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2017/12/05

Discover my TOP STRATEGY for success with any discussion. Helping students to prepare with a fun, easy warm-up activity eliminates the awkward silence and empowers students to contribute easily. Get ready for increased engagement and less awkward silence when you try discussion warm-ups with your ELA students. 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

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022: 10 Top Books for your Classroom Library

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2017/11/28

Today on the podcast, Brynn Allison of The Literary Maven shares her top ten current book recommendations to hook reluctant readers. For example... FORGED BY FIRE (TRILOGY), BY SHARON M. DRAPER If you're going to add only one of these books to your reading library, this just might be it. It's Brynn's top recommendation. With its amazing first chapter that was originally written to stand alone as a short story, you can hook readers instantly. Read it aloud and put it on your shelf, then watch how

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021: The Best Websites for ELA Teachers

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2017/11/17

There are so many great places to find inspiration for ELA online! In this episode, I'm sharing my favorite sites for free creative lesson plans and ideas for English teachers online. 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 tapping those ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ to help

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020: Authentic Audiences for Student Work

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA ·

2017/11/06

In this episode, I'll share five strategies for amping up student engagement by giving them authentic audiences for their work. It's more doable than it seems! Once you start looking, you'll find authentic audience options for your ELA students all over the place. 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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