Collections

Explore these collections about topics that impact instructional practices that support teaching and learning.

These articles were published for different publications and provided here for your use and reference.

The Collections Highlights offers articles about topics that spark thinking and reflection around learner needs and instructional practices in the moment.

Differentiation

• A Practical Guide to Planning for Intentional Differentiation via Edutopia (OP Blog extra)
• 3 Ways to Plan for Diverse Learners: What Teachers Do via Edutopia
• Students Matter: 3 Steps for Effective Differentiated Instruction via Edutopia
• Myth-Busting Differentiated Instruction: 3 Myths and 3 Truths via Edutopia
• There’s No Time to Differentiate: Myth Busting DI, Part 2 via Edutopia
• Differentiating is just too difficult: Myth-Busting DI Part III via Edutopia
• Teachers Are in Control: Myth-Busting DI, Part 4 via Edutopia
• Too Many Students and Not Enough Time via Edutopia
• Extending the Silence via Edutopia
• 100+ Tools for Differentiating Instruction Through Social Media via Edutopia
• Quality Instruction + Differentiation: Beyond the Checklist via Edutopia
• Podcast Episode [09]: Differentiation For All Students in the Classroom with consultant John McCarthy for Transforming Public Education
• 3 Ways To Differentiate In Project-Based Learning via TeachThought
• Differentiating So that ALL Students Succeed via Our Gifted (Subscription required to view)
• Learner Interest Matters: Strategies for Empowering Student Choice via Edutopia
• How Learning Profiles Can Strengthen Your Teaching via Edutopia
• 15+ Readiness Resources for Driving Student Success via Edutopia
• Championship Differentiation: So All Can Learn via EdWords (BAM Radio)
• Differentiation in a Project-Based Learning Unit via TeachThought
• Make Learning Last: How Diverse Learners Can Process Their Understanding via Edutopia,
• Differentiation Through Personalization And Individualization via TeachThought
• Using Open Educational Resources (OER) to Differentiate for the 21st Century Learner via Partnership for 21st Century Learning,
• Five Elements for Differentiation of the 21st Century Learner via Partnership for 21st Century Learning
• Summer Readings on Differentiation: 150+ Seedlings for Growing Stronger Learners via Edutopia
• A Reading List for Differentiated Instruction via Edutopia

Blended & Virtual Learning

• Bringing What Worked During Virtual Learning Into the Classroom via Edutopia
• 4 Key Aspects of Teaching an Online Class via Edutopia
• Growing Successful Virtual Learners Requires New Teaching Styles (PDF version) via Teaching Times
• Prioritizing Self-Care While Working From Home via Edutopia
• Tech Integration in Blended Learning via Edutopia
• 100+ Tools for Differentiating Instruction Through Social Media via Edutopia

Writing Strategies

• Student Athletes Have Audiences. Why Don’t Student Writers? via Edutopia
• The Mechanics of Developing a Writer’s Voice via Edutopia
• Ignite Student Writer Voice with Writing Process Strategies (Part I) via Edutopia
• Empowering Student Writers (Part II) via Edutopia
• Helping Students find their Writer’s Voice via Edutopia
• 10 Tools for Your Students’ Creativity Toolbox via Edutopia
• Using Find and Replace as a Writing Tool via Edutopia
• Technology Strengthens a Simple Writing Revision Strategy via ASCD Express

Esports & Gaming

• Engaging Students through Esports in K-12 Education via REMC.org (Internal Link)
• Esports Learning Guide for Teachers and Coaches
• How to Start an Esports Club via Edutopia
• Promoting a Sense of Community With Esports via Edutopia

• Gamifying Your Class to Meet the Needs of All Learners via Edutopia

• Pokemon Go… and Global Success Skills? via Edutopia

Student Agency & Voice

• Extending the Silence via Edutopia
• Fostering Student Questions: Strategies for Inquiry-Based Learning via Edutopia
• Student-Centered Planning via Edutopia,
• Giving Students Charge of How They Learn via Edutopia
• Establishing a Culture of Student Voice via Edutopia
• Student-Centered Learning: It Starts With the Teacher via Edutopia
• Igniting Student Engagement: A Roadmap for Learning via Edutopia
• Parent-Teacher Conferences… Or Collaborative Conversations? via Edutopia
• Learner Interest Matters: Strategies for Empowering Student Choice via Edutopia
• Activating student voice empowers learning via Volume 5.3 of Creative Teaching and Learning, a UK publication
• Podcast Interview: 3 Strategies for Using “Choice” to Drive Student Motivation and Learning on Studentcentricity
• Student Voice, NOT Choice: Allowing Learners to Drive their Achievement Paths via EdWords (BAM Radio)