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The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA
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,... more

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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.... more

16 Jul 2025 · 21 minutes
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... more

09 Jul 2025 · 26 minutes
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... more

25 Jun 2025 · 21 minutes
Bleeds, Ghosts, & Flash Verse: A Lesson for Long Way Down

It’s a rare curriculum book that inspires NO negative comments. Ever. To hear, month after month, year after year,... more

18 Jun 2025 · 23 minutes
An Action-Packed Born a Crime Lesson Especially for Gen Alpha (Bet That)

Trevor Noah's Born a Crime is trending, and for good reason. I'm seeing the evidence everywhere. This... more

11 Jun 2025 · 30 minutes
What if We're thinking Too Small When it Comes to Short Stories? (And Sometimes, Not Small Enough)

I never met a short story I liked back in high school. If I was going to... more

04 Jun 2025 · 7 minutes
The Easiest Last Day in ELA (Community Favorite)

Last year, at this time, I was preparing to move from Bratislava to California when I released the episode we’re... more

28 May 2025 · 8 minutes
6 ELA Review Activities for a Strong Finish

A few engaging review activities for ELA come in handy around this time of year, as the calendar takes... more

21 May 2025 · 13 minutes
Improve Student Evidence Analysis: Meet Mr. Skeptical

When it comes to evidence in their argument papers, students have a tendency to mic drop way too soon.... more

14 May 2025 · 8 minutes
Teaching Students to Write an Argument Introduction with Easy Puzzle Pieces

Sure, there's no one right way to write an argument paper. It can be three paragraphs, nine, or even... more

07 May 2025 · 10 minutes
The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA
An Essay-less Argument Lesson Tapping Humor & Visuals
The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA
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