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EP301 5 ways to make an old lesson feel fresh and interesting again (with Betsy Potash of Spark Creativity)

Published: May 12, 2024, 4 p.m.

Bored with your curriculum or instructional routines? I\u2019m talking with Betsy Potash of the Spark Creativity Podcast about easy ways to make things feel fresh and interesting again.

Often we switch things up in our teaching to keep ourselves from getting bored. But, too much change can create unnecessary work for us. It can also waste class time for students as they spend more energy on figuring out how to complete an assignment than on practicing the skills we want them to learn.\xa0

So, Betsy\u2019s identified 5 open-ended activities that you can add to your rotation of go-to strategies, and incorporate them in unique ways throughout the year. We\u2019re talking about how to use the following in gr. 2-12 classrooms:

\u2022 podcasts
\u2022 stations
\u2022 hexagonal thinking
\u2022 escape room design
\u2022 one-pager

Betsy will definitely spark your creativity as you listen to these easy-to-understand activities which you can plug into the lessons you\u2019re least excited to teach. These ideas will get students actively engaged in learning and boost your energy and enthusiasm as a teacher.\xa0

Click here to read the transcript, see photos of the lesson ideas, and get links to Betsy's templates.

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