- Student Engagement
Is Your Math Homework Worth Doing?
After years of assigning the kind of homework she had done as a student and observing students’ disengagement with it, a teacher overhauled how she assigns math practice.Your content has been saved!
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Student Engagement as an Aspect of Classroom Management
An educator whose class rules once ‘looked like the Ten Commandments’ has found that fostering intellectual engagement is much more effective for maintaining order.Your content has been saved!
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How to Stay Organized as a Special Education Teacher
Rolling carts, file folders, QR codes, and a little bit of weekly upkeep make a huge difference.Your content has been saved!
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Making Use of a Worked Example to Improve Learning
By explicitly modeling each step of a problem and gradually fading away supports, teachers can give students a clear path to mastering new content.Your content has been saved!
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How Tech Tools Can Simplify and Improve Your Multi-Tiered System of Supports
This middle school made gains in supporting students by setting up shared spreadsheets, digital referral forms, and predictable routines.317Your content has been saved!
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Setting Up Professional Development to Strengthen the Whole Teacher
School leaders can work to ensure that PD helps teachers strengthen pedagogy and classroom culture, and that focuses on teacher well-being.935Your content has been saved!
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5 Ways to Help Students Build Reflection Skills
Teachers can help students develop their social and emotional skills as they monitor and evaluate their own learning experiences.909Your content has been saved!
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Designing Outdoor STEM Learning for Elementary Students
A framework for turning nearby trails, campus green spaces, and community sites into classrooms.616Your content has been saved!
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8 Strategies to Help Students Get Started on Their Work
If your upper elementary students understand the task but still struggle to begin, these ideas can help them take that first step with confidence.1.9kYour content has been saved!
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How Integrating Coding Can Enhance World Language Studies
Coding can help students understand the building blocks of world languages, and it provides an authentic way to tell stories.450Your content has been saved!
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- Classroom Management
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. - Brain-Based Learning
Leveraging Prior Knowledge to Build Understanding
By guiding students through developing their own understanding of core concepts, teachers ensure that the whole class is starting on a strong foundation.20.5kYour 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.16.3kYour content has been saved!
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12 Graphic Novels About Mental Health
These books help students explore conditions that they or their peers may be experiencing, such as depression and anxiety. - Critical Thinking
Using the 5 Whys Approach to Deepen Student Thinking
Teachers can use a questioning strategy originally from the business world to guide students to confidently develop and defend their thinking.
- Technology Integration
Have Teachers Reached App Overload?
Educators are overwhelmed by an avalanche of tools. The solution isn’t zero tech, but the question of balance is critical.2.3kYour 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.1.6kYour 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. - Technology Integration
Benefits of Organizing Course Materials With HyperSlides
Using HyperSlides—hyperlinked slides—is a simple way to consolidate course materials, promote student agency, and save time.2.5kYour 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.2.1kYour content has been saved!
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- Literacy
Using Talk for Writing in Pre-K
Encouraging children to ‘write’ their own versions of tales like ‘The Three Little Pigs’ helps them build crucial early literacy skills.1.2kYour content has been saved!
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Pairing Images and Text for Critical Analysis
Teachers can give students opportunities for close reading through exploration of books paired with visual media.938Your content has been saved!
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Using Multigenre Picture Books in Middle School
Books that convey nonfiction topics through poems and images help students learn to process information, a skill they can transfer to other texts.899Your 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.3kYour content has been saved!
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Teaching Tone to Deepen Reading Comprehension
Explicit instruction in how tone is conveyed in writing helps students become more thoughtful readers and more precise, empathetic writers.7.7kYour content has been saved!
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- Administration & Leadership
The Challenges of Leading a Large School
Three principals discuss the necessity of delegating work effectively—and how they strive to be a steady, known presence for students.698Your content has been saved!
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Making Committee Work More Efficient
Principals can help teachers actively contribute to schoolwide projects by shifting the structure of their staff meetings.1.3kYour content has been saved!
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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.6.4kYour 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.2.6kYour 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.1.9kYour content has been saved!
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