The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA

Betsy

betsy@nowsparkcreativity.com

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Booking Overview

A teacher-focused ELA show built around creative, practical classroom strategies—especially project-based learning, maker-style writing instruction, contemporary poetry, and choice reading. It’s a strong pitch for education authors and curriculum innovators who can share actionable approaches teachers can implement right away.

Metrics

Episodes: 418

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Instagram: 37.0k followers

Contact Information

betsy@nowsparkcreativity.com

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Host

Betsy - Host ("hi, I'm Betsy") who taught ELA at the 9th–12th grade levels in the U.S. and overseas for almost a decade. She shares creative teaching strategies and discusses ways to support English teache...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
ELA teaching/learning experts; authors of education books (especially on ELA, literacy, writing instruction, makerspaces, and contemporary poetry); recognized practitioners in maker education for writing and classroom innovation
Required Achievements:  
Published books/resources for educators, Known for building or advancing maker-style approaches in education (e.g., writing makerspaces)

Recent Guest Discussions

Angela Stockman - Maker Tools For Students; Idea-building Across Modes; Building With Free/inexpensive Materials; Developing Student Ideas By Making And Discussing

Recent Topics

English, Education, Literacy, Curriculum, Poetry

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA
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427: Try this Colorful Maker Tool: Digital Idea Blocks

May 28, 2026

Walk into an expensive "Innovation Lab" or High Tech Cutting Edge University Makerspace, and you'll probably see a laser cutter, a 3D printer or two, all kinds of expensive technology and the adjacent software and screens that make it possible. That's cool. But that's also a high barrier to entry. Does it really have to be that way? And how did the maker movement come to sit so deep in pricey STEM territory? You probably know I've always admired the work of Angela Stockman, writing makers...

426: I Read 17 PD Books this Year so You Don't Have to

May 20, 2026

I often see conversations online at this time of year about PD books worth reading over the summer. Maybe your PLC is looking for a good read, or you want to take something awesome with you on a plane ride or road trip, along with a stack of Emily Henry novels and A Man Called Ove (which, by the way, I'm giving my own personal read-of-the-year award to, wow). Or maybe not, which I totally get too. If you'd like to take the next couple months totally away and renew your energy and creativity ...

425: 5 Engaging Ways to Review in the Final Days

May 13, 2026

The countdowns are on all over the place, and that means in many classrooms, it's time to review. So let's dive into a lightning round of review ideas to help you come up with ways to make all that looking back engaging and memorable for your students. Links Mentioned:  Hexagonal Thinking Review Activity Free Download Sign-Up: https://sparkcreativity.kartra.com/page/endofyearhexagons  Jennifer Gonzalez's "Crumple and Shoot" Game from Cult of Pedagogy: https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/how-to-pla...

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