Education Studies: Classroom Tools & Practices

CAST is a nonprofit education research and development organization that created the Universal Design for Learning framework and UDL Guidelines. Resources on this site include online tools and support for implementing UDL schoolwide.

Founded in 1991 by George Lucas, Edutopia is a trusted source and vibrant social network shining a spotlight on what works in education. It connects a community of stakeholders committed to improving education, showing them how to adopt or adapt best practices, and enabling them to share stories of innovation and continuous learning in the real world.

Provides education about how to implement restorative practices in schools.

These publications provide strategies, models and research on priority issues to inform action for inclusive education and a strong multiracial democracy.

Provides an extensive project library and resources to help educators teach and use project-based learning.

Responsive Classroom is a student-centered, social and emotional learning approach to teaching and discipline. It is comprised of a set of research- and evidence-based practices designed to create safe, joyful, and engaging classroom and school communities for both students and teachers.

Founded in 2012, TeachingWorks has worked with teachers and teacher educators to develop the practice of teaching to advance equity and social justice.

This site offers free, downloadable lessons and articles organized by theme, time period, and grade level. Based on the approach to history highlighted in Howard Zinn’s best-selling book A People’s History of the United States, our teaching materials emphasize the role of working people, women, people of color, and organized social movements in shaping history.