- Student Engagement
5 Dice Games Your Students Will Love
Students build computational skills and their confidence and ability to talk about math effectively with these games. - Communication Skills
Guiding Kids to Talk to Parents About Their Assignments
With intentional support from their teachers, students can take the lead when it’s time to talk to their parents about their academic progress.116Your content has been saved!
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Helping Elementary Students Improve Their Working Memory
Explicitly teaching brain-based memory strategies can help students build their executive function skills. - Formative Assessment
60-Second Strategy: Silent Partners
When teachers bring this fun formative assessment game into a lesson, they get a snapshot of what students have understood, and what they haven’t.Your content has been saved!
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How Read-Alouds Can Encourage Student Writers
Story time can be effective in guiding students—even middle school students—to recognize the possibilities of producing their own writing.182Your content has been saved!
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A Simple Visual Routine to Help Students Engage With Poetry
Teachers can have students create comics based on poems to better understand their themes and spark meaningful conversation.151Your content has been saved!
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Using Digital Media to Promote Screen-Free Learning
Preschool teachers can share these resources with families as a catalyst for at-home learning experiences.126Your content has been saved!
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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. - 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.345Your content has been saved!
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5 Picture Books That Encourage Creativity in Kindergarten
Paired with fun activities, these picture books help build skills like fluency, flexibility, elaboration, and originality.
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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. - Classroom Management
When the Teacher-Student Relationship Breaks Down
These strategies will help teachers reset boundaries and repair relationships if classroom dynamics have become dysfunctional. - 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. - 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. - 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.
- ChatGPT & Generative AI
How to Avoid 5 Common AI Pitfalls
Even with the best of intentions, problems might arise with artificial intelligence tools. Here’s how to keep things balanced.215Your content has been saved!
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Using AI Tools to Support Project-Based Learning
Teachers can use an artificial intelligence framework when developing projects to provide well-rounded learning experiences. - Teaching Strategies
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.223Your content has been saved!
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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.136Your content has been saved!
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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.
- Brain-Based Learning
Reducing Math Negativity
Teachers can facilitate positive learning experiences to help students develop favorable perceptions about their math skills.244Your 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. - Literacy
Aligning Writing Instruction With Cognitive Science
Making writing less difficult for students helps them to become both better writers and also more engaged learners. - Brain-Based Learning
How to Help Students Avoid Procrastinating
A simple strategy can help students map out their assignments in manageable chunks so they can stay on top of their work.
- 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.419Your 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.934Your 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.
