Lately, Ive been working on gamification. Not the kind where you get points and add custom outfits to your hamster avatar when you advance through a lesson - though dont get me wrong, that seems coo

If the work week is starting to feel like a blurry hand sanitizer-scented haze at the moment, you're right on schedule. The crush of holiday to-dos (fun and not-so) alongside the slow but insistent sl

This week Im thinking about those moments when the system collapses. Your toddler wakes up at 3 am and stays awake until 7. Your careful planning for a poetry slam explodes when you feel a sore throa

Ever struggle to get students to stop talking? Keep their phones put away? Stay focused during the lesson? Stop whispering during an assembly? Engage with the classwork? Classroom management can somet

In todays short episode of Highly Recommended, Im here to tell you its time to try a poetry video project! Harness students excitement over the creator economy and the survival of TikTok and get

So you want to give the nod to the season, but you also want to make sure all your students feel included. Good for you! I've been privileged to see the holidays I celebrate centered in The United S

Welcome to day five of gratitude week here at Spark Creativity. Today, on our final day, were looking back at an interview with my friend Angela Stockman about how to get started with her innovative

Welcome to day four of gratitude week here at Spark Creativity. Today were looking back at an interview with Dave Stuart Jr. about how to help fight apathy in the classroom. Im grateful for Daves h

Welcome to day three of gratitude week here at Spark Creativity. Today were looking back at an interview with Dr. Claudia Rodriguez-Mojica and Dr. Allison Briceo about just how important it is to pr

Welcome to day two of gratitude week here at Spark Creativity. Today we're revisiting a popular interview with Dr. Sarah Fine, whose insightful work around deeper learning I am so grateful to be able