Episode 283: Unleash Student Creativity with SCAMPER Sessions

On this episode of the Teaching Middle School ELA podcast, your hosts, Caitlin, Jessica, and Megan sat down to discuss a fresh method to try with your students when trying to give their creativity a boost!Tune in as they dive into the SCAMPER method and walk you through a unique example for you to see it in action.SCAMPER stands for:SubstituteCombineAdaptModify/MagnifyPurpose/Put to other usesEliminate…and…Rearrange/ReverseYou'll discover innovative ways you can incorporate this process into your next lessons to give your students a tangible way to develop new and creative ideas. As your students work through this method they are practicing problem-solving, critical thinking, and respectful group collaboration!Jessica wraps things up by sharing two ways you could use this method inside your classroom this week!Idea #1: Storytelling Techniques - This process would be perfect to try with traditional fairy tales for guiding students through how students could fracture them!Idea #2: Character Development - These questions can be rinsed and repeated for any novel or short story as a way to think deeper and make connections! (Also try this with Socratic Seminars or Silent Debate questions)To hear more about this fun concept, be sure to listen in!Get ready for an exceptionally helpful episode!BIG NEWS: The EB Teachers' ELA Portal will officially be open for enrollment this summer! If having access to ALL of the below sounds helpful to you, then we invite you to take a quick moment to add your name to our priority list today! Are you ready for:Hundreds of ready-to-go ELA lessonsA robust Core ELA Curriculum that includes reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary covering all of the ELA standardsInnovative digital lesson planning softwareHours of on-demand PD videosA community of thousands of supportive ELA teachers from around the worldPretty incredible, right?Click the link below to add your name to the priority list today:https://www.ebteacher.com/ebtc-priority-listAre you enjoying the podcast?Make sure to subscribe to our channel and leave us a review! To leave a review in iTunes, click HERE by scrolling down our show page, selecting a star rating, and tapping “Write a review.” Let us know how this podcast is helping you in your ELA classroom!