I started a daily practice during my drive to school. I’d choose five students and spend five focused minutes reflecting on the following for each child. Read "A Focused Practice for Relationship Building" in @Edutopia www.edutopia.org/article/focu... #edu #teachers

📋 Have students keep a writer’s watch list of error patterns identified by the teacher or student. Over the semester, the list grows into a running record of revision targets, helping both teacher & student focus on skills that need the most attention. @edutopia #eng www.edutopia.org/article/teac...

A sneak peek of @edutopia.org's research newsletter, out this weekend! It's informative and gorgeous 🎨 Featuring a comprehensive look at the benefits of handwriting (with lots of charts!), a new study on greeting students at the door, and more! Sign up here: www.edutopia.org/the-research...

A student struggles with an oral question. To help, the teacher simplifies the question. Finally, the instructor accepts a merely adequate answer. The “funnel pattern” is only an “illusion of learning.” www.edutopia.org/article/how-... #teachers #Edutopia

Check out Betty Ray's free workshop for parents and T's on helping kids build healthier digital habits with less conflict: Signal Check: A Smarter Way to Manage Kids’ Screen Use (Without the Fights). May 20 • Free online workshop RSVP here for Zoom link: www.bettyray.net/upcoming-eve...

Last day to SLOW JAM on @Edutopia's Teacher2Teacher: Meaningful ways to say goodbye at the end of the year! 🏁https://www.edutopia.org/teacher2teacher/may-2026-jam-session-meaningful-moves-to-wrap-up-the-year?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=email&utm_source=edu-account #teachers #k12

It's that time of year. How do you end it meaningfully? Check out these ideas shared in @Edutopia's School of Practice Podcast. www.edutopia.org/podcast/14-e.... #education #FinishingStrong

It's that time of year. How do you end it meaningfully? Check out these ideas shared in @Edutopia's School of Practice Podcast. www.edutopia.org/podcast/14-e.... #education #FinishingStrong

In this month’s Jam Session, @mrswendymturner.bsky.social joins educators @toddfinley.bsky.social, Ms. James, Sydney Whatcott, and Josh Palsky in sharing practical ways to make the most of the final weeks of the school year! Join us here: edut.to/4txBVkV

A 2015 meta-analysis involving 73K students found that task clarity has a profound effect on both engagement & learning. When we are "fuzzy" about what students are supposed to do or make, we invite cognitive overload www.edutopia.org/article/rese... #Edutopia #Education

🗓️It's the last Edutopia T2T JAM SESSION of the year, talking about what to do during the last days of school. → How do we make it unforgettable? →Help kids reflect? →Keep them engaged? Celebrate? www.edutopia.org/teacher2teac... #Edutopia #edu #K12 Bring your big ideas!

“Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” - Steve Jobs named the essential tension in teaching and learning.

How to organize student papers in your classroom | #edu #paperwork #classroom

Special thanks to educator @toddfinley.bsky.social for the inspiration. You can read his article with all the activities here: edut.to/3OF8JtA

How to Keep Kids on Task (What the research says) edutopia.org/article/rese... #teachers #k12 #education #Edutopia

Special thanks to educator @toddfinley.bsky.social for the inspiration. You can read his full article to get even more ideas: edut.to/3OF8JtA

New teachers—and some experienced ones—may struggle with the second half of formative assessment: deciding how to adjust instruction accordingly. 🔧 @toddfinley.bsky.social shares a framework that can help.

Stay tuned for more activities for fast finishers! Special thanks to educator @toddfinley.bsky.social for the inspiration. You can read his article with all the activities here:

If you’re the parent of a high school freshman in the state of Texas, I beg you to ask how much time your child spends testing. #Texas #EduSky

Students who struggle on a formative assessment commonly have 1 of 4 fixable problems. Professor (and former teacher) @toddfinley.bsky.social shows what to do next. ➡️ #assessment #EduSky

How to Decide What to Do After Your Formative Assessment | www.edutopia.org/article/what... #education #teacher #k12 #Edutopia

12 Buddy Systems That Support Learning and Student Well-Being Encouraging students to “look out for each other on purpose” has a powerful impact. These classroom and schoolwide strategies will help you get started. www.edutopia.org/article/usin... #education #teachers

Our most recent podcast guest, @toddfinley.bsky.social, wants to hear about the early finisher routines in your classroom! Share your thoughts, talk about the new episode, or ask Todd a question of your own: edut.to/3XlQBpH

What do you do when a handful of students finish their work at warp speed? In our new podcast episode, educator @toddfinley.bsky.social shares 6 strategies to keep your speed racers engaged in meaningful work that’s immersive and challenging. 🏎️ 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4ofzJfa

My interview on the new Edutopia Podcast (School of Practice) about Converting Fast Finishers into Self-Directed Learners. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... #education #teachers #k12 #edutopia #ED #learning

13 Super-Quick Formative Assessments Teachers can use these techniques to gauge students’ understanding mid-lesson and then decide whether to reteach or press ahead. www.edutopia.org/article/quic... #teachers #k12 #formativeassessment #assessment

8 Questions New Teachers Often Ask—Answered Classroom management, projecting authority, dealing with parents, cell phone distractions, and more... www.edutopia.org/article/comm... #edutopia #teacher

Classroom seating decisions are some of the most powerful tools that teachers have to manage a classroom, working quietly behind the scenes to promote prosocial behavior & suppress distractions. Edutopia’s @youkiterada.bsky.social outlines research-based tips for choosing the best layout. #EduSky

Susan Barber notes an essential tension: "Teachers continually express frustration with the lack of student accountability while doubling down on teacher accountability and a desire to return to a more balanced distribution between the two." #edu #teachers muchadoaboutteaching.com/summer-refle...

❌ Generate rules to guarantee that a class discussion fails. 🙉 How do you show someone you’re not listening? 🤝 List strategies to sabotage a team project. @toddfinley.bsky.social explains how prompts like these can sharpen students’ awareness of common errors and boost their confidence. #EduSky

Are your tried-and-true scaffolding strategies still effective? If you’re looking for new ways to support students, @toddfinley.bsky.social shares eight lesser-known techniques that will make you ask: Why didn’t I know this? #EduSky #EdChat 🧵1/10

Think-Pair-Share has been a classroom mainstay since the 1980s. It helps increase participation, reinforce key concepts, and aid in recall, professor of English education @toddfinley.bsky.social writes. But even the strongest learning strategies can get boring if they’re overused. 🧵1/9 #EduSky

The Benefits of Anti-Models for Boosting Learning www.edutopia.org/article/powe... #EDU #teachers

​From reflection to celebration, these 5 activities help your students look back on the year mindfully—and look ahead for what comes next! 🤩 Get the printables seen in the video here: edut.to/43ebQ0k Special thanks to educator @toddfinley.bsky.social for the ideas. #EduSky #teachers

It's that time of year! 🥳😵‍💫 Whether you teach kindergartners excited about ice cream or HS seniors looking ahead to college or work, educator @toddfinley.bsky.social has 19 creative activities to keep students engaged to the last day. Here are a few of our faves. 🧵 1/6 #EduSky

Teachers, with the end of the year fast approaching, @toddfinley.bsky.social has some great ideas on how to keep students engaged and help them reflect on what they've learned: www.edutopia.org/article/19-h... #studentengagement #edusky

How do you keep students working and learning right up to the end? If you need some inspiration, @toddfinley.bsky.social has *19* great ideas for end-of-year activities. Take a look! 👀 #EduSky #teachers

Your School House Rock moment......

19 Highly Engaging End-of-Year Activities 🗓️ - Edutopia www.edutopia.org/article/19-h... #edu #teachers #k12

Classic classroom management challenge: 1 or 2 students finish a task while everyone else is still going. @toddfinley.bsky.social shares “low-prep and no-prep activities that extend learning beyond busywork and ensure that your class runs smoother than a greased zip line.” 🙌 #EduSky #teachers

Walz: "It's so obscene that he would put a mock classroom -- we all know he's never been in one. He wouldn't last for a minute. He's surrounded by people who know nothing about education. They want to make this about bureaucracy and cutting. This is about children."

New piece for Edutopia! Your Students Finished Early—Now What? edutopia.org/article/fast... #teachers #education

Fantastic set of AI resources from @ericcurts.bsky.social. Thanks, Eric! #EDU #AI

Only amateurs study what everyone else does. The greatest academic skill is asking questions nobody thought to ask. The truly influential researcher spots gaps where others see nothing. The most cited papers often begin where the literature is quiet.

Want to know the future? #edu #teachers stefanbauschard.substack.com?r=sdb5

Eventually, everything a teacher or student does in the classroom will be tracked by AI and labeled with a number. Word-per-minute, etc. The problem: data has such a ring of objective certainty. Meanings attached to these numbers will be decided on by those who have never taught. Thx, Larry.

Hey everyone -- Moms of Liberty and Dept of Education launched a snitch line portal today to rat out teachers and anyone promoting anything DEI. FLOOD THE PORTAL Spam the hell out of it. Pass it on! It works! enddei.ed.gov

Are your tried-and-true scaffolding strategies still effective? If you’re looking for new ways to support students, @toddfinley.bsky.social shares eight lesser-known techniques that will make you ask: Why didn’t I know this? #EduSky #EdChat 🧵1/10

Put your best faculty teaching intro courses in the middle of the day. But not Fridays. That's the advice that @sarosecav.bsky.social has for institutions who want to do better job retaining students. #TopHatEngage