Definition of a hashtag: a word or phrase preceded by a hash sign (#) and used on social media to identify digital content on a specific topic

Using the right hashtags on Twitter can dramatically increase the reach and engagement of your tweets. In education, there are thousands of hashtags being used every day on Twitter and they’re changing every day. Hashtags in education include education Twitter chats, conference-related hashtags, and specific hashtags that represent location, grade level, and various topics.

With so many hashtags, figuring out which hashtags to use and when to use them can be daunting. To help, we created this list of education hashtags with the highest reach (in terms of hashtags exposure per hour in impressions, provided by RiteTag on August 18, 2021). We then divided this list into some popular education categories to make it easier to digest.

Before you dive into this list, it’s important that you understand how to use hashtags. These key Twitter hashtag best practices can help. Also, since the reach of hashtags is constantly changing, the number of impressions reflected in this blog post will most likely change over time. We recommend that you use one of these Twitter hashtag tools to verify that the hashtag’s impressions are the most accurate and you can also use them to discover new hashtags.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI):

DEI is now talked about in all spectrums of life. We picked these hashtags because they are frequently used in K-12 and higher education.

#Equity - General conversations about equity. (231.6k impressions)

#EquityEdu - Civil rights discussions and strategies for educational equity. (216.8k impressions)

#CriticalRaceTheory - Discussions on Critical Race Theory (CRT). Read more about CRT. (14.4k impressions)

Education Chats:

There are thousands of real-time education Twitter chats happening every week. Reference this education Twitter chat list for all chats. Please never tweet when chats are live and use these hashtags sparingly to respect the communities.

#edchat - K-12 students, parents, teachers, and administrators from all over the world discuss educational topics on Tuesdays at noon and 7:00 p.m. EST. (530.7k impressions)

#TosaChat - Teacher on Special Assignment chat on Mondays at 11 pm ET. (323.5k impressions)

#Edumatch - Led by @EduMatch. It connects educators globally based on similar interests. More info. Happens on Sundays at 6 pm ET. (124.3k impressions)

Education Technology (AKA EdTech):

You can’t really talk about Twitter in education and not mention technology. Technology is one of the most popular things educators talk about on Twitter.

#EdTech - Very popular and active hashtag for all things education technology. (948.2k impressions)

#EdTechBridge - All things education technology. (166.1k impressions)

#MLearning (114.8k impressions) / #ELearning (107k impressions) - Resources and discussions about mobile and online learning.

#EdTechChat - K-12 educators talk about all things technology on Mondays at 8 pm ET on Twitter. (45.6k impressions)

General Education:

While it’s generally best practice to select hashtags that are directly related to your content, it can be helpful to sprinkle in more general education hashtags occasionally to increase your reach.

#education - Politics, products, pedagogies, teaching, and learning. (2m impressions)

#teacher (80k impressions) / #teachers (195k impressions) / #teaching (325k impressions) - All things relating to teaching.

#TeacherTwitter (279.1k impressions) / #EduTwitter (42.1k impressions) - Discussions and resources shared by K-12 teachers.

#SocialLEADia - Education leaders and consultants sharing innovative educational strategies. (87.2k impressions)

Grade Levels:

Using these hashtags can be a great way to get your content seen by specific grade-level educators. This can be helpful for education brands that only target certain grade levels or you can use these hashtags to directly relate to the type of content you have. For example, if you have an article about an elementary school, you may want to add in one elementary education hashtag.

Early Education

#eyshare - Early years education resources are actively shared. (19.8k impressions)

#Preschool - Any resources or discussions about preschool. (90k impressions)

#ECEleadership - Leadership in early childhood education resources and discussions. (34.9k impressions)

Elementary Education

#elemchat - Any resources or discussions related to elementary education. (124.2k impressions)

#1stchat - First grade teachers talking about all things related to first grade. Happens Sundays at 8 pm ET. (29k impressions)

#2ndchat - Second grade teachers talking about all things related to second grade. Happens every other Wednesday at 8 pm ET. (29k impressions)

Middle & High School Education

#mschat - Middle school teachers talking about all things related to middle school. Happens Thursdays at 8 pm ET. (169.3k impressions)

#HSGovChat - High School Government teacher chat. Happens Sundays at 9 pm ET. (44.3k impressions)

#6thchat - Sixth grade teachers talking about all things related to sixth grade. Happens Tuesdays at 9 pm ET. (14.7k impressions)

Innovation:

Innovation is an umbrella term on Twitter that can include design thinking, innovative leadership and teaching strategies, and education reform.

#TLAP - A movement started by @burgessdave, author of Teach Like a Pirate. Innovative educators showcase classroom tips and strategies. (219.9k impressions)

#21stEdChat - Chat to discuss 21st century learning environments (50.2k impressions)

#FlipClass - Resources and discussions related to Flipped Classroom strategies and tips. (56.7k impressions)

#KidsDeserveIt - Discussions regarding creating a positive classroom environment (330.1k impressions)

Leadership:

Although education leaders are less present on Twitter than educators overall, they are growing, and especially with the pandemic, they have been using Twitter to collaborate and learn from other leaders.

#SuptChat - K-12 Superintendent chat that happens Wednesdays at 8 pm ET. (70,767 impressions)

#WeLeadEd - Mostly K-12 conversations about leadership. Many tweets are also related to equity and access. (89,475 impressions)

#PrincipalsInAction - Principals use this hashtag to show pictures and other examples of them in action. (37.8k impressions)

#CPChat - A Connected Principals (the “CP” in CPChat) that discusses topics relevant to school leadership. (24.8k impressions)

Locations:

Educators love to connect locally and regionally to each other. To do so, they’ve connected many hashtags to collaborate with others around them. Many hashtags are chats that educators use to connect synchronously and asynchronously.

#FLedchat - Educators in Florida connect about all things education. Chat happens Wednesdays at 8 pm ET. (169.4k impressions)

#ILedchat - Educators in Illinois connect about all things education. Chat happens Mondays at 10 pm ET. (169.3k impressions)

#NYCSchoolsTech - Educators in New York City connect about technology. (130.4k impressions)

#CaEdChat - Educators in California connect about all things education. Chat happens Sundays at 11 pm ET. (88k impressions)

Professional Development:

Educators love learning and love sharing what they learn by using education-specific and generic learning hashtags.

#Learning - Posts related to all types of education, from elementary to college to adult learning. (2.1m impressions)

#ProfessionalDevelopment - Popular hashtag for discussing professional development. (1m impressions)

#LearnLAP - An acronym for Learn Like a Pirate, a movement started by @burgessdave, author of Teach Like a Pirate. Innovative educators share what they’re learning. (169.4k impressions)

Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics:

This topic has been picking up some steam on Twitter (pun intended!). Educators frequently use Twitter to talk about this popular topic.

#STEAM - All resources and discussions about science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. (197.6k impressions)

#MSMathChat - Middle School teachers chat about math. Happens Mondays at 9 pm ET. (104.1k impressions)

#STEM - All resources and discussions about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. (75.8k impressions)

We hope this list helps you rethink the hashtags you regularly use to reach educators on Twitter and remember, bigger isn’t always better. It’s best to sprinkle in hashtags with high reach when it relates to your content but also add in hashtags with lower reach that directly reach your target audience.

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