Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhen Students Choose their Own Assessments, with David Rickert
Season 2 Episode 62
In this episode of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast, we're focusing in on student-choice assessment in ELA with special guest David Rickert.
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7 years, 1 month ago
061: Using Podcasts as Texts in ELA
Season 2 Episode 61
Discover great podcasts to use in your ELA classroom, and get tips for how to use them successfully.
Find out how to keep students focused as they li…
7 years, 2 months ago
Students won't read? Don't care? One Year to Change That
Season 2 Episode 60
You can't read every book out loud to them forever.
Use blogs, podcasts, Ted Talks, spoken word poetry, independent reading and more to create a curr…
7 years, 2 months ago
Maybe Teaching doesn't have to be so Lonely
Season 2 Episode 59
Though you're constantly surrounded by people, teaching can be lonely.
This episode is all about finding ways to build positive personal and professi…
7 years, 3 months ago
How to Match Student Readers with Books they'll Love
Season 2 Episode 58
Your ELA students may struggle to find the books that will light them up. That's where you come in!
Your choice reading program will be most success…
7 years, 3 months ago
Creative Tech Tools for ELA Teachers, with Jennifer Gonzalez
Season 2 Episode 57
Want tech that unlocks student creativity instead of replacing what's already working?
Join me as I chat with Jennifer Gonzalez, from Cult of Pedagog…
7 years, 4 months ago
056: Get Funding with Donors Choose (Dos and Don'ts)
Season 2 Episode 56
If you're spending too much of your salary to equip your (public school) classroom to meet your students' needs, find out how to leverage Donors Choo…
7 years, 4 months ago
Hyperdocs, Authentic Audience, and Screencastify with Kristy Louden
Season 2 Episode 55
So many stellar ELA strategies on tap for today!
We're talking about how to use hyperdocs to teach writing more effectively, giving kids a truly auth…
7 years, 5 months ago
054: Winter Holiday Activities for ELA
Season 2 Episode 54
Sick of trying to compete with holiday madness in December? Stop trying!
Bring the holidays in and enjoy teaching all your usual ELA skills in a new …
7 years, 5 months ago
053: How to Plan an ELA Unit in 30 Minutes
Season 2 Episode 53
Need help planning your ELA units? I hear you.
Let me take you through my personal strategy for planning units, weeks, and days for English classes …
7 years, 6 months ago