- Literacy
8 Prewriting Activities to Get Student Writers Unstuck
Facing down a blank page (or screen) can be terrifying—these excellent activities are designed to break through the logjam. - Restorative Practices
Guiding Middle School Students to Commit to Their Own Growth
This mentoring framework can help students with discipline referrals see that they have the ability and responsibility to shape their future. - Learning Environments
Tips for Classroom Temperature Management
Teachers can use these ideas to create a more comfortable learning environment for their students and themselves.241Your content has been saved!
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Rethinking Classroom Seating With Caves, Campfires, and Watering Holes
An unconventional desk arrangement quickly and easily allows for three different types of classroom work—solo, small group, and whole-class instruction.Your content has been saved!
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5 Ways to Ease the Transition to Preschool
In the first few days and weeks, it’s important to make sure young children feel that they are valued and that they belong.234Your content has been saved!
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Dealing With Difficult Behaviors in High School
Remaining calm and consistent is crucial in responding to students who flout the rules or refuse to work. Here’s one teacher’s approach.693Your content has been saved!
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Activities That Make Geography Memorable
Exploring maps through games and discussions helps elementary students gain a deep understanding of relationships between places.305Your content has been saved!
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How Battlefield Analysis Supports Strategic Thinking
Examining decisions made in wartime can help middle and high school students strengthen their critical thinking and collaboration skills.201Your content has been saved!
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The First 8 Minutes of Class
These ideas can help you make the most of the first few minutes of class and create a routine that gets students thinking and ready to learn. - Differentiated Instruction
7 Ways to Put UDL Into Action in the Elementary Grades
Teachers can design learning experiences with an approach that supports all students where they are and helps them develop transferable skills.964Your content has been saved!
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- Classroom Management
15 Effective Ways to Manage Dysregulated Students
Teachers are seeing more big emotions and disruptive behavior in early elementary classrooms. These practical strategies can help youngsters reflect, reset, and repair. - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Podcast: 3 Outstanding Community-Building Activities for Back to School
Kick off the new school year by building genuine connections among your students, helping them feel they belong (and matter) in your classroom community.
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Kicking Your Beginning-of-Year Activities Up a Notch
A teacher shares variations on covering the syllabus, creating class norms, and starting to build a community that he designed to boost student engagement from day one. - Student Engagement
Connecting the First Day of School to the Last
A veteran middle and high school teacher shares a first day of school activity that has worked for her for 25 years. - Critical Thinking
A First-Week Routine That Gets Middle School Students Thinking Like Scientists
Here’s a day-by-day plan for guiding your students to start the year by asking questions. Just resist the urge to answer them.6.3kYour content has been saved!
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- Trauma-Informed Practices
Guiding Students Toward Forgiveness Helps Them Refocus on a More Positive Future
Introspective and collaborative tasks can lead learners to view their past hardships with a new perspective that leads to personal growth.622Your content has been saved!
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An Approach to Classroom Management That Builds Students’ Independence
Elementary teachers can empower students to address some of their own needs, allowing for smoother lessons and more time spent learning.3.9kYour content has been saved!
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5 Ways to Connect With the Quiet Students in Your Classroom
These practical steps help students know that they are valued and encourage classroom participation in ways that reduce anxiety.3.4kYour content has been saved!
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Exceptional Videos of Authors Reading Their Books Aloud for Young Students
These 14 books can help teachers celebrate student writing by weaving literacy and social and emotional learning into the school day. - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Teaching Students That Disagreement Doesn’t Have to Mean Disrespect
Elementary teachers can help students understand what it means to express differing opinions in a respectful way.3.8kYour content has been saved!
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- Brain-Based Learning
There’s Still a Place for Memorization
When students have a rich store of readily retrievable knowledge, they’re able to more efficiently approach new content.3kYour content has been saved!
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How to Build a Better Attention Span
By building short focus exercises into the daily routine, teachers help students to improve their capacity to concentrate.Your content has been saved!
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4 Ways to Design Instruction for the Teenage Brain
These strategies, derived from Daniel Siegel’s book Brainstorm, can help you engage students’ attention and willingness to work. - Teaching Strategies
Focusing Attention With a Student-Led Recall Activity
By providing every student with an opportunity to actively remember yesterday’s lesson, teachers can set the stage for today’s success.Your content has been saved!
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Takeaways From an Edutopia Jam Session on Retrieval Practice
Two of the forum’s moderators share further ideas on how teachers can implement this research-backed strategy.
- Administration & Leadership
Onboarding That Fosters Teachers’ Connection to Their School
By creating engaging modules that introduce the school’s culture and community, administrators can better prepare their new teachers for the year.686Your content has been saved!
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A Tool Kit for Mentor Teachers
These strategies facilitate a supportive working relationship that allows veteran teachers to share best practices and promote self-efficacy in new teachers.1.9kYour content has been saved!
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10 Underrated Tidbits of Advice for New Teachers
A veteran educator breaks down a bunch of little things you might not think of, like where to park and why you should keep the building key on you all day.1.7kYour content has been saved!
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A Classroom Veteran’s Advice for New Secondary Teachers
Lessons learned over the course of a two-decade career can help you feel more confident and prepared to start the school year.3kYour content has been saved!
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9 Evidence-Based Ways to Improve Your Classroom Directions
Vague directions, complicated explanations, and poorly sequenced tasks can overwhelm students. These research-backed strategies can help.
