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  • 9 Simple (But Transformative) Classroom Management Shifts

    October 6, 2026 · 24 min

    Have you ever had a lesson get derailed by a power struggle with a student? Or is there a student in your class who you got off on the wrong foot with, and you’re not sure of the best way to repair the relationship? In this episode of…

  • The Extraordinary Impact of Drawing to Learn

    September 22, 2026 · 22 min

    Did you know that drawing can be a learning superpower—even for students who claim they’re not good at it?  Research shows that when kids attentively sketch something they’re learning about, they tap into the visual, kinesthetic, and…

  • 5 Common Teacher Mistakes and How to Fix Them

    September 8, 2026 · 25 min

    Everyone makes mistakes—including teachers. While educators are quick to reframe student mistakes through a growth mindset lens, they’re less forgiving when it comes to their own slipups. But teacher errors often follow familiar patterns…

  • How Nicholas Ferroni is Rewiring His Classroom for Human Connection

    August 25, 2026 · 23 min

    Like a lot of other educators, Nicholas Ferroni is trying to find his way back to a time before technology was the default classroom mode. He thinks he was a better teacher back then—and kids acted more like kids. Last year, Nick…

  • Research: 5 Principles of Superb Classroom Design

    August 11, 2026 · 28 min

    Before there’s curriculum or calendars or lesson plans, there’s the classroom space itself, stripped of last year’s posters and anchor charts. Where should teachers begin? We’ve got the answers. In this back-to-school episode, editors…

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  • 3 Outstanding Community-Building Activities for Back to School

    July 28, 2026 · 23 min

    How do you lay the foundation for real community in your classroom? Teachers know (and the research supports this) that when kids feel safe and connected in school, they’re better equipped to focus on learning. The start of a new school…

  • How to Jumpstart Belonging in Your Classroom From Day One

    July 14, 2026 · 25 min

    Do you want to build a vibrant classroom community this year, but you’re not sure where to start? Research shows it’s well worth the effort—and the first week of school is the perfect time to lay that foundation. When students feel a…

  • 11 Ways to Improve Teacher Well-Being

    June 9, 2026 · 24 min

    Teaching is hard (often draining) work, and educators’ instincts about what will bring relief are frequently wrong—just as they are for most people.  That’s because our minds deceive us, says cognitive scientist and Yale professor Laurie…

  • Rethinking Zeros in the Grade Book

    May 26, 2026 · 24 min

    What’s your take on eliminating zeros from the grade book? Does your school have a no-zeros grading policy? Even if it doesn’t, you probably have opinions about it.  Setting 50% as the minimum grading threshold is a well-meaning effort to…

  • 14 Excellent Ways to End the School Year

    May 12, 2026 · 20 min

    The end of the school year can feel like the best––and worst––of times.  On the one hand, it’s a great stretch because “the routines and procedures are set,” and the kids have their sights set on summer vacation, says Kansas City-based…

  • One Task, Many Doors: A More Effective Way to Differentiate

    April 28, 2026 · 21 min

    It’s a mistake to assume that good differentiation always means splitting students up into small groups, says Michael McDowell, an author, coach, and former teacher.  A more effective approach, he says, is to design rigorous learning…

  • Helping Students Overcome the Forgetting Curve

    April 16, 2026 · 22 min

    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 new content stuck? You just came up against the forgetting curve—and lost. Our brains…

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About the show

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-minute episodes filled with smart, pedagogy-shifting advice—backed by research and test-driven by teachers just like you.