- Student Wellness
Supporting Students With Executive Function Challenges
A one-on-one intervention framework can help high school students with ADHD improve their executive function habits.Your content has been saved!
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4 Drama-Based Games That Work as Brain Breaks
These simple, fun games can be just the thing for a classroom with drifting attention and pent-up energy.Your content has been saved!
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A Hands-On Tool That Helps Kids Manage Their Emotions
Elementary students won’t be calm all the time, but a tactile breathing board can help them learn how to slow down and self-regulate.109Your content has been saved!
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How to Bring Social Studies to Life
By investigating familiar places, analyzing visual data, and exploring perspectives from the past, students can build a deeper understanding of history and culture.Your content has been saved!
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Pursuing a Master’s Degree for Professional Development
Getting an advanced degree in your discipline can have a significant impact on your students’ learning.114Your content has been saved!
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Podcast: I Stopped Giving Tests. Here’s What I Do Instead
Five years after banning high-stakes tests from her classroom, a high school science teacher explains how she tracks student growth and keeps rigor high.
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Looking Beyond Grades for Signs of Multilingual Students’ Progress
Taking participation, oral language expansion, and academic risk-taking into consideration can give teachers a broad sense of students’ growth.338Your content has been saved!
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Encouraging Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose in Computer Science
A middle school teacher describes how he uses ideas from Daniel Pink’s book ‘Drive’ to instill a sense of agency in his students.305Your content has been saved!
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5 ‘Good’ AI Use Cases That Are Actually Bad for Students
Consider the specific skills that students are meant to practice, then determine whether using AI outsources the work needed to build them. - AI in Education
When Even the Best AI Detection Tools Fail, Return to Basics
Pangram was touted as the fail-safe AI-detection tool, then students figured out how to hack it. Here’s what writing teachers can do.1.3kYour content has been saved!
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- Literacy
How to Lock In New Vocabulary in 10 Minutes a Day
A weeklong vocabulary routine with movement and repetition helps students go beyond definitions and put new words to use in conversation and writing. - Student Engagement
9 Strategies for Tackling Student Work Refusal
Teacher-tested tactics to get learning back on track when students refuse to do the work. - Student Voice
Using Quick, Regular Surveys to Help Students Feel Seen
High school teachers can use these ideas to quickly gather insights into how students are doing both academically and personally.59.4kYour content has been saved!
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What to Do When Students Think They Already Know Something
If students think they’ve mastered something, they have little reason to make an effort. These strategies help them see the limits of their knowledge. - The Research Is In
How Good Teachers Get Even Better
Like elite athletes and musicians, even outstanding teachers have room to grow. Here are 6 research-based ways to keep sharpening your skills.
- Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
5 Books That Help Students Process Complex Emotions
Elementary and middle school teachers can use these books to facilitate conversations about unsettling topics in a safe, supportive environment.502Your content has been saved!
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Books That Support Nature-Centered Play
Preschool teachers can use these books to create rich learning experiences that engage students in problem-solving. - Literacy
How to Set Up a Book Quilting Bee
Elementary teachers can guide students to deepen their connections to each other by creating a paper quilt based on their favorite books. - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Activities That Build Students’ Feelings Vocabulary
Teachers across grade levels can foster students’ understanding of their emotional states to support interpersonal and academic success.852Your content has been saved!
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Building Community Through Intentional Groupings
When students have ample opportunity to work with their classmates, they develop a sense of belonging that supports their growth.5.7kYour content has been saved!
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- Literacy
Building Better Responses With the RACE Writing Strategy
A simple four-step routine helps young writers organize their ideas, support their thinking with evidence, and make their writing more meaningful to their readers.Your content has been saved!
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A Collaborative Approach to Vocabulary Instruction
Elementary teachers can have students take on different roles and work together to build a more complete understanding of new words.2.3kYour content has been saved!
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How to Lock In New Vocabulary in 10 Minutes a Day
A weeklong vocabulary routine with movement and repetition helps students go beyond definitions and put new words to use in conversation and writing. - School Libraries
How Book Cover Keychains Boosted Our School’s Culture of Reading
This clever idea, which came from a librarian’s TikTok, is easy to carry out and encourages lively conversations about books. - Literacy
Making Phoneme-Grapheme Mapping Hands-On
Using tokens to connect sounds to letters helps emerging readers get the repetition they need to build foundational literacy skills.Your content has been saved!
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- Student Engagement
Using Precise, Positive Praise in the Classroom
Explicitly acknowledging replicable behaviors is an effective way to encourage all students to meet expectations. - School Libraries
How K–8 Libraries Can Be Hubs of Student Well‑Being
School librarians can play a key role in ensuring that students feel that they belong, matter, and have value. - Mindfulness
Increasing Student Mindfulness With Improv Games
Guiding students to listen, breathe, and be present can be a lot of fun with these three drama-based activities.860Your content has been saved!
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Podcast: How Nicholas Ferroni is Rewiring His Classroom for Human Connection
As debates about reducing classroom tech heat up, a popular high school teacher shares some practical tips for striking a better balance.
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Harnessing Joy in the Service of Learning
By encouraging students to do hard things in collaboration with peers, teachers can help them experience joy, the fuel that allows them to struggle well.
