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Nov 2023
52m 34s

Episode 166: Spark Creativity

The Modern Classrooms Project
About this episode

Toni rose is joined by Betsy Potash to talk about how teachers can incorporate creativity and non-traditional approaches to increase student engagement and learning.

Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog.

Show Notes

Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week

  • Shades of Excellence meetup, Monday, November 27th at 7:00 PM Eastern (Register)

  • Using Edulastic in your Modern Classroom, Thursday, November 30th at 6;00 PM ET (Register)

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The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach

Special Guest: Betsy Potash.

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