“The problem was not my brain—it was the format. Everything that was being handed to me was in the wrong format for how my brain processed information,” says education expert Holly Clark. Here’s how edtech tools can help neurodivergent students in your classroom. ⬇️ #EdTech #SpecialEducation

Using Edtech Tools to Support Neurodivergent Learners

By offering alternative formats, these options reduce the heavy text decoding that can be a significant hurdle for many neurodivergent students.

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Your grading pile may feel like a chain that’s dragging you down. 📄⛓️ @mirplo.bsky.social shares grading advice that reduces stress, gives students guidance *and* changes the way assessments push your class forward. #Assessment #EduSky

The Endless Pile: How to Mitigate Grading Woes

By reserving grades for work that truly measures progress and using feedback for everything else, teachers can reduce stress and give students clear guidance for growth.

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Here's how you can provide training to ensure that classified or non-instructional staff have the skills needed to successfully supervise their team: Read more from District Director of Human Resources, Jeremiah Harrison: www.edutopia.org/article/buil...

Building Leadership Skills Across Your School

Administrators can provide training to ensure that classified or non-instructional staff have the skills needed to successfully supervise their team.

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You planned the professional learning. The next step is planning to implement it. #SchoolLeaders #ProfessionalDevelopment

Creating the Conditions for Effective Professional Learning

Leverage the small spaces of the year to avoid the knowing-doing gap, in which learning ends up on a shelf, without being put into practice.

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Teacher Wendy T. asks, "What’s one thing you want to feel more confident about in your practice this year?" Join the conversation: www.edutopia.org/teacher2teac...

What's one thing you want to feel more confident about in your practice this year?

I am thinking about growing my skills in supporting multi-lingual learners so I am doing some research and working to create a quide I can quickly consult when I need to. Another topic on my mind is s...

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Great places to explore this week as we launch into a new school year! New ideas, reminders, and a place to reflect on what the right foundation might be for your classroom. #EduSky

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Join our first-ever Jam Fest! Two back-to-school Jam Sessions = double the great conversation. ⚡ Chat about creating routines: https://edut.to/4xbTclI Chat about building classroom community: https://edut.to/3REqrzi Choose a conversation and jump into the Teacher2Teacher forum to get started!

You know your written feedback on writing assignments are meant to be constructive. But do your students know that? 🤔 Here’s how student conferencing can build student-teacher relationships and improve writing skills. #Literacy #Assessment

A Case for Conferencing With Students Instead of Giving Written Feedback

Holding a 15-minute meeting with each student creates a chance to discuss what’s working in their writing and what they think about it.

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Boost student motivation with these 4 tweaks to your learning environment! 🔧 @cathleenbeachbd.bsky.social breaks it down: #EduSky

4 Classroom Design Tactics to Motivate Students

Teachers can make small shifts in their classroom design to boost engagement, spark curiosity, and celebrate success.

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Sometimes the most effective literacy instruction is also the simplest. Try this 15-minute small-group routine that gives beginning readers repeated practice with phonic decoding skills. 📖 #literacy #ITeachELA

A 15-Minute Small Group Routine That Builds Stronger Decoding Skills

This simple, time-saving structure targets one phonics pattern at a time until students master it.

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Check out the lineup for our first-ever Jam Fest on Teacher2Teacher! ⚡ Join us to chat about establishing routines that support learning: edut.to/4fNTS9T And building a classroom community that lasts: edut.to/4waqqRR

Instead of handling disruptions after they’ve happened, it can be more effective to set up conditions in which they are less likely to occur. Here are 8 classroom strategies from teachers—all backed by research. 📊⭐ #ClassroomManagement #EduSky

8 Proactive Classroom Management Tips

New teachers—and experienced ones too—can find ideas here on how to stop disruptive behavior before it begins.

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All great tips! ✅

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🚗 Finding an ideal parking spot ☕ Avoiding teacher workroom oversights 🔐 Always wearing a lanyard 📱 Being careful about your social media usage Veteran educator Tara Olagaray shares 10 under-the-radar tips to help new teachers start the year with success! #NewTeachers #EduSky

Getting everyone on the same page about AI takes clear policies and shared language. Here’s how to get started. ⬇️ #EduSkyAI #EduSky

AI Transparency in Schools Starts With Questions and Conversation

Everyone is asking the same questions about AI. Here’s how schools should start answering them—in conversation with teachers, staff, and students’ families.

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Join our first-ever Jam Fest! Two back-to-school Jam Sessions = double the great conversation. ⚡ Chat about creating routines: https://edut.to/4xbTclI Chat about building classroom community: https://edut.to/3REqrzi Choose a conversation and jump into the Teacher2Teacher forum to get started!

Guiding elementary students to dive into learning about how a single word can boost their curiosity and vocabulary skills. www.edutopia.org/article/word... via @edutopia.org #ScEd #STEM #education #PBL #SciChat

Teaching a Deeper Understanding of Language With a Yearlong Word Journal

Guiding elementary students to dive into learning about how a single word can boost their curiosity and vocabulary skills.

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What does scaffolding do? Give students structure and support, so they grasp each piece of what they’re learning. 🙌 #EduSky

6 Scaffolding Strategies to Use With Your Students

Support every student by breaking learning up into chunks and providing a concrete structure for each.

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Educator friends, tap in! 👇🏾 @edutopia.org is hosting two big back to school @teacher2teacher.bsky.social Jam Sessions *at the same time.*🔥 🤔Ask what’s on your mind. 💪🏾Share what you’re planning this year. 👀Take a look at what others are doing. Links to both sessions are in the replies.

🚗 Finding an ideal parking spot ☕ Avoiding teacher workroom oversights 🔐 Always wearing a lanyard 📱 Being careful about your social media usage Veteran educator Tara Olagaray shares 10 under-the-radar tips to help new teachers start the year with success! #NewTeachers #EduSky

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.

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@cathleenbeachbd.bsky.social describes the assignment she gives families at the start of the year: “It creates a 2-way communication street from day 1 to help the child thrive. This is an activity that gets one of the greatest response rates, because who doesn't like to talk about their kids?”

What if the behaviors that frustrate teachers are actually the key to student engagement? 🔑 Here are 4 strategies to help you redesign your high school classroom instruction. #HighSchoolTeacher #EduSky

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.

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Want to 1) cultivate a real classroom community, 2) give students agency over their learning, and 3) create assessments that honor their growth? Here are 7 tips for building a learner-centered classroom. 🤩 #EduSky

7 Ways to Build a Learner-Centered Classroom

Teachers can create positive learning experiences for students that combine assessment with agency, opportunity, and community building.

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This collection of resources is designed especially for new teachers—and it’s one you can come back to *all year long*. 🗓️🤩 Check it out and pass it on! #EduSky #NewTeachers

A Starter Pack of Resources for New Teachers

We’ve gathered some of the best resources for new teachers in one place!

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It’s a real problem in education: The more popular an idea becomes, the more it gets distorted. ⛓️‍💥 Edutopia editor @youkiterada.bsky.social explores 6 misunderstood ideas in education. #EdResearch #SEL #EduSky

When Good Research Gets Implemented Badly

As brilliant ideas move from academic journals into classrooms, many important nuances are lost.

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What if the ability to pay attention isn't something students have, but something they can practice? 🧠