This podcast is full of creative teaching strategies, classroom ideas, and inspiration for middle and high school English teachers. Betsy Potash from Spark Creativity presents new ideas for immediate classroom use, making it that much easier for teachers to stay creative in the midst of their busy lives. Show notes and further inspiration await at nowsparkcreativity.com.
Trailer: The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast
Join me each week for innovative teaching strategies you can use immediately in your ELA classroom, from choice reading help to book clubs, project-based-learning to AI, student podcasting to genius hour, we cover the good stuff. Whether you're trying to figure out how to engage your eighth graders, trying to help your 11th graders through the college essay, or trying to shepherd you twelfth graders through to the end, you'll find help here! Follow along on Instagram @nowsparkcreativity or visit my website at nowsparkcreativity.com
6/21/2024 • 1 minute, 45 seconds
172: Celebrating Black Authors, Artists, & Activists in ELA
Want to showcase Black authors, poets, artists and activists in your ELA classroom? Celebrate Black History Month all year long with these ideas. Check out the show notes here for the activities and links mentioned on today's episode.
2/7/2023 • 26 minutes, 51 seconds
016: ELA Maker Spaces
In this episode I'll be sharing two ways you can try out ELA maker spaces in your classroom this year. They are creative, doable and inexpensive, and I think you're going to love them! Head to www.nowsparkcreativity.com to check out the show notes.
9/8/2017 • 17 minutes, 33 seconds
012: Simple Systems for a Creative Classroom
In this episode, I'll share with you three simple systems you can put in place at the start of the year to make class easier and more creative all year long.
8/10/2017 • 12 minutes, 18 seconds
010: Creative Assessment
In this episode, I'll share why I believe in creative forms of assessment and share more than a dozen examples you can start using tomorrow in your ELA classroom.
7/13/2017 • 20 minutes, 6 seconds
009: Show your Administration your Strengths
In this show, I'll share seven strategies for showing your administration your creative strengths as a teacher.
6/29/2017 • 11 minutes, 54 seconds
008: Harkness Discussions
In this episode, I explain how to use the Harkness method of discussions to help students understand how to share a rich discussion and navigate group dynamics more effectively for the rest of their lives.
6/16/2017 • 22 minutes, 41 seconds
007: Poetry Slam
In this episode I'm sharing four easy steps to launch your own class poetry slam. It's a highly engaging unit that will help your English students fall in love with poetry.
6/7/2017 • 11 minutes, 23 seconds
006: Creative Professional Development
In this episode, I share ten ideas for creative professional development besides attending a conference to learn from others.
6/3/2017 • 11 minutes, 56 seconds
005: Teacher Collaborations
In this episode, I share four tips for engaging in a successful collaboration and give you five ideas for a shared project. You can look for a collaboration partner inside our free Facebook group, linked in the show notes at nowsparkcreativity.com.
5/28/2017 • 19 minutes, 13 seconds
004: Using Theater in the ELA Classroom
In this episode, I go over some ideas for getting students engaged through theater and performance activities in class.
5/18/2017 • 15 minutes, 23 seconds
003: Creating a Free Choice Reading Program
In this episode, I explain how to create a free choice reading program for your ELA students to complement your main curriculum, and give you six fun ways to spark student engagement with it.
5/17/2017 • 19 minutes, 29 seconds
002: Three Easy Strategies for Differentiation
In this episode, I explain three easy ways to use differentiation to let students play to their strengths in the classroom.
5/17/2017 • 14 minutes, 44 seconds
001: Using Showcase Projects to Increase Student Engagement
In this episode, I'll explain how I use showcase projects to light up my teaching units and increase student engagement.
