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How Teacher Leaders Can Tangibly Improve Their PLCs
This four-step process can help teacher teams successfully transition from the planning phase to the action phase.Your content has been saved!
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Involving Parents to Boost Kids’ SEL Development
Pre-K teachers can encourage caregivers to reinforce kids’ social and emotional learning at home through simple activities.Your content has been saved!
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A Lesson Plan to Engage and Challenge Students in Math Class
By shifting away from long lectures, teachers can meet students where they are and boost their confidence in math.Your content has been saved!
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Edutopia Sessions: Assessment for New Teachers
A panel of educators shares how new teachers can create meaningful assessments and target what’s truly important for students.Your content has been saved!
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4 Practical Strategies to Foster Continuous Inquiry
These tips help teachers create an active learning environment by sustaining a culture of inquiry in their STEM classes.Your content has been saved!
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Teaching Students to Persevere Without Getting Burned Out
These strategies for balancing perseverance with well-being can help students learn how to take a break and still reach their goals.Your content has been saved!
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Increasing Cybersecurity on Your Campus
Administrators, teachers, and students all have important roles to play in protecting sensitive student and educator data.102Your content has been saved!
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Helping English Language Learners Develop a Love of Reading
Here’s how to build a culture of reading to welcome students who are learning a new language, particularly those who come from strong oral storytelling traditions. - Literacy
Setting Up a Podcast Project to Assess Literacy Skills
The popularity of the podcast format creates an opportunity for learners to combine critical thinking skills with performance.103Your content has been saved!
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An Effective Cell Phone Policy for High School Classrooms
To minimize distractions during lessons, teachers can establish a classroom practice that keeps phones out of reach.239Your content has been saved!
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- The Research Is In
Why Teachers Should Grade Less Frequently
Excessive grading stresses out kids and teachers, stifles innovative teaching, and fails to deliver as a true measurement of learning. - Teaching Strategies
7 Ways to Balance Joy With Rigor in Math Class
A few straightforward shifts and strategies can help create math classrooms where even the most reticent learners find their footing. - Literacy
Helping Students Read Complex Texts
By cultivating metacognitive reading habits, you can help students remain focused as they persist through challenging material. - Teaching Strategies
4 Old Habits I Pruned From My Teaching Routine
By reconsidering your teaching patterns—from how you grade to where students sit—you can remind yourself of the value of flexibility and trying new things. - Collaborative Learning
Cultivating Trust by Playing Alphabet Improv
A quick activity that makes space for middle school students to let down their guard and be vulnerable with each other primes them for learning.
- Technology Integration
Teaching Computational Thinking With—and Without—Screens
This activity focuses on teaching students about the coordinate plane using two tools: a micro:bit and a good, old-fashioned game of Battleship.169Your content has been saved!
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A 5-Step Process for Producing a School or District Podcast
Sharing school news through scripted audio communication is an effective way to keep families and the larger community informed.143Your content has been saved!
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Overcoming Potential Risks of Student Tech Use
From social isolation to a mistaken belief that they can multitask, here are some of the risks that arise when students use digital tools—and what teachers can do to help. - Technology Integration
The Tech Skills That ‘Digital Natives’ Are Missing—and How to Help
Students are growing up in a world filled with technology, but explicit instruction, support, and guidance are needed to help them use it in ways that meaningfully amplify their learning. - ChatGPT & Generative AI
Using AI Tools to Give Feedback on High School Students’ Writing
A veteran teacher shows how generative AI tools help her provide nearly 150 students with instant feedback on their writing.
- Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
3 Ways to Integrate SEL Into Classroom Practices
Highlighting and modeling SEL practices can help teachers create an environment where disruptive behaviors are minimized.623Your content has been saved!
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Question: How Do You Help Students Remember Their Supplies?
We're gathering tips to help students remember their supplies. If this is something your students struggle with, check out the comments. - Classroom Management
How to Establish Classroom Routines for Productive Learning
Before a lesson begins, it’s important to communicate a clear plan so that students will understand what’s expected of them. - Brain-Based Learning
3 Key Student Mindsets to Cultivate in the Classroom
By fostering these fundamental mindsets, teachers can enhance resilience, encourage academic risk-taking, and improve stress management in the classroom. - New Teachers
Edutopia Sessions: Classroom Management for New Teachers
In this video panel discussion, a relatively new teacher and a veteran answer questions about how to keep a class on track for learning.Your content has been saved!
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Using PBL to Teach SEL Skills
Engaging project-based learning activities can provide avenues for new educators to teach students crucial social-emotional skills.247Your content has been saved!
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3 Tips for Less Stressful Parent-Teacher Conferences
By soliciting feedback from parents in advance and limiting defensive responses, new teachers can manage the stress of conferences. - Teacher Wellness
Doing the Best You Can With the Time You Have
These strategies can help overwhelmed teachers prioritize tasks and find a balance between perfectionism and efficiency. - Administration & Leadership
Tips for Mentoring New Teachers
A district leader shares how taking a more holistic approach to mentoring can help ensure that the experience is productive and rewarding for both mentor and mentee.286Your content has been saved!
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A Primer on Parent-Teacher Conferences for New Teachers
By planning more collaborative and communicative conferences, teachers can foster strong relationships with families that last all year long.
