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7 Research-Backed Tech Tips You Can Use Today

1 week ago | edutopia.org | Youki Terada |Paige Tutt

Veteran teachers are no strangers to the disruptions caused by new technologies. AI is the latest in a long line of tools—from calculators to search engines to smartphones and YouTube—that prompt educators to wonder whether students are still engaged in the kind of deep learning that fosters academic growth. While a healthy dose of skepticism is warranted—meaningful tech integration must always emerge from sound instructional design—there’s good reason to lean in.
Classroom Management and Tech: Tips for Teachers

Nov 27, 2024 | edutopia.org | Paige Tutt

From interactive virtual simulations to artificial intelligence–powered learning assistants, new edtech tools and platforms seem to emerge every day, offering innovative ways to engage students and enhance their learning experiences. Many districts can get too caught up in chasing what’s new. In the 2023–24 school year, school districts used an average of 2,739 edtech tools, according to a recent report by Instructure.
The Tech Skills That ‘Digital Natives’ Are Missing—and How to Help

Oct 31, 2024 | edutopia.org | Paige Tutt

In front of me in line at the grocery store, a small child no more than 3 years old sits in her stroller holding a cell phone. Her plump, eager fingers dance across the screen—flicking through stacks of icons, clicking the YouTube app, tapping on a video about farm animals, and then adjusting the volume with ease. This is a digital native at work.
8 Ways to Show Students Their Academic Growth

Oct 11, 2024 | edutopia.org | Paige Tutt

When low grades and negative feedback begin piling up, students can struggle to see the big picture of how their learning and academic progress is building over time. “If you’ve never felt successful at something, how do you know it’s possible?” asks instructional coach Tyler Rablin in his recent book Hacking Student Motivation.
5 Essential Tech Topics That Students Should Understand

Sep 6, 2024 | edutopia.org | Paige Tutt

In many K–12 classrooms, the combination of one-to-one devices and internet connectivity allows teachers to provide students with “access to knowledge, communities, and opportunities that they would never have been able to reach before,” associate professor Sarah Schneider Kavanagh and science teacher Tess Bernhard note.
Leaders Must Address Teacher Wellbeing with Action, Not Just Self-Care Talk

Aug 16, 2024 | edutopia.org | Paige Tutt

There’s nothing wrong with boxes of sprinkle donuts and one-off stress management workshops. But they can give school leaders the illusion that they’re doing enough to improve teachers’ working conditions, offering “perfect self-care moments” to fuel teachers up before they return to the classroom focused and refreshed.
54 Excellent, Low-Stakes Writing Prompts

Aug 2, 2024 | edutopia.org | Paige Tutt

Routine low-stakes writing should be part of every student’s literacy diet. Ungraded and low-pressure, this type of writing improves kids’ writing stamina and builds language fluency, says Rebecca Alber, an instructor at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education. Under the right conditions, students can get ideas about a question or concept down quickly and with few parameters, then “share those thoughts, and feel just as successful as everyone else in the room,” Alber says.
28 Teacher-Tested, Ready-to-Use Academic Sponge Activities

Jul 31, 2024 | edutopia.org | Paige Tutt

It’s an unfortunate reality of teaching: Despite all the time and careful planning, lessons don’t always pan out.
Cell Phone Bans in Schools: Principals Weigh In

Jul 12, 2024 | edutopia.org | Paige Tutt

Recently, 16-year-old sophomore Olivia walked into Principal Matteo Doddo’s office to deliver a piece of unexpected news: “I got more work done today than I’ve gotten done for the last two weeks,” she said, surprising even herself. “I didn’t have to worry about my cell phone.”Only 24 hours prior, as the school approached the start date of the new phone policy, the same student was standing in front of him experiencing something like a panic attack.
Social Media’s Favorite English Teacher

Jun 14, 2024 | edutopia.org | Paige Tutt

Claudine James, an Arkansas middle school teacher, has 5.7 million TikTok followers. It’s an unexpected turn of events. “I never saw this coming. I never wished for this,” says James. “All I ever wanted to do was be a good teacher, and I always have that in the back of my mind.”It all started with the goal of shoring up her students’ grammar, punctuation, spelling, and writing skills during the pandemic.