Edutopia

How to Create a Thriving Drop-In Culture

With deliberate planning and a low-stakes approach, peer drop-in initiatives offer inspiring, expert professional development ...

Can theater performance skills help teachers in the classroom?

Most people can recall a favorite class or teacher who left an indelible mark on their lives. While subject matter plays a ...
Edutopia

Creating Moments of Calm in the Weeks Before Winter Break

When engagement wanes before a long vacation, teachers can introduce mindful breaks to help students reset and refocus.
sandiego

Lessons We Don’t Expect to Teach: Dr. Greg Prieto on Mortality and Meaning in the Classroom

This week, the College of Arts and Sciences and the entire USD community will remember Dr. Greg Prieto, professor of sociology, who died in October after being diagnosed with cancer in March 2024. His ...
Education Week

What’s the Secret to Managing Today’s Classrooms? Teachers Weigh In

Educators don’t need another report telling them that classroom behavior is worsening. They’ve told us themselves again, and again, and again. Last winter, the EdWeek Research Center conducted a ...
KTLA

South Pasadena teacher turns Dodgers’ postseason run into classroom lessons

For 37 years, second-grade teacher Holly Lang has turned her classroom at Marengo Elementary School in South Pasadena into a sea of Dodger blue. “It’s been magical,” Lang told KTLA’s Jennifer McGraw. ...