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What to Do When Grade Level Data Is Disappointing
Working to improve student outcomes across multiple classrooms may require new systems of support for teachers.140Your content has been saved!
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How to Implement a Second-Semester Reset
The first step to getting your classroom culture back on track in the second half of the year is to reconnect with your students.140Your content has been saved!
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Strategies for Nurturing Confident Upper Elementary Writers
Poetry, short writes, personal narratives, and dialogue journals help students deepen their learning while developing their identities as writers. - Research
The Many Benefits of Writing by Hand
The simple act of writing by hand activates the brain in ways that can strengthen memory, literacy, and learning.Your content has been saved!
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Using Body, Tone, and Space to Manage the Classroom
Making small adjustments to tone of voice, body language, and spatial awareness can prevent classroom disruptions without derailing instruction.305Your content has been saved!
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Smart Leadership Strategies That Retain New Teachers
As novice teachers acclimate to the classroom, real support from administrators improves the odds that they’ll stay in the profession. - Teacher Wellness
13 Practical Habits to Make Your Teaching Day Better
These tips—organized around physical, mental, and professional well-being—won’t reduce your workload, but they have the advantage of being within your control. - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Helping Elementary Students Practice Social Skills Through Games
There’s no substitute navigating real life. But pretend scenarios can lower the stakes for young students learning social skills.617Your content has been saved!
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The Surprising Power of Brain Breaks (in 5 Charts)
Well-timed breaks aren’t a detour from learning. Research shows they can restore focus, curb off-task behavior, and help new learning stick. - Student Engagement
Teaching Students to Reset Their Brains for Independent Reading
Even when phones are removed from classrooms, students may feel restless and fidgety, so a teacher developed this simple reading-readiness routine.
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3 Ways to Make Your Secondary Classroom a Place Where Students Can Thrive
After asking, ‘How do I get this student to engage?’ teachers can go on to ask, ‘What kind of classroom would make them want to?’ - AI in Education
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. - Media Literacy
3 Habits Students Can Develop to Find Credible Online Resources
As students become more acquainted with social media and AI, these habits can help them distinguish credible sources from misinformation.14.5kYour content has been saved!
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Things I’ve Stopped Doing After 20 Years of Teaching
‘I haven’t become interested in making school easier for students’: A classroom veteran shares how she works to remove unnecessary obstacles in order to focus students’ efforts on learning. - Classroom Management
Podcast: Move Like You Mean It: How to Circulate Through Your Classroom
Amir Taron Ayres explores how moving through your classroom can uncover misunderstandings, guide instruction, and bring promising student ideas to light.
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Preschool Project-Based Learning Is Doable With These Mindsets
Teachers can use these tips to guide explorations of students’ natural interests and document their learning.2.2kYour content has been saved!
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Using Project-Based Learning to Connect Your Students With Peers in Other Countries
A collaboration between middle school students in Colorado and India can serve as a model for having students tackle real-world issues.2.1kYour content has been saved!
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How to Identify Problems That Students Care About Solving
Finding worthwhile challenges for project-based learning can be tough. Here are a few approaches that work well.3.6kYour content has been saved!
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Streamlining Project-Based Learning Units With an Easy Checkpoint System
Teachers can use this five-step framework to systematically guide students to emphasize academic decisions over task completion.3.4kYour content has been saved!
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Fostering Metacognition to Make Project-Based Learning Units More Meaningful
Middle school teachers can use a variety of prompts to support deep learning that students will be able to apply in new situations.
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‘What Do I Do Next?’ Helping Students Develop Metacognitive Skills
These four approaches help learners evaluate the strategies they’ve used and make informed decisions when they encounter new challenges.1.5kYour content has been saved!
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The Difference Between Engagement and Interest in High School Science Classes
Teachers can use these ideas to turn students’ willingness to participate in an activity into something more meaningful. - Research
How Often Should You Return to What You Just Taught?
Spaced practice, used strategically to reinforce foundational concepts, helps students develop deeper, more durable learning, research shows.3kYour content has been saved!
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Supporting Students With Executive Function Challenges
A one-on-one intervention framework can help high school students with ADHD improve their executive function habits.3.2kYour content has been saved!
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A 4-Step Plan for Promoting Metacognition in Middle School
Thinking about how they think helps students develop an essential skill that supports their academic success and independence.
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How School Leaders Can Support Neurodivergent Teachers
Genuine inclusion practices can go a long way toward making your school feel welcoming to neurodivergent teachers.3.9kYour content has been saved!
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The Worries That Keep Teachers Up at Night, and How to Manage Them
An experienced educator runs through common concerns—from students running amok to lack of time—and shares strategies to help teachers sleep peacefully. - Teacher Wellness
Maintaining a Kind School Culture
If you’re fortunate enough to work in a school with a positive environment, here are ways you can help sustain it.2kYour content has been saved!
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A Teacher Reflection Practice for the New School Year
It’s important for teachers to process their feelings about previous challenges so that they can learn and grow from their experiences.1.2kYour content has been saved!
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The Missing Question in Teacher Reflection: What Went Right?
These reflection strategies can help teachers shift from self-criticism to recognizing their growth and building on what’s already working.
