- Professional Learning
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. - Critical Thinking
The Benefits of Anti-Models for Boosting Learning
Teachers can explore with students what not to do—like confusing operations in math or using boring word choices in writing—to set students on the right path and boost learning. - 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. - Classroom Management
60-Second Strategy: Back Pocket Questions
With this simple activity, the final minutes before the bell rings can be an opportunity for review—not disarray.Your content has been saved!
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Make the Most of Google or Microsoft Forms
Many teachers already know how to use these time-tested tools, so getting even more out of them just makes sense.111Your content has been saved!
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When the Teacher-Student Relationship Breaks Down
These strategies will help teachers reset boundaries and repair relationships if classroom dynamics have become dysfunctional. - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Adding an Emotional Dimension to Literary Analysis
Aligning SEL prompts with different levels of Bloom’s taxonomy gives students the opportunity to ask deeper questions about literature. - Administration & Leadership
How Administrators Can Help Educators and IT Staff Work Together Effectively
Supporting a partnership between teachers and information technology teams can ensure that educational and technological needs are met.116Your content has been saved!
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7 Nature Experiments to Spark Student Curiosity
Encourage your students to ask questions about and explore the world around them with these hands-on lessons. - Student Engagement
A New Way to Think About Resilience
By starting with the idea that students already are resilient, teachers can nurture their ability to stick with things and not give up.219Your content has been saved!
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- Brain-Based Learning
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. - Formative Assessment
15 Formative Assessment Hacks to Boost Students’ Learning
Common formative assessment techniques can work a little better with these simple tweaks. - Communication Skills
A Simple Way to Get Elementary Students Writing Every Day
With this easy-to-adapt quick-write strategy, students steadily build their writing skills, a little at a time. - Technology Integration
5 Engaging AI Classroom Activities to Try With Your Students
From targeted writing prompts that get pencils moving to an interactive radio show where students join as the co-host, these AI classroom activities help students take learning to the next level. - 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.
- Technology Integration
3 ChatGPT Features Worthy of a Teacher’s Attention
An edtech expert shares how the popular AI tool can help you save time while increasing your impact. - Student Wellness
Using Values-Alignment Messaging to Teach Healthy Digital Habits
Thoughtful phone policies are helpful, but teens need more than rules, and schools can help them build digital self-agency.171Your content has been saved!
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Teaching Elementary Students to Use Audio and Graphic Design Tools
Teachers can amplify students’ creativity by showing them how to demonstrate their learning with multimedia applications.199Your content has been saved!
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How to Use Riddle Rooms to Gamify Lessons
Teachers can use this strategy to develop games based on concepts within their lessons to help students cement their knowledge. - Technology Integration
10 Brilliant Uses of Edtech in 2025
We asked educators to share the creative ways they’re solving problems, bolstering classroom learning experiences, and streamlining time-consuming tasks.
- Student Engagement
Getting (and Keeping) Early Learners’ Attention
These ideas for lesson hooks—like using songs, video clips, and picture walks—can motivate young students to focus on learning. - Student Engagement
How to Motivate Students by Thinking Smaller
A framework for setting up playful, purposeful explorations can help increase student agency, one tiny experiment at a time.198Your content has been saved!
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From Superheroes to Taylor Swift: Using Students’ Passions to Ignite Learning
By inviting students to dissect the texts they love—from music lyrics to horror films—teachers are unlocking deeper engagement and critical literacy skills. - Student Engagement
Instilling a Love of Math in Pre-K Students
A former preschool teacher describes how finding things he could appreciate about math helped him boost his students’ interest in it. - Student Engagement
Inspiring High School Students to Think About Their Future
These engaging multimedia strategies can help teens discover and focus on their long-term goals.421Your content has been saved!
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- Formative Assessment
15 Formative Assessment Hacks to Boost Students’ Learning
Common formative assessment techniques can work a little better with these simple tweaks. - Formative Assessment
How to Set Up Formative Assessments for Summative Success
Assessing students’ learning during a class or project can help you adapt your teaching and guide them to meet their goals.238Your content has been saved!
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60-Second Strategy: Quick Sorts
In this formative assessment game, table groups compete against each other to categorize key terms and concepts from the previous night’s assignment.Your content has been saved!
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4 Ways to Boost Students’ Self-Efficacy
These strategies help students see what they have learned so they believe they can be successful in school in the future. - Formative Assessment
Using Mastery Checks to Assess Student Learning
Unlike simultaneous, class-wide tests or exit tickets, Mastery Checks allow students to demonstrate learning at their own pace.
