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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
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
How to use these strategies in your early elementary classroom: https://edut.to/3JHiPYT
#MathSky #ElementaryTeacher
#MathSky #ElementaryTeacher
November 26, 2025 at 2:14 AM
How to use these strategies in your early elementary classroom: https://edut.to/3JHiPYT
#MathSky #ElementaryTeacher
#MathSky #ElementaryTeacher
By moving beyond the four walls of your classroom, you can empower students to notice and appreciate the world around them—boosting their focus and engagement in the process! 🌳☀️
#EduSky #StudentEngagement
#EduSky #StudentEngagement
Beyond Your Classroom Walls
Taking lessons outside can not only boost engagement but also help students find meaningful connections to the world around them.
edut.to
November 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
By moving beyond the four walls of your classroom, you can empower students to notice and appreciate the world around them—boosting their focus and engagement in the process! 🌳☀️
#EduSky #StudentEngagement
#EduSky #StudentEngagement
The value of homework is one of education’s most heated debates.
For some, homework reinforces learning while building study habits. For others, it’s unnecessary busywork that fuels stress and disengagement.
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For some, homework reinforces learning while building study habits. For others, it’s unnecessary busywork that fuels stress and disengagement.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The value of homework is one of education’s most heated debates.
For some, homework reinforces learning while building study habits. For others, it’s unnecessary busywork that fuels stress and disengagement.
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For some, homework reinforces learning while building study habits. For others, it’s unnecessary busywork that fuels stress and disengagement.
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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
Converting ‘Fast Finishers’ Into Self-Directed Learners
Podcast Episode · School of Practice · 11/25/2025 · 20m
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November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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
Want to boost engagement and student understanding of math concepts? Make connections to the real world through art and technology! 🎨🤖
#EduSky #ElementaryTeacher
#EduSky #ElementaryTeacher
Bringing Math Concepts to Life Through Art and Technology
When elementary students experience math through multiple modes, they begin to see it as a language of design, rhythm, and beauty.
edut.to
November 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Want to boost engagement and student understanding of math concepts? Make connections to the real world through art and technology! 🎨🤖
#EduSky #ElementaryTeacher
#EduSky #ElementaryTeacher
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
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
November 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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
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
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Looking to build stronger connections with your learners?
It can be as simple as an informal chat, reminds @edutopia.org. This strategy and others here:
www.edutopia.org/article/buil...
It can be as simple as an informal chat, reminds @edutopia.org. This strategy and others here:
www.edutopia.org/article/buil...
November 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Looking to build stronger connections with your learners?
It can be as simple as an informal chat, reminds @edutopia.org. This strategy and others here:
www.edutopia.org/article/buil...
It can be as simple as an informal chat, reminds @edutopia.org. This strategy and others here:
www.edutopia.org/article/buil...
Reposted by Edutopia
Enjoy writing about and working with educators on this topic: AI and the Law: What Educators Need to Know www.edutopia.org/article/laws... @edutopia.org #education #AI #law #aiinedu #edchat #dataprivacy #FERPA #k12
AI and the Law: What Educators Need to Know
As teachers incorporate AI into their classrooms, it’s important to educate students about data security, privacy, and cyberbullying.
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November 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Enjoy writing about and working with educators on this topic: AI and the Law: What Educators Need to Know www.edutopia.org/article/laws... @edutopia.org #education #AI #law #aiinedu #edchat #dataprivacy #FERPA #k12
“There is a moment right after you’ve just done the thing you know not to do that you have an opportunity—a gift born from this very mistake: an opportunity to reset and, in front of children, make a change.”
What to do if you’ve given out a collective punishment:
#ClassroomManagement #EduSky
What to do if you’ve given out a collective punishment:
#ClassroomManagement #EduSky
Managing Your Class Without Collective Punishment
Even in moments of frustration, teachers can hold disruptive students accountable without punishing the class as a group.
edut.to
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
“There is a moment right after you’ve just done the thing you know not to do that you have an opportunity—a gift born from this very mistake: an opportunity to reset and, in front of children, make a change.”
What to do if you’ve given out a collective punishment:
#ClassroomManagement #EduSky
What to do if you’ve given out a collective punishment:
#ClassroomManagement #EduSky
Instructional coaches, these three free tools can help you balance trust with accountability: edut.to/49Wq8Xa
#InstructionalCoach #EduSky
#InstructionalCoach #EduSky
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Instructional coaches, these three free tools can help you balance trust with accountability: edut.to/49Wq8Xa
#InstructionalCoach #EduSky
#InstructionalCoach #EduSky
Digestible information makes professional development inspiring, motivating, and meaningful for teachers—leading to more successful learning outcomes for students. 🌟
#TeacherPD #ProfessionalDevelopment #SchoolLeaders
#TeacherPD #ProfessionalDevelopment #SchoolLeaders
The Power of Microlearning in Professional Learning Communities
School leaders can set up professional development in manageable chunks to help maximize teachers’ growth.
edut.to
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Digestible information makes professional development inspiring, motivating, and meaningful for teachers—leading to more successful learning outcomes for students. 🌟
#TeacherPD #ProfessionalDevelopment #SchoolLeaders
#TeacherPD #ProfessionalDevelopment #SchoolLeaders
By the time November rolls around, you and your students might need a little energy boost. These simple outdoor lessons are a great option! 🍂⚡
#EduSky
#EduSky
5 Outdoor Activities to Reenergize Your Class
Taking lessons outside can help elementary students feel more connected to and excited about the content they’re learning.
edut.to
November 25, 2025 at 12:33 AM
By the time November rolls around, you and your students might need a little energy boost. These simple outdoor lessons are a great option! 🍂⚡
#EduSky
#EduSky
If you’re new to tech integration, start small. 🤏 Veteran educator @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social shares 27 quick, low-prep ways to intentionally infuse technology into any lesson.
#EdTech #EduSky
#EdTech #EduSky
27 Quick Win, Low-Prep Ways to Integrate Tech This Year
These teacher-tested activities use free or familiar tools to help students think critically, create meaningfully, and collaborate with each other.
edut.to
November 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
If you’re new to tech integration, start small. 🤏 Veteran educator @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social shares 27 quick, low-prep ways to intentionally infuse technology into any lesson.
#EdTech #EduSky
#EdTech #EduSky
Grades don't measure up, the research shows. From stifling classroom innovation to failing to accurately capture student learning, here are 9 reasons to rethink—but not necessarily abandon—grading policies.
#EduSky #assessment
#EduSky #assessment
Why Teachers Should Grade Less Frequently
Excessive grading stresses out kids and teachers, stifles innovative teaching, and fails to deliver as a true measurement of learning.
edut.to
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Grades don't measure up, the research shows. From stifling classroom innovation to failing to accurately capture student learning, here are 9 reasons to rethink—but not necessarily abandon—grading policies.
#EduSky #assessment
#EduSky #assessment
Help your students feel confident tackling goals by encouraging them to focus on getting just a little bit better every day! 📆
#EduSky #ElementaryTeacher #assessment
#EduSky #ElementaryTeacher #assessment
Empowering Students Through a Focus on Incremental Progress
Elementary teachers can help students feel confident tackling big goals by encouraging them to focus on getting a little bit better every day.
edut.to
November 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Help your students feel confident tackling goals by encouraging them to focus on getting just a little bit better every day! 📆
#EduSky #ElementaryTeacher #assessment
#EduSky #ElementaryTeacher #assessment
What was your favorite board or card game as a kid? Did you know you were learning essential social skills while you were playing it? Bet it can work in your classroom, too! 🃏
#SEL #ElementaryTeacher #EduSky #EdutopiaVideos
#SEL #ElementaryTeacher #EduSky #EdutopiaVideos
November 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
What was your favorite board or card game as a kid? Did you know you were learning essential social skills while you were playing it? Bet it can work in your classroom, too! 🃏
#SEL #ElementaryTeacher #EduSky #EdutopiaVideos
#SEL #ElementaryTeacher #EduSky #EdutopiaVideos
November 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Want to keep students engaged in learning while also encouraging a sense of humor and community? Middle school science teacher Lindsay Kervan has a whole list of ideas. 💡
#ClassroomManagement #EduSky
#ClassroomManagement #EduSky
Maintaining a Tight-Knit Classroom Throughout the School Year
Fostering a positive community focused on learning can be tough in middle school when students’ initial excitement wanes, and these tips can help.
edut.to
November 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Want to keep students engaged in learning while also encouraging a sense of humor and community? Middle school science teacher Lindsay Kervan has a whole list of ideas. 💡
#ClassroomManagement #EduSky
#ClassroomManagement #EduSky
November 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Helping students to develop math fluency takes more than just flash cards. It requires teaching them how to think about numbers. 💭
These engaging, easy-to-understand strategies do just that!
#MathSky #ElementaryTeacher
These engaging, easy-to-understand strategies do just that!
#MathSky #ElementaryTeacher
5 Strategies to Help Build Math Fluency in K–2
Teachers can move beyond flashcards to give young students a lot of practice in developing a key math skill.
edut.to
November 23, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Helping students to develop math fluency takes more than just flash cards. It requires teaching them how to think about numbers. 💭
These engaging, easy-to-understand strategies do just that!
#MathSky #ElementaryTeacher
These engaging, easy-to-understand strategies do just that!
#MathSky #ElementaryTeacher
These 4 easy-to-implement tweaks to your classroom design can have a *big* impact on students’ motivation and engagement. 🔧✨
#EduSky #ClassroomDesign
#EduSky #ClassroomDesign
4 Classroom Design Tactics to Motivate Students
Teachers can make small shifts in their classroom design to boost engagement, spark curiosity, and celebrate success.
edut.to
November 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
These 4 easy-to-implement tweaks to your classroom design can have a *big* impact on students’ motivation and engagement. 🔧✨
#EduSky #ClassroomDesign
#EduSky #ClassroomDesign