Episode 116 - OTT: How to Get Your Creative Juices Flowing in the Classroom with Natasha Nurse Clarke

Send us Fan MailEpisode 116 - OTT: How to Get Your Creative Juices Flowing in the Classroom with Natasha Nurse ClarkeNatasha Nurse Clarke has so much to share with us today! She talks about her past as a nurse and how it has prepared her for college-level teaching. She also reveals many methods to get her students to open up and get the creative juices flowing. She stresses the importance of getting students involved in class and how it can lead to a future passion for them. Whether you teach elementary or college, you don’t wanna miss this episode!Meaningful Quotes:There's a process to that, yeah, there's this whole kind of warming up the process and building rapport and getting to know each other. It's the same thing with teaching, you know, you have to first even before I get into all of my fun things, and activities and assignments, even before that you have to begin to build a relationship.~Natasha Nurse ClarkeYou have to build that rapport, you have to build those connections, or you're not gonna have time and kids won't do what you need them to do. ~Natasha Nurse-ClarkeOkay, so that first step is trying to get them to make that connection with you, then you get them making connections with each other.~Natasha Nurse ClarkeLinks Mentioned in the Show:Natasha Nure-ClarkeThe Online EducatorWREN Mills Pear ApproachSubscribe and Review: Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. I’m adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the mix and if you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on those. Click here for iTunes. Now if you’re feeling extra loving, I would be really grateful if you left me a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also fun for me to go in June Reading Comprehension 2nd Grade | Summer Reading Passages & QuestionsPerfect for end-of-year learning, summer school, or preventing summer learning loss, these short, engaging reading passages help students continue to practice comprehension skills.Support the showHelp stop the summer slide and help students love reading with Summer Reading Comprehension Stories written for 2nd grade with questions and response practice.  👉 Summer Reading Comprehension for 2nd GradeSubscribe and Review:Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. Click here for iTunes.Now, if you’re feeling extra loving, I would be really grateful if you left me a review. Click here to leave a review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review.”  Thank you!