Today on the show, well find out what happened when an administrator attended a students genius hour project presentation about a new elective she wanted to see proposed Teaching African American Li

On this weeks mini-episode, I want to answer a question sent in by a member of our community. Heres what she writes: Hi Betsy, I have classes of 10th graders who are SO divergent in skill levels. So

Today on the show were hearing from Valerie Boehm, who teaches a Dramatic Writing elective in Georgia as part of the states initiative to help more students find their way to good jobs in the film i

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 h

With exam season coming up, you're probably looking for some creative ELA review activities. Whether your school requires that students sit a traditional exam, or you have room for something like th

Today, I want to highlight a useful tool Amanda Cardenas shared earlier this year on the show called The Sesame Street Quiz. Its so versatile, so fun, and so helpful that I feel it deserves a show of

Have you ever wished you could get students excited about genius hour, then immediately wondered what youd do if half of them couldnt think of a topic? Well, today on the podcast, creative teacher M

Welcome to the Thursday edition of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast, a podcast for English teachers in search of creative teaching strategies. Whether youre new to the show or a long-time liste

Book talk podcasts can provide gentle choice reading accountability, target presentation of knowledge and speaking skills, and build a library of book recommendations for future students. Not bad, rig

Welcome to the Thursday edition of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast, a podcast for English teachers in search of creative teaching strategies. Whether youre new to the show or a long-time listene