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Using Anchor Tasks as a Strong Foundation for Daily Learning
Quick, predictable, and consistent activities provide a foundation to get students thinking and ready to learn.Your content has been saved!
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Empowering Students to Give and Receive Feedback Without Defensiveness
Teachers can equip students with the emotional resilience and self-regulation tools they need to navigate constructive criticism.Your content has been saved!
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4 Ways to Make Story Problems More Engaging and Accessible
Four simple strategies—beginning with an image, previewing vocabulary, omitting the numbers, and offering number sets—can have a big impact on learning.Your content has been saved!
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7 Low-Stakes Formative Assessment Activities
Building frequent checks for understanding into lessons can help teachers spot learning gaps in real time and adjust instruction before moving on.Your content has been saved!
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Taking Your Read-Alouds From Interactive to Immersive
Story time is a highlight of the day for many young students, and teachers can boost engagement even further by adding costumes and sound effects.242Your content has been saved!
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Creating a Culture of Feedback in Middle School
Teachers can work to meet the needs of their students by embedding opportunities for feedback throughout lessons.256Your content has been saved!
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Pressure-Testing Your Tech-Integrated Lesson
Pressure-testing your lesson first helps catch friction points early and launch with confidence. Download the free checklist to get started.1.1kYour content has been saved!
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The Research on Protecting Teacher Well-Being
Laurie Santos, host of the popular podcast The Happiness Lab, on how our minds deceive us, why "time affluence" matters, and what we can do to reset our parasympathetic nervous system.2.3kYour content has been saved!
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How to Streamline IEP Paperwork for Special and General Education Teachers
With this simple Google Form and spreadsheet—free template included—the whole IEP team can keep up to speed on the supports students need. - Formative Assessment
29 High-Impact Formative Assessment Strategies
These versatile strategies—from brain dumps to speed sharing—help students track their own progress while informing your next instructional steps.3kYour content has been saved!
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How to Differentiate Without Splitting Students Up
Advice for teachers who want to make sure everyone in their classroom works and learns in tandem.73.4kYour content has been saved!
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A Scaffolding Strategy to Help Experienced ELLs Express Complex Ideas
This technique gives multilingual students explicit instruction on how to effectively develop their ideas for each part of a paragraph and to link one idea to the next.31.1kYour content has been saved!
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Scaffolding Deeper Learning With Recall Activities
When students are asked to remember and explain relevant knowledge just before applying it, they arrive at a more concrete understanding of the content.17.5kYour content has been saved!
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Making Literary Analysis Creative Through Thematic Sculptures
When students use playful materials to build a physical object that represents their thinking, they grapple with texts in new ways.15.4kYour content has been saved!
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Combining Mindfulness, Movement, and Meaning in Brain Breaks
The best brain breaks aren’t random or mere time-fillers—they’re purposeful pauses that help students regulate, reconnect, and reset.
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Using Empathy Interviews to Lower Barriers Between Student Cliques
This technique helped students connect with each other and overcome social barriers to build a more cohesive community.1.3kYour content has been saved!
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Helping Students Learn the Art of Trying in Math
These four classroom shifts can make academic risk-taking feel safer, clearer, and more worthwhile for middle school students.3.3kYour content has been saved!
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Running a Dungeons and Dragons Club
Through a weekly game, teachers can help students feel connected to one another and foster their creative problem-solving. - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
How Sensory Play Helps Preschool Students Develop Self-Regulation
Teachers can set up hands-on exploration to promote young students’ ability to calm themselves when emotions are running high.5.2kYour content has been saved!
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3 Easy Ways to Make Feelings Visible in the Classroom
Teachers can use these strategies for promoting emotional literacy to help students develop self-regulation and motivation for learning.4.5kYour content has been saved!
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11 Classroom Management Tweaks You Don’t Learn in Teacher Prep
Over time, every teacher makes small changes that have a big impact on how their classes run. A veteran teacher shares the hacks that work for him. - Collaborative Learning
12 Buddy Systems That Support Learning and Student Well-Being
Encouraging students to ‘look out for each other on purpose’ has a powerful impact. These classroom and schoolwide strategies can help you get started. - Classroom Management
How to Differentiate Without Splitting Students Up
Advice for teachers who want to make sure everyone in their classroom works and learns in tandem.73.4kYour content has been saved!
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How to Create a Values-Aligned Classroom
Teachers can collaborate with students to identify shared values that establish a foundation of respect and a positive learning environment.3.4kYour content has been saved!
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Modeling Calm for Preschool Students
Teachers can focus on promoting a sense of emotional safety to help students develop self-regulation and resilience.2.7kYour content has been saved!
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- Instructional Coaching
Flipping the Lens on Classroom Observations With the ‘Inside-Out’ Method
Quick, low-stakes observations focused on student learning allow administrators to provide teachers with useful feedback on instruction.3.8kYour content has been saved!
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How to Practice Active Listening as a School Leader
Use these strategies to help ensure that teachers and other stakeholders feel heard and valued, which can lead to better decision-making.2.2kYour content has been saved!
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A 4-Step School Improvement Process That Works
By using data to see patterns and trends, administrators can identify small changes that will help students make measurable progress.1.6kYour content has been saved!
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Using Tech for Better Communications With Multilingual Families
Reusable message banks, videos with captions, and smart use of translation tools help schools consistently communicate with families in their home language.1.7kYour content has been saved!
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Why Administrators Should Consider National Board Certification
Principals and assistant principals can strengthen their instructional leadership by completing this rigorous certification for teachers.1.4kYour content has been saved!
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