- ChatGPT & Generative AI
Why and How I’m Limiting Screen Time in My Classroom
Digital tools have uses, but they can also risk reducing the productive struggle students need to build critical thinking skills.Your content has been saved!
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Lesson Starters That Work for You and Your Students
This framework offers a sustainable way for teachers to create meaningful learning opportunities from the very beginning of class.Your content has been saved!
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4 Questions That Help Math Students Explain Their Answers
Teachers can use these questions to draw students out and get worthwhile formative assessment responses to guide instruction.Your content has been saved!
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Making the Most of Learning Objectives
Asking students to unpack learning objectives with a quick routine helps them connect prior knowledge and feel more prepared for the day’s lesson.Your content has been saved!
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5 Ways to Build Respect in Early Childhood Classrooms
Instead of just telling students to ‘be respectful,’ these activities help them explore what that looks like in their classroom communities.592Your content has been saved!
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6 Ways to Center a Paper Notebook
As concerns about technology grow, a familiar tool promises to restore a sense of balance in the classroom. - School Libraries
How Themed ‘LitBoxes’ Can Make Reading Assignments More Engrossing
A library media specialist on designing affordable, interactive tools for middle and high school students.367Your content has been saved!
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Supporting Students Facing Instability or Trauma
The reasons that students become disengaged from school are complex, but you can support them with these straightforward strategies.394Your content has been saved!
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How to Build Systems That Sustain Student Achievement
Strong instruction can’t thrive without a strong organization, and school leaders can guide student growth by investing in their staff.663Your content has been saved!
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A STEM-Focused Mentoring Program for High School Students
Learning from professionals in specialized fields allows students to acquire transferable skills that can support them in their future careers.241Your content has been saved!
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- Communication Skills
Classroom Routines That Support Mathematical Thinking
Elementary teachers can create opportunities throughout the day for students to strengthen their math knowledge.78.6kYour content has been saved!
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Research-Backed Strategies to Keep Students on Task
Teachers can help students build their capacity to stay on task by ensuring that they have a clear path to start working, reasons to continue, and support when they lose focus. - The Research Is In
Designing the Ideal Classroom Space
A thoughtfully designed classroom—and lesson—should always take into account the known limits of the student brain, says developmental psychologist Karrie Godwin. - Student Engagement
Why Students Give Up on a Task—and What Teachers Can Do About It
Students often start working on a task, but disengage if it gets difficult. You can use these three tips to encourage them to persist. - Brain-Based Learning
9 Brain Breaks to Foster Connection in Middle School
Just a few minutes of collaboration, movement, and community-building can create a more positive and productive middle school learning environment.15kYour content has been saved!
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- Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Implementing a PBL Design Challenge in Your School
A weeklong, schoolwide project-based learning challenge encourages students to try to tackle meaningful problems.9.6kYour content has been saved!
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Implementing PBL in Physical Education
At its core, high-quality PBL uses content to teach, build, and assess skills like collaboration and problem-solving—and PE classes are a natural place to continue this work.1.1kYour content has been saved!
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Building PBL Systems That Really Encourage Students to Lead
Teachers can set up effective systems for project-based learning that support students in assuming more agency in their work.5.3kYour content has been saved!
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How to Navigate Student Absences During PBL Units
When absences accumulate, teachers can implement specific strategies so that all students complete necessary work.2.3kYour content has been saved!
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A Virtual Collaboration Project Centered on American Democracy
In a program sponsored by the Smithsonian, students in two different parts of the country interact to explore a civics question that is meaningful to both groups.1.2kYour content has been saved!
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- Brain-Based Learning
Writing Notes by Hand for Better Processing
When teachers regularly pause during lectures so students can synthesize their thoughts with handwritten notes, content is more likely to stick.Your content has been saved!
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Designing the Ideal Classroom Space
A thoughtfully designed classroom—and lesson—should always take into account the known limits of the student brain, says developmental psychologist Karrie Godwin. - Classroom Management
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.13kYour 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.1.9kYour content has been saved!
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How to Use Hexagonal Thinking in Any Content Area
This engaging activity supports students in organizing their thoughts in a multidimensional way, helping to cement their understanding.
- Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
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.9.6kYour content has been saved!
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How Tech Tools Can Simplify and Improve Your Multi-Tiered System of Supports
This middle school made gains in supporting students by setting up shared spreadsheets, digital referral forms, and predictable routines.1.9kYour content has been saved!
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The Research on Protecting Teacher Well-Being
Laurie Santos, host of the popular podcast The Happiness Lab, on how our minds deceive us, why "time affluence" matters, and what we can do to reset our parasympathetic nervous system.51.8kYour content has been saved!
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12 Graphic Novels About Mental Health
These books help students explore conditions that they or their peers may be experiencing, such as depression and anxiety. - Mental Health
5 Strategies to Deescalate Behavior When Students Are Dysregulated
Students may lack the skills to control their behavior when they’re upset, and these steps can help build self-regulation.8.8kYour content has been saved!
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