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article of the week

Favorite Article/Podcast/Video of the Week


May, 2026


April, 2026

March, 2026

Week of March 23
Week of March 16
Week of March 2

February, 2026

January, 2026


January, 2026

December, 2025


November, 2025

October, 2025

Week of November 11
  • Promoting Gratitude in Your Classroom
Week of November 3
  • How to Help Students Learn to Listen to Each Other’s Stories
​ Week of October 27
  • 3 Ways to Integrate SEL Into Classroom Practices
Week of October 20
  • What is Teacher Self-Care & How Do You Practice It?
​Week of October 6
  • ​The Complete Guide to Self-Care for Educators

September, 2025

Week of September 29
  • 11 Habits of an Effective Teacher
Week of September 22
  • 8 Closing Activities to Wrap Up A Lesson
Week of September 15
  • 3 Ways to Re-Center Yourself
Week of September 8
  • 30 Ways to Bring Calm to a Noisy Classroom
Week of September 1
  • 4 Characteristics of Outstanding 'Warm Demander' Teachers

August, 2025

Week of August 25
  • Get Your Grin On
Week of August 18
  • 11 Tips to Keep Your Classroom Running Smoothly


May, 2025

April, 2025

Week of May 12
  • 19 Highly Engaging End-of-Year Activities
Week of May 5
  • How to Teach Students to Embrace Wonder
Week of April 28
  • How to Teach Mindfulness in a More Social Way
Week of April 21
  • A Powerful Way to End the School Year
Week of April 14
  • The Power of Multimodal Learning
Week of April 7
  • A Strategy for Flexible Thinking​ ​


March, 2025

Week of March 31
  • 5 Ways to Teach Students the Skill of Active Studying
Week of March 24
  • Building Relationships With Empathy Maps
Week of March 17
  • Boosting Student Memory
Week of March 3
  • Four Ways to Help Student Cultivate Integrity

February, 2025

Week of February 24
  • 16 Variations on Think-Pair-Share to Keep Students Engaged
Week of February 17
  • How to Build Students' Resilience
Week of February 10
  • Guiding Students to Manage Emotions
Week of February 3
  • Black History Month Lessons and Resources


January, 2025

Week of January 27
  • Science-Backed Studying Techniques
Week of January 20
  • Why Does Awe Inspire Us to Help Others?
Week of January 13
  • Fostering Positive Mindsets Through Reflection

December, 2024

Week of December 16
  • Teachers on Winter Break:  9 Ways to Unwind and Rejuvenate
Week of December 9
  • Three Lessons for Bringing Gratitude Into Your School
​Week of December 2
  • 3 Gratitude Practices That Don't Involve Journaling


November, 2024

October, 2024

Week of November 18
  • Gratitude Activities for Your Middle School Classroom
Week of November 11
  • Promoting Gratitude in Your Classroom
Week of November 4
  • How to Help Students Learn to Listen to Each Other’s Stories
Week of October 28
  • 3 Ways to Integrate SEL Into Classroom Practices
​Week of October 21
  • The Complete Guide to Self-Care for Educators


September, 2024

August, 2024

Week of September 30​​
  • 11 Habits of an Effective Teacher
​Week of September 23
  • 8 Teacher-Tested Closing Activities
​Week of September 16
  • ​3 Ways to Center Yourself - Edutopia
Week of September 9
  • What Inside Out 2 Reveals About the Diversity of Emotions - Greater Good
Week of September 2
  • 8 Proactive Classroom Management Tips - Edutopia
Week of August 26
  • Get Your Grin On​
Week of August 19
  • How Teachers Can Set Realistic Goals - Edutopia


May, 2024

April, 2024

Week of May 6
  • Brain Breaks for High Schoolers
Week of April 29
  • Finishing the School Year Strong
​Week of April 22
  • 28 Ways to Quickly Check for Understanding
​Week of April 15
  • 4 Norms for Creating a Human-Centered Classroom
​Week of April 8
  • Tapping into the Metacognition of Mistakes
​Week of April 1
  • Helping Students Beat Test Anxiety


March, 2024

Week of March 25
  • Using Social-Emotional Learning to Prepare Learners for High Stakes Tests
​Week of March 18
  • How Teachers Can Help Students Cope with Test Anxiety
​Week of March 4
  • Four Ways to Help Students Cultivate Integrity

February, 2024

Week of February 26
  • Boosting Student Memory
  • Bell-to-Bell Instruction is NOT Best Practice
Week of February 19
  • How Parents and Educators can Create a 'Culture of Kindness' at Home and in the Classroom
​Week of February 5
  • Four Effective Strategies For Student Engagement


January, 2024

December, 2023

Week of January 29
  • How to Be a Thermostat, Not a Thermometer
​Week of January 22
  • Critical Thinking: Teaching Students About Systems Thinking
​Week of January 8
  • A Desk Layout Alternative to Rows and Circles
Week of December 18
  • 9 Teacher Tips to De-Stress Over the Holiday
​Week of December 11
  • Teacher Holiday Tips:  Managing Holiday Stress in the Classroom
​Week of December 4
  • How to Cope with Student Stress During the Holidays - Association of America Educators


November, 2023

Week of November 27
  • Teacher Holiday Tips:  Managing Holiday Stress in the Classroom - Success by Design
​Week of November 20
  • Building Authentic Relationships With Students - Edutopia
​Week of November 13
  • Promoting Gratitude in Your Classroom - Edutopia
​Week of November 6
  • How to Teach Gratitude to Tweens and Teens - Grateful Living

October, 2023

Week of October 30
  • Review Session Games That Work - Edutopia
​Week of October 23
  • Getting Mindful About Breathing - Edutopia
​Week of October 16
  • 3 Learning Myths It's Time to Bust - Edutopia
​Week of October 2
  • Tips for Calling Parents ... Even if You Are Dreading It - Edutopia


September, 2023

August, 2023

Week of September 25
  • The Power of the Pineapple: Helping Kids Learn Self-Regulation - Edutopia
​Week of September 18
  • 17 Brain Breaks Tailored for High Schoolers - Edutopia
​Week of September 11
  • Mastering the Pace and Tone of Your Questions to Students - Edutopia
​Week of September 4
  • A New Approach to Grouping - Edutopia
Week of August 28
  • 23 Ways to Build and Sustain Classroom Relationships - Edutopia
​Week of August 21
  • 14 Effective Opening and Closing Routines for Teachers - Edutopia
​Week of August 14
  • 4 Ways to Start Connecting to Your Students in the First Week Back


May, 2023

Week of May 15
  • Preparing Your Students for Summer Reading
    (Learn some ways to help students keep reading over the summer holidays and prevent the 'summer slide.')
​Week of May 8
  • How to Incorporate Mindfulness in the Classroom
​Week of May 1
  • ​6 Effective Goal Setting Strategies for Middle Schoolers - Teach Like Midgley

April, 2023

Week of April 24
  • ​A Framework for Student Goal-Setting - Edutopia
​Week of April 17
  • How Teachers Can Help Students Cope with Test Anxiety
​Week of April 10
  • Benefits of Humor & Why You Should Incorporate it into Your Classroom
​Week of April 3
  • Teaching Gratitude Can Help Reduce Cyberbullying - Greater Good


March, 2023

February, 2023

Week of March 27
  • The Mysterious Power of Brain Breaks - Edutopia
Week of March 20
  • Powerful Ways to End Your Lessons - Edutopia
Week of March 6
  • ​Using Curiosity as a Way to Defuse Power Struggles - Edutopia
Week of February 20
  • 4 Norms for Creating a Human-Centered Classroom - Edutopia
Week of February 13
  • 5 Ways SEL Can Help Your Class Become a More Inclusive Community - We Are Teachers
Week of February 6
  • Connecting Black History to Joy - Edutopia

September, 2022

August, 2022

Week of September 19
  • Optimistic Closures - Edutopia
Week of September 12
  • ​5 Social-Emotional Strategies for Teens - Thoughtful Learning
Week of August 29
  • How to Help Your Students Develop Positive Habits - Edutopia
Week of August 15
  • Movement Breaks - Suggested Options - Edutopia

May, 2021

Week of May 17
  • The Mistake-Friendly Classroom - Edutopia
  • Guiding Students to be Independent Problem-Solvers - Edutopia

January, 2021

Week of January 4
Rapid Resets:  Tools for De-Escalation
  • Edutopia Video:  Pushing a Wall to Settle the Nervous System
  • Edutopia Video:  Sipping Water for Self-Care During the School Day
  • Edutopia Video:  Taking a Quick Walk to De-escalate
  • Edutopia Video:  Using Physical Work to Calm the Brain
  • Edutopia Video:  Getting in Tune to Sooth the Nervous System 
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  • For Parents
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    • Getting Ready for Middle School
    • Mindfulness
    • SEL Tips
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    • Growth Mindset
    • Empathy | Gratitude
    • Health
    • Family Life
    • Youth in Crisis
    • Stress / Anxiety
    • Communication
    • Mood Elevator
    • Preparing for High School
  • Booklist
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    • For More Information
  • Self Regulation Tools
  • Hand Rhythms
    • 1-2-3 Hand Rhythm
    • The Matching Game
    • Triangle - X
  • TypingWeb
  • Reading-Supply Lists
  • Welcome to 7th Grade
  • Virtual School Flyer