439: How to Play Genre Trashketball (A Lesson + A Game)

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | Education by Betsy Potash

Sep 2, 202612:10Education

"What's this?" I was crouched alongside a student on the first day of school as she filled out her reading profile. She pointed her pink highlighter at the section of genres, unsure how to proceed. I wanted to know if sh...

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