Student Engagement
Discover the strategies that work best to involve students in their own learning.
Setting Up a House System as a Classroom Management Strategy
Organizing elementary students in yearlong groups is an effective way to guide them to manage their behavior and rely on each other.1.1kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Attention-Friendly Teaching Techniques for Secondary Classrooms
Teachers can use what we know about attention spans to draw students in and keep them engaged in lessons.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Teaching Students How to Make Movies to Document Their Learning
Using moviemaking as a form of engagement and assessment centers students’ voices.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Making Sure Every Child in School Feels Known
Decades of research underscore the benefits of student belonging. Here’s how five school leaders create systems to put that into action.Are Student Attention Spans Really Shrinking?
It’s not a mirage—students are struggling to focus like never before. But shorter attention spans may not be the culprit, experts explain.
Back-to-School Starter Pack
A roundup of Edutopia favorites to help you kick off the school year strong, with ideas for classroom design, family communication, community-building, routines and norms, and classroom management.157.5kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Kicking Your Beginning-of-Year Activities Up a Notch
A teacher shares variations on covering the syllabus, creating class norms, and starting to build a community that he designed to boost student engagement from day one.The Michelangelo Phenomenon: Encouraging Every Student to Meet High Expectations
Teachers can harness a research-backed idea named after the famed artist to guide students to tap into their strengths in service of their schoolwork.Coaching Elementary Students to Ask Thoughtful Questions
These five activities can help students learn how to ask the kinds of questions that will unlock deeper learning.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.Building Classroom Community Through Daily Dedications
When students share stories about those who have inspired and impacted them, the whole classroom feels more connected.1.3MYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Strategies to Build a Warm and Welcoming Classroom Community
Elementary teachers can boost students’ sense of belonging with an intentional focus on fostering connections between them.Little Phrases, Big Impact
Negative reinforcements (docking points), bribes (candy), and angry rants didn’t help this teacher get students to do their work—but setting up positive social norms did the trick.Jump-Starting Academic Learning With Movement and Dance
The benefits of movement in the classroom aren’t limited to younger students. Pairing new words and concepts with gestures or dance moves locks in understanding—and active brain breaks prime students to learn even more.699.1kYour content has been saved!
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Why Are Some Kids Thriving During Remote Learning?
Though remote learning during the pandemic has brought many challenges, some students seem to be thriving in the new circumstances. What can we learn from them?1.5MYour content has been saved!
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