Teaching Strategies
Discover best practices for improving your teaching craft.
23 Bell Ringers Teachers Love
We asked teachers for their favorite ways to start class. Nearly 400 responded—here are some of their best ideas.Attention-Friendly Teaching Techniques for Secondary Classrooms
Teachers can use what we know about attention spans to draw students in and keep them engaged in lessons.Your content has been saved!
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A new report covers evidence about how students learn and offers steps teachers can take to ensure that their instruction supports learning.Your content has been saved!
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These strategies help upper elementary students strengthen their visualization skills and understanding of story elements.Your content has been saved!
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These strategies for building controlled movement into learning can help middle school math students stay focused and engaged.Your content has been saved!
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Here’s how to assign graded work that more accurately assesses elementary students’ learning and saves time.Your content has been saved!
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How Learning Happens: Instructional Shifts
Dig into our collection of classroom practice videos grounded in the science of learning and find something to try in your own instruction—it could have an outsized impact on your students’ learning.418.2kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Making Math Review a High-Energy Game
In the 100 Squares Challenge, math review takes the form of friendly—but fierce!—competition, inspiring students to complete problems under pressure.Inviting Participation With Thumbs-Up Responses
A quick assessment strategy replaces raised hands, encouraging more students to contribute by accommodating their different processing needs.5MYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.15 Effective Ways to Manage Dysregulated Students
Teachers are seeing more big emotions and disruptive behavior in early elementary classrooms. These practical strategies can help youngsters reflect, reset, and repair.How My ADHD Shaped My Classroom
An award-winning teacher describes how he adjusted his approach to instruction and assessment to align with his needs and strengths.6.4kYour content has been saved!
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Setting clear, shared expectations around student AI use is uncharted territory for many teachers. Educators across disciplines and grade levels share their current policies.Which Reading Strategies to Try, and Which to Ditch
Research shows that some popular activities for reading instruction don’t actually result in more fluent readers—so we rounded up the most classroom-worthy ones.1.5MYour content has been saved!
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When students record themselves reading aloud using an app—and then listen back to reflect on their own pacing and expression—their fluency improves over time.
Why Are Some Kids Thriving During Remote Learning?
Though remote learning during the pandemic has brought many challenges, some students seem to be thriving in the new circumstances. What can we learn from them?1.5MYour content has been saved!
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