Patchett, Maas, Ibañez and more: A Spring Reading Update [S6 E195]

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Do you find that your high school students have trouble allowing themselves to be creative in their writing? We have a solution for you! Enter The Inspiration Cube.

We spent a lot of time curating this resource and have yet to share it with you! The Inspiration Cube is intended to help students break past their fear and anxiety of coming up with things on their own and gives them permission to let their creativity flourish.

The Inspiration Cube is a creative writing exercise and we’re going to walk you through it in real time in today’s episode. It’s basically a no-prep way to get your students thinking creatively, working together, and dare we say…having fun! It can be used in partners, small groups, or even whole class.

Even better, you can download it for free and try it out in your classroom this week.

Topics discussed:

  • What The Inspiration Cube is and various ways to use it in your classroom

  • Why the older grades often struggle with creative writing

  • The idea of interrupting linear thinking

  • Embracing the mess and opportunities for students to think out loud with no conclusion

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Join hosts Amanda Cardenas (Mud & Ink Teaching) and Marie Morris (The Caffeinated Classroom) in discussions about being brave, trying new things, and all things teaching! As seasoned classroom teachers, Amanda and Marie bring their experience, insight, energy, and oh, so many opinions and ideas... It's time for all teachers to take their classroom and teaching practice into their own hands!

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