Tom Berger
@tfberger.bsky.social
Managing editor for contributors at @edutopia.bsky.social. Posts will mostly be about pre-K to 12 education. Or coffee.
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15 classroom strategies that incorporate the science of how students learn, including:
- better openers & closers
- retrieval practice
- brain breaks
- connecting learning to purpose
- executive function skills
Check out my latest article on @edutopia.org:
www.edutopia.org/article/15-t...
- better openers & closers
- retrieval practice
- brain breaks
- connecting learning to purpose
- executive function skills
Check out my latest article on @edutopia.org:
www.edutopia.org/article/15-t...
15 Tips to Align Your Teaching With Brain Science
A comprehensive guide to applying the latest insight from neuroscience, psychology, and cognitive science to improve your instruction.
www.edutopia.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
15 classroom strategies that incorporate the science of how students learn, including:
- better openers & closers
- retrieval practice
- brain breaks
- connecting learning to purpose
- executive function skills
Check out my latest article on @edutopia.org:
www.edutopia.org/article/15-t...
- better openers & closers
- retrieval practice
- brain breaks
- connecting learning to purpose
- executive function skills
Check out my latest article on @edutopia.org:
www.edutopia.org/article/15-t...
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Jill shares her strategies for strengthening peer relationships in her classroom: https://edut.to/3KQk8ET
#EduSky
#EduSky
October 15, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Jill shares her strategies for strengthening peer relationships in her classroom: https://edut.to/3KQk8ET
#EduSky
#EduSky
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”Practice > scrimmage > game” is very helpful to me 👇🏽
Can you motivate students to complete homework if you don’t grade it? 🤔 Teacher @crystalfrommert.bsky.social says yes!
Here’s how she makes assignments meaningful *and* holds students accountable.
Here’s how she makes assignments meaningful *and* holds students accountable.
The Case Against Grading Homework
When homework is meaningful and contributes to their learning, students are more likely to complete it.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
”Practice > scrimmage > game” is very helpful to me 👇🏽
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Do your students avoid asking for help—even when you know they need it? Our latest podcast episode is for you!
It's full of teacher-tested strategies that can make help-seeking not just accepted, but *expected* in your classroom. 🙋
Listen on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4nTfvsr
It's full of teacher-tested strategies that can make help-seeking not just accepted, but *expected* in your classroom. 🙋
Listen on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4nTfvsr
October 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Do your students avoid asking for help—even when you know they need it? Our latest podcast episode is for you!
It's full of teacher-tested strategies that can make help-seeking not just accepted, but *expected* in your classroom. 🙋
Listen on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4nTfvsr
It's full of teacher-tested strategies that can make help-seeking not just accepted, but *expected* in your classroom. 🙋
Listen on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4nTfvsr
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Grateful to have this message featured by @Edutopia.
Teaching kids how to apologize = giving them tools to repair relationships, strengthen classroom culture, and keep learning.
Full article: bit.ly/42aRiVy
#LifelongLearningDefined #InstructionalLeadership #EduSpeaker #JorgeDoesPBL
Teaching kids how to apologize = giving them tools to repair relationships, strengthen classroom culture, and keep learning.
Full article: bit.ly/42aRiVy
#LifelongLearningDefined #InstructionalLeadership #EduSpeaker #JorgeDoesPBL
September 9, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Grateful to have this message featured by @Edutopia.
Teaching kids how to apologize = giving them tools to repair relationships, strengthen classroom culture, and keep learning.
Full article: bit.ly/42aRiVy
#LifelongLearningDefined #InstructionalLeadership #EduSpeaker #JorgeDoesPBL
Teaching kids how to apologize = giving them tools to repair relationships, strengthen classroom culture, and keep learning.
Full article: bit.ly/42aRiVy
#LifelongLearningDefined #InstructionalLeadership #EduSpeaker #JorgeDoesPBL
Math teachers, can you help with this question: www.edutopia.org/ask-and-answ...
@lpconnaughton.bsky.social @drmikeida.bsky.social @julianatapper.bsky.social
@lpconnaughton.bsky.social @drmikeida.bsky.social @julianatapper.bsky.social
How have you been able to build student confidence in math?
Share your strategies so that others may learn from them!
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September 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Math teachers, can you help with this question: www.edutopia.org/ask-and-answ...
@lpconnaughton.bsky.social @drmikeida.bsky.social @julianatapper.bsky.social
@lpconnaughton.bsky.social @drmikeida.bsky.social @julianatapper.bsky.social
Looking for research-backed tips for motivating students? @cathleenbeachbd.bsky.social has you covered: www.edutopia.org/article/boos....
3 Ways to Boost Students’ Motivation to Learn
New research suggests that motivation isn’t built on grades but on whether grades match students’ expectations, so showing them evidence of their learning is key.
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September 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Looking for research-backed tips for motivating students? @cathleenbeachbd.bsky.social has you covered: www.edutopia.org/article/boos....
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Getting ready to dive into this opening lesson next week—cannot wait to see how students encounter it yet again as I begin Year 14 in the classroom!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhdw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhdw...
August 29, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Getting ready to dive into this opening lesson next week—cannot wait to see how students encounter it yet again as I begin Year 14 in the classroom!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhdw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhdw...
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We’re thrilled to introduce our most personalized feature yet. It’s designed to make every visit to Edutopia more useful, inspiring, and tailored *to you.*
Power up with Homeroom: edut.to/4n12xry
Power up with Homeroom: edut.to/4n12xry
August 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
We’re thrilled to introduce our most personalized feature yet. It’s designed to make every visit to Edutopia more useful, inspiring, and tailored *to you.*
Power up with Homeroom: edut.to/4n12xry
Power up with Homeroom: edut.to/4n12xry
Teachers and admin, if you've got a question—big or small—we now have a place where you can hash it with your peers. Someone else has had that same question and can share what they figured out. You've got the wisdom of a crowd here!
Drumroll, please!
We’re excited to introduce Ask & Answer: Edutopia’s new community forum, where you can connect and crowdsource strategies from fellow educators. 💬
Get started here (it’s free and always will be): edut.to/3UlP5lX
We’re excited to introduce Ask & Answer: Edutopia’s new community forum, where you can connect and crowdsource strategies from fellow educators. 💬
Get started here (it’s free and always will be): edut.to/3UlP5lX
August 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Teachers and admin, if you've got a question—big or small—we now have a place where you can hash it with your peers. Someone else has had that same question and can share what they figured out. You've got the wisdom of a crowd here!
This is the post I mentioned yesterday, @cathleenbeachbd.bsky.social!
If you were thinking about forgoing icebreakers this year... 😂
Thank you to @heymrsbond.com for sharing this last year!
#EduSky #BackToSchool
Thank you to @heymrsbond.com for sharing this last year!
#EduSky #BackToSchool
August 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This is the post I mentioned yesterday, @cathleenbeachbd.bsky.social!
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"Where you start will dictate how far you can go and I can't think of a worse message for public education to send to kids"
Part of our conversation: @mrrablin.bsky.social thoughtfully laying out why he is philosophically against averaging grades—something almost all of us do...
Thoughts, #EduSky?
Part of our conversation: @mrrablin.bsky.social thoughtfully laying out why he is philosophically against averaging grades—something almost all of us do...
Thoughts, #EduSky?
July 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"Where you start will dictate how far you can go and I can't think of a worse message for public education to send to kids"
Part of our conversation: @mrrablin.bsky.social thoughtfully laying out why he is philosophically against averaging grades—something almost all of us do...
Thoughts, #EduSky?
Part of our conversation: @mrrablin.bsky.social thoughtfully laying out why he is philosophically against averaging grades—something almost all of us do...
Thoughts, #EduSky?
NASSP service project at #principalsUNITED, packing personal hygiene bags for unhoused students. That's the spirit of service that educators have!
July 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
NASSP service project at #principalsUNITED, packing personal hygiene bags for unhoused students. That's the spirit of service that educators have!
Packed room for a session on difficult conversations at #principalsUNITED
July 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Packed room for a session on difficult conversations at #principalsUNITED
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#PrincipalsUNITED crew, keep an eye out for @tfberger.bsky.social - he's eager to connect! You can also learn more about the process of writing for us and grab guides here: www.edutopia.org/about/your-t...
#EduSky
#EduSky
July 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
#PrincipalsUNITED crew, keep an eye out for @tfberger.bsky.social - he's eager to connect! You can also learn more about the process of writing for us and grab guides here: www.edutopia.org/about/your-t...
#EduSky
#EduSky
Talk to an @edutopia.org editor! Just look for the bright orange bag. #principalsUNITED
July 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Talk to an @edutopia.org editor! Just look for the bright orange bag. #principalsUNITED
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Today, we're celebrating *20 years* with our wonderful Director of Video, @video-amy.bsky.social 🎉
We're proud & grateful to have had Amy's creativity and passion on the team for 2 whole decades. Thank you for shaping Edutopia's story, Amy—and for sharing the stories of educators around the world!
We're proud & grateful to have had Amy's creativity and passion on the team for 2 whole decades. Thank you for shaping Edutopia's story, Amy—and for sharing the stories of educators around the world!
July 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Today, we're celebrating *20 years* with our wonderful Director of Video, @video-amy.bsky.social 🎉
We're proud & grateful to have had Amy's creativity and passion on the team for 2 whole decades. Thank you for shaping Edutopia's story, Amy—and for sharing the stories of educators around the world!
We're proud & grateful to have had Amy's creativity and passion on the team for 2 whole decades. Thank you for shaping Edutopia's story, Amy—and for sharing the stories of educators around the world!
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The walls are filling up with wisdom!
One of my favorite tidbits from today: “Use what you know to figure out what you don’t!”
If you’re at #CAMT25, come say hi! We’d love to meet you ✨
One of my favorite tidbits from today: “Use what you know to figure out what you don’t!”
If you’re at #CAMT25, come say hi! We’d love to meet you ✨
July 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The walls are filling up with wisdom!
One of my favorite tidbits from today: “Use what you know to figure out what you don’t!”
If you’re at #CAMT25, come say hi! We’d love to meet you ✨
One of my favorite tidbits from today: “Use what you know to figure out what you don’t!”
If you’re at #CAMT25, come say hi! We’d love to meet you ✨
I'll be heading over to #principalsUNITED shortly! Looking forward to great sessions and a lot of learning. If you've ever considering writing for @edutopia.org to share your ideas, keep an eye out for me!
July 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I'll be heading over to #principalsUNITED shortly! Looking forward to great sessions and a lot of learning. If you've ever considering writing for @edutopia.org to share your ideas, keep an eye out for me!
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I’m writing an article for @edutopia.org about making the most of Back to School Night. Teachers, share some of your favorite ways to show families and caregivers what it’s like to be a student in your class! Feel free to reply to this thread or DM. Thanks!
July 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I’m writing an article for @edutopia.org about making the most of Back to School Night. Teachers, share some of your favorite ways to show families and caregivers what it’s like to be a student in your class! Feel free to reply to this thread or DM. Thanks!
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✈️ I'll be at #principalsUNITED July 10-13 with @tfberger.bsky.social from the @edutopia.org editorial team.
So excited to meet leaders -- especially if you're interested in podcasts! 🎤🎧
(Tell me what pods help you lead, what show you *wish* existed for admins, and more...!)
So excited to meet leaders -- especially if you're interested in podcasts! 🎤🎧
(Tell me what pods help you lead, what show you *wish* existed for admins, and more...!)
July 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
✈️ I'll be at #principalsUNITED July 10-13 with @tfberger.bsky.social from the @edutopia.org editorial team.
So excited to meet leaders -- especially if you're interested in podcasts! 🎤🎧
(Tell me what pods help you lead, what show you *wish* existed for admins, and more...!)
So excited to meet leaders -- especially if you're interested in podcasts! 🎤🎧
(Tell me what pods help you lead, what show you *wish* existed for admins, and more...!)
Checking in with the school leaders out there! I'm headed to #principalsunited with @edutopia.org editor @annenoyessaini.bsky.social! We're looking to learn from all of you and to share great ideas with other admins across the country and beyond. Keep an eye out for us!
July 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Checking in with the school leaders out there! I'm headed to #principalsunited with @edutopia.org editor @annenoyessaini.bsky.social! We're looking to learn from all of you and to share great ideas with other admins across the country and beyond. Keep an eye out for us!
This is a tough situation, and @mattpitman.com.au has good ideas for how teachers can get their class moving in a positive direction again. It's not a quick fix, but this is advice I'd want if I were still teaching.
"Many teachers will encounter a class where the relationship fabric has worn thin or is completely torn apart. When the traditional tools of behavior management fail, when both sides feel disrespected, what can a teacher do?"
Read more from @mattpitman.com.au: www.edutopia.org/article/when...
Read more from @mattpitman.com.au: www.edutopia.org/article/when...
When the Teacher-Student Relationship Breaks Down
These strategies will help teachers reset boundaries and repair relationships if classroom dynamics have become dysfunctional.
www.edutopia.org
June 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This is a tough situation, and @mattpitman.com.au has good ideas for how teachers can get their class moving in a positive direction again. It's not a quick fix, but this is advice I'd want if I were still teaching.
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AI is here to stay. I’ve been exploring how it can actually make teaching more human—enhancing student-centered, collaborative learning while reducing screen time. I share some takeaways in my latest @edutopia.org piece. Curious? Let’s talk. www.edutopia.org/article/usin...
How to Thoughtfully Use AI to Create Meaningful Lessons
Computer science and math teachers can use artificial intelligence tools with intentionality to create effective learning experiences.
www.edutopia.org
June 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
AI is here to stay. I’ve been exploring how it can actually make teaching more human—enhancing student-centered, collaborative learning while reducing screen time. I share some takeaways in my latest @edutopia.org piece. Curious? Let’s talk. www.edutopia.org/article/usin...
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Q1 for this week’s slow chat!
How do you build a culture where instructional rounds are about growth, not judgment? 🌻
Share your response using #EduInFocus — and stay tuned for more questions, dropping each day at noon PT.
How do you build a culture where instructional rounds are about growth, not judgment? 🌻
Share your response using #EduInFocus — and stay tuned for more questions, dropping each day at noon PT.
June 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Q1 for this week’s slow chat!
How do you build a culture where instructional rounds are about growth, not judgment? 🌻
Share your response using #EduInFocus — and stay tuned for more questions, dropping each day at noon PT.
How do you build a culture where instructional rounds are about growth, not judgment? 🌻
Share your response using #EduInFocus — and stay tuned for more questions, dropping each day at noon PT.