- Administration & Leadership
My Annual 3-Part Summer Leadership Ritual
A school leader explains how he uses the summer to reflect on what has worked well and how to adjust where necessary.Your content has been saved!
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Integrating Technology Into PBL
Weaving technological skill-building through project-based learning units gives students agency in how to express their knowledge.Your content has been saved!
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How to Change Up Intervention Groups
When students in intervention groups progress at different rates, it’s important to reconfigure the groups so all students do appropriately challenging work. - Classroom Management
How Classroom Jobs for Teens Instill Responsibility
When middle and high school students take ownership of tasks in their classroom regularly, they build a culture of teamwork and support.Your content has been saved!
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7 Study Habits to Teach Kids This School Year
Studying is critical to academic success—but many students have never been shown how to do it effectively. - Technology Integration
A Daily Routine That Promotes Student Autonomy in Math
Teachers can use technology to create consistent routines that let students guide their own learning.105Your content has been saved!
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Giving Students Time and Confidence to Build Their Metacognition Skills
A high school teacher subtly encourages students to develop an appreciation for the “in-between” steps on the path of learning. - Special Education
6 Ways to Increase Family Engagement in Special Education
Schools can use an approach to building relationships with families that is empathetic, respectful, and centered on students’ success.114Your content has been saved!
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Setting Up Standards-Based Grading in a Traditional School
Individual teachers may feel like they can’t implement standards-based grading on their own, but an educator who managed it in a variety of schools over a decade explains how it can be done. - STEM
How Accessible Tech Can Promote Empathy and Collaboration
A middle school design and technology teacher breaks down a three-project unit that nicely overlaps with STEAM content.147Your content has been saved!
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- Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Using a Learning Map to Build Exemplary PBL Units
By developing—and revisiting—an instructional roadmap that connects standards, activities, and skill development, these teachers put students on a path toward mastery. - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Using AI Tools to Support Project-Based Learning
Teachers can use an artificial intelligence framework when developing projects to provide well-rounded learning experiences. - English Language Learners
Helping Young Multilingual Learners Develop Their Metacognitive Skills
An educator explains how students can more easily access common supports like visuals, sentence frames, and pair-share.533Your content has been saved!
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Ask Me Anything: Write for Us
Edutopia is hosting an Ask Me Anything (AMA) about how to write for us! The panelists share their experiences, as well as their strategies for getting published. - Flexible Classrooms
Why My Classroom Furniture Never Stays Still for Long
Rearranging the desks and tables depending on the learning activity signals to students that they also need a shift in thinking.
- Administration & Leadership
How to Quick-Launch a PBL Initiative
Start with just a two-hour session to identify goals for project-based learning and get your implementation team on board.140Your content has been saved!
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Creating Authentic Learning Experiences in Early Childhood Classrooms
Bringing in outside experts and doing fieldwork can make project-based learning an invaluable experience for young learners.150Your content has been saved!
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Teaching Students to Use Chunking to Tackle Complex Problems
Middle and high school teachers can show students how to break projects into smaller parts to support their ability to manage their work.147Your content has been saved!
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Using a Learning Map to Build Exemplary PBL Units
By developing—and revisiting—an instructional roadmap that connects standards, activities, and skill development, these teachers put students on a path toward mastery. - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Combining PBL and Play in Early Childhood Classrooms
Teachers can integrate play in early elementary classrooms to align students’ developmental needs with academic goals through PBL.311Your content has been saved!
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- Brain-Based Learning
Intentionally Slowing Down to Ensure That Students Learn Material Deeply
Teachers who are tempted to race through the curriculum to cover everything may want to reconsider and slow down a bit so that students can learn the most important content better. - Brain-Based Learning
Helping Elementary Students Improve Their Working Memory
Explicitly teaching brain-based memory strategies can help students build their executive function skills. - Brain-Based Learning
Reducing Math Negativity
Teachers can facilitate positive learning experiences to help students develop favorable perceptions about their math skills.259Your content has been saved!
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3 Ways to Help Students Overcome the Forgetting Curve
Our brains are wired to forget things unless we take active steps to remember. Here’s how you can help students hold on to what they learn. - Brain-Based Learning
7 Retrieval Activities That Help Learning Stick
These low-pressure, brain-based learning strategies help students retrieve what they know, building confidence and motivation.
- Student Wellness
3 Ways to Help Students Build Attention Stamina
These simple tools and strategies can improve focus in the classroom. - Mental Health
Supporting the Mental Health Needs of High-Achieving Students
Some students who are thriving academically struggle with imposter syndrome and would benefit from specific supports.423Your content has been saved!
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5 Ways for School Leaders to Support Teachers’ Parental Leave
These tips can help ensure that on-leave teachers, their students, and long-term substitutes have the tools and backing they need.180Your content has been saved!
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Supporting Teens With Mental Health Issues
A teacher working in a mental health facility shares strategies that general education teachers can use to ease students’ anxiety and frustration so they can focus on learning.929Your content has been saved!
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5 Tips for Effective School Leadership During a Natural Disaster
A principal shares what she learned after coordinating her school’s response to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.
