- Teacher Wellness
Laurie Santos on the Science Behind Teacher Well-Being
The Happiness Lab host and Yale cognitive scientist explains what the research says actually supports teacher well-being—at both the individual and structural level.Your content has been saved!
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How to Streamline IEP Paperwork for Special and General Education Teachers
With this simple Google Form and spreadsheet—free template included—the whole IEP team can keep up to speed on the supports students need.Your content has been saved!
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29 High-Impact Formative Assessment Strategies
These versatile strategies—from brain dumps to speed sharing—help students track their own progress while informing your next instructional steps.Your content has been saved!
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7 Low-Stakes Formative Assessment Activities
Building frequent checks for understanding into lessons can help teachers spot learning gaps in real time and adjust instruction before moving on.Your content has been saved!
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Student-Created Math Word Problems Help Motivate Deep Learning
These student-constructed problems foster collaboration, communication, and a sense of ownership over learning.Your content has been saved!
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11 Classroom Management Tweaks You Don’t Learn in Teacher Prep
Over time, every teacher makes small changes that have a big impact on how their classes run. A veteran teacher shares the hacks that work for him. - New Teachers
Applying Montessori Ideas in Your Classroom
Elementary teachers can use these concepts to shift how they set up spaces, design learning opportunities, and empower students.197Your content has been saved!
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Teaching Tone to Deepen Reading Comprehension
Explicit instruction in how tone is conveyed in writing helps students become more thoughtful readers and more precise, empathetic writers.1.1kYour content has been saved!
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Flipping the Lens on Classroom Observations With the ‘Inside-Out’ Method
Quick, low-stakes observations focused on student learning allow administrators to provide teachers with useful feedback on instruction.1.9kYour content has been saved!
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A 6-Step Plan for Differentiated Instruction
Middle school teachers can follow a straightforward method that facilitates customization of support for students.1.4kYour content has been saved!
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- Classroom Management
How to Differentiate Without Splitting Students Up
Advice for teachers who want to make sure everyone in their classroom works and learns in tandem.72.4kYour content has been saved!
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A Scaffolding Strategy to Help Experienced ELLs Express Complex Ideas
This technique gives multilingual students explicit instruction on how to effectively develop their ideas for each part of a paragraph and to link one idea to the next.26kYour content has been saved!
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Scaffolding Deeper Learning With Recall Activities
When students are asked to remember and explain relevant knowledge just before applying it, they arrive at a more concrete understanding of the content.16.9kYour content has been saved!
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Making Literary Analysis Creative Through Thematic Sculptures
When students use playful materials to build a physical object that represents their thinking, they grapple with texts in new ways.14.7kYour content has been saved!
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Combining Mindfulness, Movement, and Meaning in Brain Breaks
The best brain breaks aren’t random or mere time-fillers—they’re purposeful pauses that help students regulate, reconnect, and reset.
- Technology Integration
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.918Your content has been saved!
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Problem-Based Learning and Future-Ready Skills
Well-designed projects help students build valuable skills such as collaboration, critical thinking, and communication.4.7kYour content has been saved!
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Boosting Midyear Engagement With Place-Based PBL
High school teachers can build projects around issues in the local community to motivate students before and after winter break.2.7kYour content has been saved!
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Making Project-Based Learning More Impactful by Emphasizing Depth Over Speed
Teachers can help students get the most out of PBL by focusing on the development of effective learning habits.2.5kYour content has been saved!
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Bringing Together Cosplay and Coding in High School
In this class, students learn engineering skills as well as costume design and event planning, culminating in a convention that’s open to the whole community.
- Play & Recess
Balancing Play-Based Learning With Literacy Mandates in Preschool
These strategies help teachers set up engaging and enriching opportunities for literacy exploration throughout the day.1.5kYour content has been saved!
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Teaching Irony in Middle School With Picture Books
Using picture books as mentor texts is the perfect way to teach verbal, dramatic, and situational irony to middle school students. - Literacy
Using Board Games to Strengthen Literacy Skills
Creating board games based on vocabulary helps upper elementary students learn, build confidence, and have fun at the same time.3.8kYour content has been saved!
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How and Why to Teach Handwriting in Middle and High School
Incorporating handwriting lessons can have numerous benefits for older students—here’s how to get them started.6.3kYour content has been saved!
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Whole-Class Strategies to Support Students With Fine Motor Difficulties
Elementary teachers can use practical activities aligned with Universal Design for Learning to help students develop their fine motor skills.4.2kYour content has been saved!
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- Learning Environments
Supporting Students to Study Abroad in High School
Studying abroad can be a transformative experience, and there are many resources and scholarships available for students who want to pursue it.2.6kYour content has been saved!
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3 Ways to Reimagine Your Learning Wall
Teachers can borrow a few ideas from museum displays to enhance their wall space dedicated to objectives and other learning processes. - Learning Environments
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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11 Smart Student Desk Layouts
How classroom seating—from traditional rows to Socratic circles and L-shaped clusters—alters classroom dynamics and shapes learning outcomes. - The Research Is In
Research-Based Tips for Optimal Seating Arrangements
The right approach to seating works behind the scenes to keep students focused on learning while minimizing disruptions, research suggests.
