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Helping Students Build Productive Academic Habits
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Teachers can use these websites and apps to enhance learning tasks, making them more engaging without adding tons of prep time.Your content has been saved!
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Research-Backed Strategies to Keep Students on Task
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Building Routines to Manage Cognitive Load
Creating procedures around daily classroom activities reduces the mental burden for students, leaving more brain space for them to think deeply about content.Your content has been saved!
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How to Adapt ‘Julius Caesar’ for Upper Elementary Students
Immersing students in the history and politics of ancient Rome helps them come to a rich understanding of Shakespeare’s play.189Your content has been saved!
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Make Hands-On Activities Work for Lower Elementary Students
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3 Ways to Help Students Become Confident Public Speakers
By lowering the stakes and offering regular (fun) practice, even the most reluctant speakers can build this vital skill. - Technology Integration
An Effective Strategy for Teaching With Videos
Rather than showing long videos, teachers should design lessons that use clips as resources to spur class discussion. - Career & Technical Education
Who Will Your Students Be in 2040?
Guiding English learners to imagine their future selves and role-play a class reunion promotes research and speaking skills.361Your content has been saved!
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Taking Preschool Students Outside to Support Executive Function
Getting outside regularly helps young children learn how to problem-solve and develop other important skills that support their success in school.410Your content has been saved!
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An Unconventional Seating Plan Designed to Benefit Focus and Learning
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In High-Performing Math Classrooms, Words Matter
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6 Common Teacher Mistakes—and How to Avoid Them
From rushing through prep to misjudging students’ readiness for a task to teaching the way they were taught, experienced teachers talk about some of the mistakes they’ve made. - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
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Kindness toward others is often taught in elementary school, but it’s also important for students to extend it to themselves.8.4kYour content has been saved!
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Transforming Your Classroom With Calm Mornings
By giving students a bit of time to ease into the day, teachers can help them feel ready to engage in learning.
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7 Ways to Use Classroom-Centered Social Media
Music teachers can keep students, families, and the wider school community informed by creating engaging posts.684Your content has been saved!
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5 Tech Strategies to Enhance Student-Led Learning
While technology has potential to distract students, it can also boost engagement and help them actively demonstrate their learning.2.1kYour content has been saved!
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13 Powerful Studies That Tell the Story of AI
As AI use rises, the distinction between shortcut or scaffold becomes increasingly harder to spot. - ChatGPT & Generative AI
Putting ChatGPT’s Study Mode Through Its Paces
The team behind ChatGPT admits the standard version can be used as an ‘answer machine.’ Is the new Study Mode feature any better?3.3kYour content has been saved!
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An Active Learning Strategy for Using Videos in Class
Reaction videos are a modern form of annotating a text, and they teach students the same critical thinking and connection skills.4.5kYour 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.2kYour content has been saved!
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Gardens for All Types of Classrooms
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How STEM Projects Support Belonging in Middle School
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Strong spatial skills are critical for everyday tasks and across many careers—they also strengthen students’ math performance.3.4kYour content has been saved!
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Connecting Science to Problem-Solving in the Real World
Tackling authentic problems in science class helps students see the link between the lab and the challenges facing our world—and builds multiple skills along the way.
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3 Ways to Reimagine Your Learning Wall
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Podcast: A Flexible Seating Arrangement That Teachers Love
After trying numerous seating arrangements—including rows, blocks, and U shapes—this teacher stumbled on a desk layout that outperformed them all. Here’s how it works.
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