EP161 Thriving as an introverted teacher (with Betsy Potash of Spark Creativity)
Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers
Angela Watson
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 14 April 2019
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
An introvert isn't necessarily quiet or shy. For an introvert, being alone provides the energy that's needed to enjoy being with people. (For an extrovert, being with people provides the energy that's needed to enjoy being alone.) It's all about what energizes you.
So if you're an introverted teacher, how can you take some of the spotlight off yourself in your instruction, avoid the energy drain that may arise when collaborating with colleagues, and find moments in your day to be alone and rejuvenate?
Check out this blog post/podcast interview with Betsy Potash of the Spark Creativity podcast as we discuss our experiences as introverts in the classroom.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to episode 161 of Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers. I'm your host |
| 0:06.5 | Angela Watson and I'm here to speak life, encouragement, and truth into the |
| 0:12.3 | minds and hearts of educators and get you energized for the week ahead. |
| 0:17.0 | Today I'm talking with Betsy Potish of Spark Creativity about how to thrive as an introverted teacher. |
| 0:23.0 | Visit truth for teachers.com to get the transcript |
| 0:26.0 | or to share your thoughts in the comments. |
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| 1:15.0 | So I'm talking today with Betsy Potish. |
| 1:18.0 | After almost a decade of teaching in the secondary ELA classroom |
| 1:22.0 | in both the United States and abroad in Bulgaria. |
| 1:25.2 | Betsy started the Spark Creativity website and Podcast. Now she spends her time |
| 1:31.0 | creating and sharing innovative teaching strategies like escape rooms, book tastings, |
| 1:36.8 | one-pagers, sketch notes, hyperdocs, and more. Betsy is such a lovely guest and she has such a gentle easy going way about her. |
| 1:46.4 | I think you're going to really love the things that she shares. |
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