Spark Starters

Follow Spark Starters
Share on
Copy link to clipboard

Our mission is to inspire innovative ideas and empower educators to cannonball into personalized professional learning.

Olathe Spark Starters

  • May 4, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 17m AVG DURATION
  • 16 EPISODES


Search for episodes from Spark Starters with a specific topic:

Latest episodes from Spark Starters

Episode19: Tools to Help Students Follow Their Passions

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 20:04


This episode highlights how to help students follow their passions.

Episode18: Amping Up All Voices

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 17:34


Our goal for this episode is to share ideas on how to amp up student voice.

Episode 17: Real World Connections

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 16:05


Our goal for this episode is to help listeners understand how you can make real-world connections in the classroom.

Episode 16: Take Learning to the Next Level

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 15:16


Our goals for this episode are to help listeners understand how to gamify your lessons and personalize/differentiate learning to meet the needs of all students.

Episode 15: Making Learning Magical

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 13:14


Episode 14: Movement in the Classroom

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 20:05


The goal of this episode is to share the importance of incorporating movement into learning activities.

Episode 13: Idea Smashing - Research-Based Strategies + Technology

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 18:08


Our goal for this episode is to show listeners how to combine research-based strategies and technology to actively engage students.

Episode 12: Differentiation to Meet ALL Needs

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 23:55


Our goal for the episode is to help listeners understand small moves you can make to differentiate for students.

Episode 11: Equitable Access (Hour of Code)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 24:05


Welcome to Olathe Spark Starters Podcast, where it is our mission to inspire innovative ideas and empower educators to cannonball into personalized professional learning. On Episode 11, we will help listeners understand the importance of computer science in education today and provide ideas and resources for implementing the Hour of Code in December.

Episode 10: Multi-Age Mentorships

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2019 13:57


The Olathe Spark Starters' mission is to empower educators to cannonball into personalized professional learning. This episode focuses on helping listeners understand the importance of Multi-Age Mentorships and how to utilize technology to connect your students with mentors.

Episode 9: Don't Throw Out the Good Stuff

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 9:56


The Olathe School District Podcast Team seeks to empower fellow educators by sharing ideas that will spark innovation and help spread effective practices. Our goal of Episode 9 is to help listeners understand the importance of pedagogy, content, and technology working together and to give the listeners a preview of upcoming episodes.TPack Model: http://www.tpack.org/ Video: https://www.commonsense.org/education/videos/introduction-to-the-tpack-model ISTE Educator Standards: https://www.iste.org/standards/for-educators Kristen Lester @KLester02 Ariel Jankord @mrsjankord Ryan Stephans @Coach_Stephans Jordan Billings @MrBillingsClass

Episode 8: Personalized PD - Choose Your Own Journey

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2019 19:16


Welcome to Olathe Spark Starters Podcast, where it is our mission to inspire innovative ideas and empower educators to cannonball into personalized professional learning. On Episode 8, we will discuss the power of Personalized PD and reveal that PD can come in many shapes and sizes.

Episode 6: How do teachers help you feel love and supported?

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2019 10:40


On Episode 6, of Olathe Spark Starters, we hear from elementary and secondary students. They share how teachers help them feel loved and supported.

Episode 4: Creating an Emotionally Safe Classroom

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 25:15


Welcome to the Olathe Spark Starters Podcast where it is our mission to inspire innovative ideas and empower educators to cannonball into personalized professional learning. On Episode 4, we will focus on how to create an emotionally safe classroom.

Episode 3: Who championed for you?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 20:14


Welcome to Olathe Spark Starters Podcast where it is our mission to inspire innovative ideas and empower educators to cannonball into personalized professional learning. On Episode 3, we will interview Erik Erazo, Olathe District Migrant Director and Hispanic Student Facilitator. He is a living testimony that behind every success story there is a staff member who championed for their student.

Episode 2: Engagement begins with...

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 18:23


Welcome to Olathe Spark Starters where it is our mission to inspire innovative ideas and empower educators to cannonball into personalized professional learning. On Episode 2 of Olathe Spark Starters, we will focus on our journey to discover how to actively engage all students.

Claim Spark Starters

In order to claim this podcast we'll send an email to with a verification link. Simply click the link and you will be able to edit tags, request a refresh, and other features to take control of your podcast page!

Claim Cancel