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Welcome! Here you'll find innovative secondary ELA curriculum, like podcasting projects, one-pagers, PBL units for genius hour and AI research, choice reading program elements, hexagonal thinking for any text, and more. After almost a decade in teaching, I now host The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast and design curriculum for creative English teachers full time. You can find me on Edutopia, Cult of Pedagogy, Truth for Teachers, We Are Teachers, NCTE's Read Write Think and more.
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Preview of Hexagonal Thinking Digital Toolkit: ELA Discussion & Critical Thinking Activity

Hexagonal Thinking Digital Toolkit: ELA Discussion & Critical Thinking Activity

Hexagonal thinking is a creative tool that will help you ignite critical thinking during discussion - online or off. This digital hexagonal thinking toolkit will help you prepare easily for either format. Hexagonal thinking will get your kids thinking about the connections between big ideas across your unit. It's an easy way to make interdisciplinary connections as well as connect your materials to the world today - always helpful for keeping kids interested! With this Google slides toolkit, y
Preview of Hexagonal Thinking Template: Generic Novel Study Activity, Any Novel, Any Book

Hexagonal Thinking Template: Generic Novel Study Activity, Any Novel, Any Book

This flexible hexagonal thinking template is the perfect way to deepen literary analysis and promote critical thinking in your middle or high school ELA classroom. Designed to work with any novel or book, this editable activity invites students to make meaningful connections between characters, themes, symbols, literary elements, and more. Whether you're looking to encourage thoughtful book discussion, introduce visible thinking routines, or add a new tool to your novel study activities, this
Preview of Winter Poetry Activities: Digital Magnetic Tiles, Holiday Creative Writing

Winter Poetry Activities: Digital Magnetic Tiles, Holiday Creative Writing

Bring creativity and calm to your classroom with this engaging Digital "Magnetic" Tiles for Winter Poetry activity. Perfect for the weeks leading up to winter break, this resource invites students to reflect on the beauty of the season and express themselves through poetry. Using Google Slides, students drag and drop winter and holiday-themed word tiles onto four cozy, seasonal backgrounds to craft their own digital poetry posters. With word tiles that include references to Hanukkah, Diwali,
Preview of Editable Quiz Game Template: Unit Review, Test Review, Exam Review for any Topic

Editable Quiz Game Template: Unit Review, Test Review, Exam Review for any Topic

Want to gamify review for your next unit? Do it in a few minutes with this colorful, Editable Quiz Game Slideshow Template. It's a super fun way to make unit and exam review more engaging! This interactive, customizable slideshow helps you create fun, game-based reviews for any subject. Perfect for test prep, classroom competitions, or group activities, this resource makes reviewing material exciting while reinforcing key concepts. What’s Included:Fully editable quiz game template – Custom
Preview of Language Arts First Week of School: Back to School Digital Poetry Tiles Activity

Language Arts First Week of School: Back to School Digital Poetry Tiles Activity

Kick off the school year with creativity and connection using these Digital Poetry Tiles: Goals (Back-to-School). This no-prep digital poetry activity is the perfect way to get to know your students while encouraging them to reflect on their goals and aspirations for the year ahead. Students will use Google Slides to drag and drop goal-themed magnetic poetry tiles onto four beautifully designed backgrounds. With a focus on self-expression, this activity helps build classroom community and make
Preview of Digital Magnetic Poetry Tiles for Gratitude, Thanksgiving, SEL, ELA Writing

Digital Magnetic Poetry Tiles for Gratitude, Thanksgiving, SEL, ELA Writing

Looking for a meaningful and creative activity for Thanksgiving or your gratitude lessons? These Digital "Magnetic" Tiles for Poetry: Gratitude are the perfect way to blend reflection and language play in a way students will enjoy. With three beautiful Google Slides backgrounds and a large collection of gratitude-themed “magnetic” word tiles, students can craft thoughtful poems that express what they’re thankful for. This drag-and-drop activity is a great way to build vocabulary, spark creativ
Preview of Digital Escape Room Template, The Old Loft: Critical Thinking Classroom Activity

Digital Escape Room Template, The Old Loft: Critical Thinking Classroom Activity

Wish you could try escape rooms without all the hassle and endless prep hours? This digital escape room kit has been designed to let you quickly create an escape room for any content you want to teach. Play some fun music, dim the lights, pass out the lock sheet, and let students try to break out in class after class without any further set up on your part. The escape room links out to eight clue slides where you can house the material you want students to read, watch, or listen to. By sharing
Preview of Editable Rainbow Hexagons - All Subjects, All Ages

Editable Rainbow Hexagons - All Subjects, All Ages

Hexagonal thinking is a rich new way to inspire discussion, and these cards make it easy for you to get started. When you give kids a series of ideas on hexagons, and ask them to connect the cards into a web with clear reasons for each connection, you get them thinking critically, debating, giving evidence, and basically, lighting up a whole bunch of parts of their brains. Each card could connect to six others, or just to one or two. Every person in every group will have a different concept of h
Preview of Editable Classroom Handout Templates: Graphic Design PowerPoint Templates

Editable Classroom Handout Templates: Graphic Design PowerPoint Templates

Ever wish you had time to make your handouts look like the ones you love on TPT? Now you do! With these five templates, you can create beautiful bell-ringers, quizzes, prompts, and projects and the graphic design is already in place. Just plug in your instructions, grading info, key dates, etc. and tweak the fonts and pictures as you wish. Simply cut and paste the template you like and fill in your info, then enjoy the satisfaction of knowing everything is formatted just the way you like it wi
Preview of Editable Syllabus Template: Back to School, Middle & High School, PowerPoint

Editable Syllabus Template: Back to School, Middle & High School, PowerPoint

Designing a syllabus shouldn’t be the most time-consuming part of your back-to-school prep. This Editable Syllabus Template for Middle and High School helps you create a clear, visually appealing syllabus in less time—so you can focus on what really matters: building a strong foundation for your class. Perfect for the first week of school, this editable PowerPoint template allows you to customize your course information quickly and easily. While the layout and headings provide structure, all
Preview of Classroom Spaces: Mood Board for ELA

Classroom Spaces: Mood Board for ELA

Want to design a consistent, creative classroom? Starting with a mood board can help. This mood board follows the flow of a one-pager, inviting you to lay out your vision for: Classroom colors you loveA classroom library space to inspire more readingClassroom displays that are flexible and easy to change outHow your classroom will feel to you and your studentsMood-boosting areas of your classroomSeating plansAction steps to reduce clutterWork within the template on Google slides, dropping in pho
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Experience

Welcome! Here you'll find innovative secondary ELA curriculum, like podcasting projects, one-pagers, PBL units for genius hour and AI research, choice reading program elements, hexagonal thinking for any text, and more. After almost a decade in teaching, I now host The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast and design curriculum for creative English teachers full time. You can find me on Edutopia, Cult of Pedagogy, Truth for Teachers, We Are Teachers, NCTE's Read Write Think and more.

Teaching style

I like to use creative, artistic, differentiated pedagogies. I constantly promote free-choice reading, use interdisciplinary journal prompts and help students explore different forms of creative writing. I like a variety of discussion forms like literature circles and fishbowl discussions, but particularly focus on developing the group dynamics required for round-table discussions.

Awards & shining teacher moments

National Arthur Ashe Award for Community Involvement, Leadership, and Sportsmanship The Webb Schools New Teacher Award

My own education history

B.A., Pomona College M.A., Middlebury College

Additional biographical information

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast The Creative High School English Facebook Group @nowsparkcreativity nowsparkcreativity.com