School of Practice
Episodes
Helping Students Overcome the Forgetting Curve
16 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever delivered a lesson and felt your students were acing it, only to revisit the same information a week later and realize hardly any of the...
How to Teach Students to Spot What’s Real, Fake—or Deepfake
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Can your students spot what’s real and what’s AI-generated on TikTok and Instagram? How about when they’re researching topics for humanities c...
How to Teach Deep Mathematical Thinking
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Narrow, rigid math has “turned students off for generations,” says renowned researcher and Stanford mathematics professor Jo Boaler. Yet teacher...
Smart Strategies to Improve Your Scaffolding
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Getting scaffolding right—amid the messy reality of teaching 30+ students at different skill levels—is one of the toughest challenges in teaching....
Boosting Reading Comprehension for All Students
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Maybe you’ve seen it in your classroom: Students who zip through chapters but then can’t tell you much about what they just read. To move those ki...
How to Use Formative Assessment Like an Expert Teacher
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever been shocked when your students bomb a unit test after weeks of seemingly locked-in learning? Veteran educator Jay McTighe has the ult...
Handwriting Is Essential—Here’s How to Teach It
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know there’s a strong connection between the hand and the neural circuitry of the brain? As students learn to write letters by hand, they ...
How to Talk About (and Normalize) Learning Accommodations
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a tricky (but very common) classroom dilemma: How do you talk about—and normalize—learning accommodations in class without singling anyone ...
The Most Significant Education Research of 2025
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you curious what the latest research reveals about everything from brain breaks to groundbreaking research on AI, cell phones, and handwriting in ...
How To Improve Student Note-Taking in 3 Smart Steps
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When students take notes during a lesson, research shows they get just about 30 to 45 percent of the important information right on the first try. H...
Converting ‘Fast Finishers’ Into Self-Directed Learners
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“I’m done, what’s next?” In every classroom, a handful of students will finish the work at warp speed. While the rest of the class is still mi...
How to Teach Authentic Writing in the Age of AI
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The idea that you’re not a writer unless you stare down a blank page and produce text—that’s about to change, says high school teacher Jen Rober...
The Extraordinary Impact of Drawing to Learn
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that drawing can be a learning superpower—even for students who claim they’re not good at it? When kids attentively sketch somethin...
How to Get Students to Ask for Help When They Need It
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Humans are social creatures, hardwired to take cues from others. If students don’t see classmates asking for help, they assume they should avoid it ...
A Flexible Seating Arrangement That Teachers Love
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After trying numerous seating arrangements—including rows, blocks, and U shapes—educator Jay Schauer stumbled on a desk layout that outperformed t...
How to Use ‘The Look’ Like an Expert Teacher
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a powerful, non-verbal classroom management tool designed to curb off-task behavior without breaking the flow of learning. Here’s how to use ...
Introducing Edutopia’s School of Practice
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
School of Practice, the first podcast from the team at Edutopia, brings you ready-to-use strategies to improve your teaching today. Join us for 15-min...