- Student Engagement
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.Your content has been saved!
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Making Space for Science in Your Elementary Classroom
These ideas for prioritizing space—both physical and temporal—for science can help teachers give the subject the attention it deserves.Your content has been saved!
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Using Picture Books as Entry Points for Complex Topics in Middle School
Teachers can use nonfiction picture books to introduce background information and vocabulary so that students have a mental framework for understanding a new unit.111Your 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.3.8kYour content has been saved!
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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.178Your content has been saved!
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Using Popsicle Sticks for Equitable Participation
Setting an expectation that everyone participates can lead to improvements in the quality of class discussions. - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
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?’ - Administration & Leadership
How School Leaders Can Support Neurodivergent Teachers
Genuine inclusion practices can go a long way toward making your school feel welcoming to neurodivergent teachers.515Your content has been saved!
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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.1.3kYour 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.
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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 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.59.9kYour content has been saved!
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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. - 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. - 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.
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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.631Your 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.1.9kYour 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.3.2kYour 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.3.3kYour 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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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. - 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.7.2kYour 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.2.6kYour 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.
- Classroom Management
How Veteran Teachers Keep Their Cool
Go-to strategies from veteran teachers for maintaining a ‘responsive, not reactive’ approach to classroom conflict. - Trauma-Informed Practices
Guiding Students Toward Forgiveness Helps Them Refocus on a More Positive Future
Introspective and collaborative tasks can lead learners to view their past hardships with a new perspective that leads to personal growth.1.3kYour content has been saved!
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Podcast: 11 Ways to Improve Teacher Well-Being
Laurie Santos, the renowned Yale professor, cognitive scientist, and host of The Happiness Lab, shares a science-backed toolkit for busy educators in need of a wellness tune-up.
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Helping Students Feel Safe in an Uncertain World
There’s no magic strategy for living through hard times, but educators can support students by creating spaces that feel safe and joyful.3kYour content has been saved!
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How to Teach Kids to Be Kind to Themselves
Kindness toward others is often taught in elementary school, but it’s also important for students to extend it to themselves.11.6kYour content has been saved!
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