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Edutopia released the pictured PDF, which is available for download here. (However, you will need to enter your details to access it.)

What’s Inside the PDF:
1. Break the Digital Ice
2. Find Your Classroom Experts
3. Get Off to a Good Start
4. Think Globally
5. Find What You Need
6. Make Meaning from Word Clouds
7. Work Better, Together
8. Open a Back Channel
9. Make It Visual
10. Use the Buddy System

(thanks once again to Shane M. for the tip)

Since a new school year is upon us, Edutopia recently posted this. Click the link for more in-depth explanations and exampels. A brief and quick summary is below.

10 Rules of Engagement

1. Start Class with a Mind Warm-Up

2. Use Movement to get Kids Focused

3. Teach Students how to Collaborate Before Expecting Success

4. Use Quickwrites When You Want Quiet Time and Student Reflection

5. Run a Tight Ship When Giving Instructions

6. Use a Fairness Cup to Keep Students Thinking

7. Use Signaling to Allow Everyone to Answer Your Question

8. Use Minimal-Supervision Tasks to Squeeze Dead Time out of Regular Routines

9. Mix up Your Teaching Styles

10. Create Teamwork Tactics That Emphasize Accountability

From Edutopia:

Tucson, Arizona, elementary schools find success by infusing arts into every discipline. More to this story.

Check the site and also read the Why Arts Education Must Be Saved section in the sidebar.