The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA
Education:How To
Remember when research projects involved stacks of books and notecards? Yeah, me too. But we all know research has changed. I recently finished a couple of pedagogy books for English teachers - one by Angela Stockman on designing inclusive spaces for writers, and another by Katie Novak on Universal Design for Learning in the English classroom. And beyond the many wonderful ideas I took away from them, I was also struck by the variation in the sources they referred to.
Sure, they cited texts.
But they also cited Ted Talks, telephone calls, online articles, online compendiums, and more.
Their information came from a digital rainbow of sources.
Our students naturally work the same way.
As digital natives, they've grown up with the whole online world at their fingertips, and their natural first line of research is probably not a book. So how do we direct them through the research process, given the incredible variety of possible sources available to them?
That's what today's quick episode is about.
Important Links:
The AI PBL Unit: https://sparkcreativity.kartra.com/page/aipbl
John Spencer's Article, "Research is Critical in Design Thinking": https://spencerauthor.com/research-in-design-thinking/
Make a Copy of the Research Process Infographic Handout: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1C6gVB8WQi3KVgsxbFhhZz_Hs4lLPD8DFN5U4NvfHojA/copy
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313: Don't Make My First Day of School Mistakes
312: Your Stress-Free Back-to-School Night
311: Teaching Life Skills
310: Rock the Reading Block
309: Exploring Modern ELA Mediums (The Elective Series)
308: Build an Easy Careers Unit
307: Teaching African American Literature (The Elective Series)
306: Help! My Readers have such Different Skill Levels
305: Teaching Dramatic Writing (The Elective Series Continues)
Trailer: The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast
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303: The End-of-Year Checklist for a Better August
302: Is this your Canva Summer?!
301: The Easiest Last Day in ELA
300: Teaching Summer School? 2 Paths to a Happier July
299: 3 Years Overseas: The Highs & Lows (as we prepare to say goodbye)
298: This Shakespeare Podcast connects the Bard to Modern Life
297: How to Squeeze Choice Reading into ELA (even if it feels impossible)
296: My Favorite Final Exam (I mean, not that I don’t love Multiple Choice)
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