- Student Engagement
Increasing Students’ Opportunities to Respond Boosts Thinking and Engagement
Students will participate more if you give them frequent, low-stakes chances to interact with content all throughout a lesson.Your content has been saved!
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How Teachers Can Reinforce to Students That They Matter
Small classroom changes and gestures that emphasize relationships, growth, and well-being can have a big impact on students.Your content has been saved!
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Effectively Leading Your School Through Change
Leaders can ensure that their teams understand why things are shifting and feel prepared to adjust their work in response.Your content has been saved!
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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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Do We Have To?: Making the Most of Summer Training
Even mandated professional learning sessions can be worthwhile if you focus on connecting them to your own problems of practice.204Your 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. - Play & Recess
How Free Play Supports Attention in Elementary School
Taking a short break outside allows students to reconnect with the world and refocus when it's time to go back to the classroom.423Your content has been saved!
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Creating Professional Learning Experiences That Value Teachers
School leaders can create meaningful opportunities for teachers to grow through collaboration, reflection, and goal setting.595Your content has been saved!
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3 Retrieval Games to Try in Your High School Classroom
These activities make reviewing content fun, so they can really motivate students to cement their learning. - Literacy
Teaching Students How to Read Films Like Literature
High school students can benefit from lessons on how films use visual language to express classic devices like characterization and symbolism.1.2kYour content has been saved!
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- Research
Why Writing by Hand Beats Typing (in 6 Charts)
Typing may be faster, but the research shows that handwriting engages our brains in richer, more meaningful ways. - Brain-Based Learning
What to Do When Students See Schoolwork as Too Challenging
Students often don’t measure academic difficulty objectively—they measure it emotionally. Teachers can tap into research to provide the resources and support students need to complete assignments. - Teaching Strategies
Strategies That Empower Students to Answer Questions When Called Upon
When students feel like they don’t know the answer to a question, engaging in low-risk conversations can help them find their way. - Student Wellness
3 Activities to Help Students Feel Grounded
When students are dysregulated, asking them to focus can be counterproductive. Instead, build in activities that help them stay grounded.6.9kYour content has been saved!
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Moving Beyond Traditional Lab Reports in High School
A teacher who wanted to shift from assessing compliance to assessing students’ thinking shares the tweaks she made in her assignments.
- Integrated Studies
6 Ways to Implement Integrated Studies as a Music Teacher
Adding themes from different content areas into music lessons helps maximize learning and provides opportunities for collaboration with other educators.934Your content has been saved!
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Teaching Students How to Synthesize Using Art and Music
Middle and high school teachers can use these ideas to guide students to engage with and analyze diverse sets of source documents.1.6kYour content has been saved!
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How to Adapt ‘Julius Caesar’ for Upper Elementary Students
Immersing students in the history and politics of ancient Rome helps them come to a rich understanding of Shakespeare’s play.745Your content has been saved!
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Using Multigenre Picture Books in Middle School
Books that convey nonfiction topics through poems and images help students learn to process information, a skill they can transfer to other texts.1.6kYour content has been saved!
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Combining Science and Music for Deeper Learning
Elementary music teachers can incorporate scientific concepts into lessons so students get a multilayered learning experience.
- Technology Integration
Using Technology to Promote Math Talk
By listening to recordings of students solving math problems, teachers can determine their next steps, such as how to pair students up. - English Language Learners
7 Ways to Help English Learners Speak Up in Class
Strategies like extending wait time and having students write before speaking create conditions for English learners to feel confident participating in discussions.3.1kYour content has been saved!
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Making Space for Students’ Home Languages in the Classroom
Teachers don’t need to speak students’ home languages to use them as a resource for learning and creating a sense of belonging.5.6kYour content has been saved!
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Who Will Your Students Be in 2040?
Guiding English learners to imagine their future selves and role-play a class reunion promotes research and speaking skills.2.5kYour content has been saved!
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A Poetry-Writing Exercise to Support English Learners
In this lesson, high school students write ‘I am’ poems in their home language and then translate them into English, building crucial literacy skills.2.5kYour content has been saved!
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- Student Wellness
3 Activities to Help Students Feel Grounded
When students are dysregulated, asking them to focus can be counterproductive. Instead, build in activities that help them stay grounded.6.9kYour content has been saved!
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13 Books Featuring Characters With Disabilities and Physical Differences
A school librarian’s recommendations for middle-grade books that represent kids who sometimes feel like they stand out from their peers.2kYour content has been saved!
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10 Books With Neurodivergent Characters
These books can be powerful tools for reducing stigma, opening up dialogue, and promoting empathy and understanding.2.8kYour content has been saved!
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A Principal’s 4 Steps for Reducing Chronic Absenteeism
This school has been able to increase attendance by building a culture of support and intervening immediately when a student misses a few days.4.1kYour content has been saved!
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For Elementary Counselors, Big Caseloads Require Getting Creative
When you’re one counselor to several hundred students, you need to leverage support from both teachers and students—and learn when to say no.1.9kYour content has been saved!
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