Share your favorites: @tatertutt.bsky.social is collecting strategies for an upcoming article! #EduSky #EdChat #assessment

Educators, Edutopia’s research editor has a question for you! @youkiterada.bsky.social says: “I’ve been hearing a lot about this topic—but I’d love to understand how widespread it is, and what its implications are.” #EduSky #EdChat

In @jen.litandtech.com’s high school ELA classes, generative AI is a tool to help students strengthen their writing—not a replacement for thinking. 💭 In our latest podcast episode, she shares her approach to teaching writing in the age of AI. Listen on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4oXsXeO

Dang, this is so smart (and FUN!) from Netflix as a way to welcome Sesame Street to their family. I have tons of respect for this level of thinking and creativity.

Multiple times this week an idea from another teacher multiple time zones away has made its way into our classroom in a positive, impactful way—and I'm reminded, despite all the other stuff, that doing this work in community matters. It matters a great deal.

In our first Jam Session, teacher Kathy-Ann St. Hill-St. Lawrence (a.k.a. Ms. Saint) will break down how she supports learning across content areas through gamification! Join us for tips, resources, and advice directly from Ms. Saint, other educators, and the Edutopia team: https://edut.to/3X434xV

Drawing can be a learning superpower, even for students who claim they’re not good at it! 🦸 ✏️ In our latest podcast episode, teacher Selim Tlili shares how to use this strategy to boost content recall and attention stamina—across grade levels and subjects! Listen here: apple.co/4qvlV2D

'Astronomers' is an anagram for 'moon starers.'

Absolutely losing it that the special police unit investigating the Louvre heist is called the Paris Brigade for the Repression of Banditry 😭

Education research you can use! 🔬🌟 That’s what we deliver in our free, monthly email roundup—and our next edition lands this Sunday. Subscribe now to get it in your inbox: edut.to/4qmZr3G #EdResearch #EduSky

What’s your biggest classroom challenge right now? 🤔 Drop your toughest or most urgent classroom questions on this thread. Our team will take what we heard, find experts to help us make sense of it all, and produce a live podcast episode of answers. 🎧

Do your students avoid asking for help—even when you know they need it? Our latest podcast episode is for you! It's full of teacher-tested strategies that can make help-seeking not just accepted, but *expected* in your classroom. 🙋 Listen on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4nTfvsr

I’m gonna say something controversial: I actually don’t think chickpea anxiety is real

This helped me today. Small Kindnesses, by Danusha Laméris

Introducing School of Practice, our first podcast! 🎧 Join us for 15-minute episodes filled with smart, pedagogy-shifting advice—backed by the research, and test-driven by teachers just like you. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4psx6Zv Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/47T3Wwg

I’m going skating for the first time since 1997 tonight. Wish me luck. (I’m 42 this could lead to a broken hip.)

Teaching strategies at your fingertips! With Homeroom, you can build your own personalized educator feed that grows right alongside you. 🌼 Try it out today: edut.to/4n12xry

Remember, birding is there for you.

I wish this was true because I’m struggling in my Auntie Supreme duties and this would help.

Hi there, #EduSky - I’m eager to connect with art teachers so putting out a call! We have a cool project in the works that would give you compensated opportunities to shape some of our visual content at @edutopia.org. Please help me spread the word. My DMs are open to anyone interested!

So, there’s a rescue pup up for adoption in my town and do we think he is actually Falkor?

This thread is a great example of exactly why we’ve built Ask & Answer on @edutopia.org. Please join us to get (and give!) support. www.edutopia.org/ask-and-answ...

Looking for research-backed tips for motivating students? @cathleenbeachbd.bsky.social has you covered: www.edutopia.org/article/boos....

Before leaving one day this past week, I sent home a few positive messages to families of students who had really shown out so far. One responded with a loud thank you—and a note that “they had never heard anything positive before” about their kid from school. Reminder: it‘s the little things.

Group work and reading and A.I., oh my! Join the conversation and share your tips on Edutopia’s Ask & Answer community forum. Here are a few questions from the past week—add your ideas or get some new ones!👇

“We can think of school as a place that focuses on producing learning & learning outcomes, but I think that’s not true… It’s to grow thinkers, civic agents, ppl who understand themselves in a way that really positions them to think in evidence-based and systematic ways about complex problems…”

When we think of “learning outcomes” as the purpose of education and stop there, we miss out on the ultimate aim of school—which is to use the learning to build the person. Read the conversation between neuroscientist Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and @stephenmerrill.bsky.social for more. #EduSky

Some folks really need to be reminded that the purpose of school is not "learning" per se, it's human development. Experiences that contribute positively to the multiple & varied goals & needs of human development are never a distraction.

better than a push notification: learned about the Taylor Swift engagement because a woman outside of Madewell was yelling it into her phone

This feature is now available to anyone with a (permanently free!) @edutopia.org account. We ask you a few questions to unlock it so we can serve you relevant resources, and then more you use it the smarter it gets. You’ll also see what other educators like you are reading and sharing…

This read is both inspiring and practical, and it’s full of helpful resources. (PS - Thanks for the @edutopia.org shoutout, @mrneibauer.bsky.social!)

👀 What are some ways of developing an appropriate level of rigor into a lesson? www.edutopia.org/ask-and-answ...

Nothing makes me happier than writing a story about experiences that bring kids joy. 🥹 My latest for @edutopia.org, a fun one on unconventional afterschool clubs: Huge, HUGE shout out to the educators putting their time and energy into producing these meaningful and memorable moments for kids 🧡

Our Ask Us Anything chat is live! edut.to/3Va68aS Jump in now to swap back-to-school questions, stories, and strategies to support the early-career teachers in our community. 💬 Panelists Jay Schauer, @marcusluther.bsky.social, and Rachel Scheer will answer your questions throughout the evening.

Heads up, #EduSky ! @edutopia.org is hosting an Ask Us Anything event w/ some great educators! Come for the advice, stay for the community, & leave feeling ready to crush the new school year. When: Wednesday, August 20 Time: All evening long—jump in whenever you’d like! Where: edut.to/3UAXF0c

Here's how educator Brittney Reeves Luckie is building community before the school year even begins:

End result of this activity, too ❤️ thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/why-the-cl...

Whether you’re in your first week of school or counting down the days until the doors open, our Ask & Answer community forum is buzzing with back-to-school energy that can help you complete your planning. Ask your own question here (or share your wisdom & help out another teacher): edut.to/3UlP5lX

#Edusky, if you miss the crowd-sourcing for resources & ideas that used to happen on EduTwitter, check out @edutopia.org 's new Ask & Answer feature! Community forums for sharing what works: www.edutopia.org/ask-and-answer (and would love to see some of you on there sharing your wisdom with others!)

Here I was thinking I’d only ever be a dog-mom and I’m so glad the universe had other plans. Radish, Kika Bean, and Momma Pantaloon bring us so much joy. #Caturday

Drumroll, please! We’re excited to introduce Ask & Answer: Edutopia’s new community forum, where you can connect and crowdsource strategies from fellow educators. 💬 Get started here (it’s free and always will be): edut.to/3UlP5lX

Important to spend several minutes each day asking your dog how he got so handsome.

Speaking of great memoirs, which one should I read next? #booksky #readingcommunity

I’ve always been a fan of memoirs, but this one was extraordinary. Pair it with a viewing of American Symphony for added effect.

We're hiring for an exciting new role @edutopia.org that sits at the intersection of community engagement, editorial storytelling, and digital innovation. Intrigued? Check it out and pass it on! apply.workable.com/glef/j/CD891...

I love the little detail here. Do you see it? You can do so much (and even in the tiniest of ways) to build a strong brand.

Today, we're celebrating *20 years* with our wonderful Director of Video, @video-amy.bsky.social 🎉 We're proud & grateful to have had Amy's creativity and passion on the team for 2 whole decades. Thank you for shaping Edutopia's story, Amy—and for sharing the stories of educators around the world!

Messages like this make exhausting weeks (like this one) absolutely worth it. These two communities have been the heart and soul of my professional life. It’s been an absolute honor and privilege to do this work in service of educators like you, John. Wishing you a great year 27 ahead!

Free advice for the @bsky.app team… teachers used Twitter in a huge way until, well… They’d be a highly engaged group to nurture on this platform. Reach out to edu conference organizers, too. It’s pretty shocking how some of the big conferences happening this week aren’t supporting convos here…

TIRED: “learn to code!” WIRED: