The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | Education Podcast
1) 393: Research-Based Practices to Ignite Creativity, with Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle
We know employers want creative thinkers. We know creative thinking is necessary to solve the problems we see everywhere in our world. We know we want our students to learn to be more creative. But...Show More
2) 392: A Mentor-Based Grammar Lesson Blueprint
When it comes to teaching grammar, the research is clear. Drill and kill is not what we're looking for. You don't want to march through a series of grammar lessons unrelated to your students' writing ...Show More
3) 391: A Done-For-You Literary Food Truck Lesson 🎁
Think of your favorite book. Now think of your favorite food. Now match those two together - your favorite book and your favorite food - into some kind of experience. Maybe you've slipped into t...Show More
4) 390: A Lesson for Book Clubs with a Genius Hour Twist
Have you been hooked by the idea of book clubs lately? Wondering how you can integrate book clubs with essential questions, supplementary short stories and podcasts, and everything else you're up to? ...Show More
5) 389: A First Week Project Lesson: Building Research Skills + Community
Today's request for "Plan My Lesson" is from a teacher searching for a first week project that helps students get to know each other AND introduces a few key skills along the way. Perhaps you can rela...Show More
6) 388: A Low-Stress (Dare I say Fun?) Lesson Plan for Day One
If there's one thing I want for your first day of school, it's for the pressure to be off you. You've got enough to worry about without needing to pull off a 45 minute lecture that magically holds stu...Show More
7) 387: A Summer Reading Lesson with Clear Creative Purpose
A summer reading lesson is a nice chance to start off the year with a creative tone, while creating some of the norms you want to establish. For today's "Plan my Lesson" series episode, I'm answering ...Show More
8) 386: An Essay-less Argument Lesson Tapping Humor & Visuals
Students need to be able to make a great argument to find success at school, and in many professions. They need to come up with an idea, find evidence, analyze their evidence, and tie it all together ...Show More
9) 385: Re-engaging Rusty Readers: A Stamina Building Lesson
There's a lot of conversation happening lately around student reading stamina. Rose Horowitch's Atlantic article, "The Elite College Students who Can't Read Books," helped stir the pot. I'm sure you'v...Show More
10) 384: A Lesson for "The Paper Menagerie"(and the Cultural Revolution)
Ken Liu's short story, "The Paper Menagerie," is an easy and powerful add to your curriculum. Not only does it explore family relationships, The American Dream, and identity (themes you can easily con...Show More