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The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA

Betsy Potash: ELA
Education
English Language Arts
Creative Teaching Strategies
Student Engagement
Choice Reading
Creative Writing
Hexagonal Thinking
Project-Based Learning
Podcasting
Canva
Long Way Down
Genius Hour
Graphic Novels
Poetry
Harkness Method
Jason Reynolds
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The Paper Menagerie
Teaching Strategies
One-Pagers

Want to love walking into your ELA classroom each day? Excited about innovative strategies like PBL, escape rooms, hexagonal thinking, sketchnotes, one-pagers, student podcasting, genius hour, and more? Want a thriving choice reading program and a shelf full of compelling diverse texts? You're in the right place! Here you'll find interviews with top authors from the ELA field, workshops with strat... more

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When you think back to your high school English classes, is there a certain activity that really sticks with you? One lesson or project that still hums through your brain and puts a smile on your face when you look back? I have a feeling that today's... more

As a fairly constant reader for the last few decades, I sometimes forget how challenging reading can be. But then I get into, for example, a dense thirty page research write-up about the study of how different factors affect relationships between kin... more

It's easy to think of hexagonal thinking as a one-and-done. But it's not. It's a strategy you can tailor to a thousand different situations. Andi Jackson, veteran teacher, creative thinker, and hexagonal thinking launcher-extraordinaire, is here toda... more

We've all had the experience of planning a detailed activity meant to take thirty or forty minutes, and then watching a student close their book or notebook after five.

It's confusing. It feels obvious that they couldn't have done a good job, and y... more

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Andi Jackson
Veteran Teacher, Creative Thinker and Hexagonal Thinking Launcher extraordinaire
Episode: 442: How One Teacher Leveraged Hexagonal Thinking for Messy Magic
Brittany Dillman
Expert in educational psychology and educational technology; directs MSU Master's programs in Educational Technology and Learning Experience Design
Michigan State University
Episode: 438: Experiments in Ungrading: What does it look like to Decenter Grades?
Dr. Annalies Corbin
CEO and founder of The PAST Foundation, advocate for education innovation
The PAST Foundation
Episode: 413: Creative Lessons from Microschools and Portable Innovation Labs with Dr. Annalies Corbin
Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle
A scientist at Yale University, author, and speaker with over 25 years of experience studying creativity.
Yale University
Episode: 393: Research-Based Practices to Ignite Creativity, with Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle
Susan Taylor
Middle school teacher and book review podcaster
Wonder World Book Cafe
Episode: 371: Top Middle School Book Recommendations (A Teacher's Perspective)
Christina Schneider
Known as The Daring English Teacher, she shares her experiences and strategies for teaching writing effectively
Author of Building Strong Writers
Episode: 365: 3 Easy Ways to Help Kids Build Better Arguments
Claire English
An experienced Australian secondary English teacher and senior leader specializing in supporting students with complex needs.
Episode: 354: Classroom Management: Lifting the Veil (Finally)
Angela Stockman
Writing Teacher Superhero and author of Make Writing and Hacking the Writing Workshop
Western New York Young Writers Studio
Episode: 351: 🤍​ Gratitude Week: Revisiting Angela Stockman's Writing Makerspace
Dave Stuart Jr.
Teacher, author, and advocate for student engagement and motivation
Episode: 350: 🤍​ Gratitude Week: Revisiting Dave Stuart Jr.'s Help for Student Apathy

Hosts

Betsy Potash
Host of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast; focus on creative teaching strategies in ELA and classroom design.
Betsy Padasch
Co-host on episodes about classroom design, multimodal learning, and student-centered ELA strategies.

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 313 ratings
  • Amazing English Podcast from a Master Creative Teacher!

    I learn SO much from Betsy Potash! She’s a master teacher who loves teachers and helping them spark creativity in the classroom and everywhere. I love her story and how open she is with her listeners. Truly a joy to listen to. Never mean or demeaning to teachers or students. I’ve been listening for almost ten years as a high school ELA teacher, and I still learn new approaches and practices every week! Thank you, Betsy!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    LGrewe
    United States5 months ago
  • Useful Takeaways Every Episode!

    As someone who has taught for 17 years, I know what’s useful. And this is it! Every episode has ideas to implement immediately and my teaching practice has grown immensely simply because I’m listening!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Sarah Beara Bo Beara
    United Statesa year ago
  • Transformative!

    Betsy has transformed my thinking and teaching through her the creative ideas she shares on her podcast. If I could only listen to one teacher-related podcast, this is the one!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Ms Zepp
    United Statesa year ago
  • Not ELA

    I love this podcast even though I am not an ELA teacher. It has so many great ideas and strategies that I have use in my math, science, social studies, and STEAM club. Last week at my school, we presented our students’ podcasts to the parents and all the staff during our end of the year STEAM showcase. Students loved it and were so proud. Betsy inspired me and made it easy for the students and teachers who had never recorded a podcast. Thank you!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Elodia2001
    United Statesa year ago
  • Great guests, even better questions

    I love that Betsy and all of her guests are not only curious learners (like me!) but they really look at problems with a critical eye and try to solve them. I really appreciate the content of this show.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    BYUP
    United States2 years ago

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Audience loves diverse guests and real-world templates that save prep time.
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Educators praise practical, ready-to-use ideas that transfer to any ELA setting.

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442: How One Teacher Leveraged Hexagonal Thinking for Messy Magic
Q: Anything else you'd like to share about your experiences with hexagonal thinking?
Andi emphasizes joy in teaching, the importance of a supportive classroom environment, and the idea that hexagonal thinking should be used thoughtfully rather than as a daily routine, to preserve its impact when it's truly needed.
442: How One Teacher Leveraged Hexagonal Thinking for Messy Magic
Q: Any advice for teachers who want to take hexagonal thinking deeper and maintain productive struggle?
Advice focuses on giving oneself permission to experiment without perfect results, being honest with students about what didn't work, circulating to support student thinking, and intentionally creating a classroom culture that welcomes struggle and collaboration.
442: How One Teacher Leveraged Hexagonal Thinking for Messy Magic
Q: Take us in. What was this messy marriage that was your third round with this strategy?
Andi explains moving hexagonal thinking into social studies to contrast the North and South as interdependent regions, using a partner-based notecatcher and hexagon pairings to explore geography, economy, and society, culminating in a connected, interdependent cluster.
442: How One Teacher Leveraged Hexagonal Thinking for Messy Magic
Q: Can you walk us through that experience?
Andi describes the process of using hexagonal thinking around theme with The Outsiders, detailing how students created character and conflict hexagons, linked them to themes, and used a one-pager template to organize and synthesize their ideas into an essay.
438: Experiments in Ungrading: What does it look like to Decenter Grades?
Q: Define ungrading for the audience and explain how it differs from traditional grading.
Ungrading is a philosophy that centers on students' growth through iterative, qualitative feedback, where work is treated as the student's best and revisions improve it, with no points awarded during the process; final grades may still appear in the system, but the emphasis is on learning, feedback, and progress rather than numeric scores.

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