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Click on each title to take you to the website to read more A Testing Strategy That Promotes Good Note-Taking By testing students twice, first without their notes and then with them, a high school teacher fosters strong note-taking skills.

The 12 Most Popular Edutopia Stories of 2022 We crunched the numbers to find the articles, videos, and blogs that resonated the most with you this year.

Helping Students Get Beyond Writer’s Block Middle school students may be nervous about writing, and low-stakes activities help them build confidence and get their thoughts on the page.

Building Classroom Culture Through Student Autonomy Students who have a say in creating classroom rules are more likely to abide by them, but getting student buy-in can’t stop there.

A Tech Tool to Engage World Language Students Teachers can use Genially to create infographics, games, and more to boost students’ interest in world language classes.

Using Sensory Experiences to Support Elementary Students Offering a sensory room, and sensory bins in classrooms, to all students can be a great way to support social and emotional learning.

An Authoritative Study of Two High-Impact Learning Strategies To boost long-term retention, research shows that retrieval practice—using quizzes and flash cards, for example—and spacing learning sessions over time can make a dramatic difference.

4 Tips for Making Learning Centers Work in Middle School From making art to coding a robot, learning centers offer students a chance to pursue their own interests in ELA classrooms. Courtesy of Friends@NUO