- Assessment
A Strategy for Differentiating Assessments
Tiered assessments help ensure that all students can show what they know while being appropriately challenged.Your content has been saved!
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The Benefits of Creating a Bucket Drumline
A student drum corps can give kids a taste of leadership and a sense of pride in their creative abilities.Your content has been saved!
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Tips for Achieving National Board Certification
This teacher completed the process in one year using the organized, step-by-step approach shared here.Your content has been saved!
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4 Ideas for Connecting to Nature in Elementary Classrooms
Bringing nature into every subject not only is beneficial to student wellness and learning, but also can make curriculum more relatable and engaging.Your content has been saved!
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Teaching High School Students About Trailblazing Women
For Women’s History Month and beyond, teachers can use these activities to guide students in exploring the lives of courageous women.106Your content has been saved!
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3 Ways to Begin to Develop Preschoolers’ Literacy Skills
Developmentally appropriate activities focused on foundational reading skills can help young children have fun while they learn.110Your content has been saved!
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How to Incorporate ‘Spaced Learning’ Into Your Lesson Plans
This powerful, evidence-based strategy works across subjects and grade levels—but you have to plan for it.110Your content has been saved!
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7 Learning Myths Your Students Probably Believe
From left- and right-brain thinking to the notion that talent beats persistence, these common myths can hinder student learning. Here’s how teachers can help. - Teaching Strategies
Teaching Students What to Do With the Notes They Take
Taking good notes is an important skill—and so is knowing how best to use them for learning. - Special Education
It’s Important to Talk About Learning Accommodations With Your Students—Here’s How to Do It
From metaphors for elementary school kids to mindset shifts and graphic organizers for teens, here are teacher-tested tips for normalizing learning accommodations across grade levels.
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7 Learning Myths Your Students Probably Believe
From left- and right-brain thinking to the notion that talent beats persistence, these common myths can hinder student learning. Here’s how teachers can help. - Critical Thinking
A Triangular Approach to Science Instruction
Combining science literacy, data science, and hands-on learning helps get elementary students engaged in science lessons. - Formative Assessment
Using Mastery Checks to Assess Student Learning
Unlike simultaneous, class-wide tests or exit tickets, Mastery Checks allow students to demonstrate learning at their own pace. - Administration & Leadership
How School Leaders Can Empower Teachers to Deliver Personalized Instruction
An elementary school principal gives a detailed breakdown of how to roll out a daily class period targeting students’ academic needs and interests. - Environmental Education
4 Ways to Use the Spring Equinox as a Learning Experience
Teachers can engage students in creative, informative activities to learn more about the spring equinox and how it is celebrated.
- Technology Integration
Teachers Want Hard Questions Asked Before Adding Tech
Districts can avoid common pitfalls in ed tech adoption by asking these critical questions before spending big money. - Technology Integration
6 Ways Technology Can Help You Teach Reading More Effectively
When used well, tech tools can reveal where students are struggling, highlight their progress, and challenge and inspire them to improve. - Technology Integration
9 Teacher-Tested Apps to Enhance Math Instruction
From interactive calculators to skill-building games, these digital tools can help make math more accessible and engaging for students. - Education Trends
How Bluesky Can Help You Build Your PLN
This decentralized social media platform maximizes your ability to choose what you see and puts you in control of all your interactions.180Your content has been saved!
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Using Tech Tools to Promote SEL
These tools make it easier for teachers and students to collaborate on building self-awareness and reflection skills.277Your content has been saved!
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- Teaching Strategies
60-Second Strategy: Attendance Question
Transforming a mundane task like roll call into a chance to connect and share a moment with students makes the start of class more joyful.Your content has been saved!
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Teaching ELA Outside in Springtime
Even high school students can get a little restless in the spring, and teachers can get them moving by having some lessons outside. - Classroom Management
Question: What’s on Your Daily Agenda Board? (Share a Pic!)
The daily agenda board is a classroom staple. Share how you use yours to keep students organized, informed, and engaged. - Student Engagement
3 Student Self-Reflection Strategies After They Finish an Assignment
Teachers can use these ideas to gauge students’ confidence and see if they accurately understand how much they’re learning. - Research
How Breaking Up Lectures Can Improve Student Learning
When lectures strain attention spans, thoughtful teaching strategies can enhance student focus, optimize retention, and improve classroom outcomes.
- Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Adding an Academic Focus to SEL in High School
Social, emotional, and academic development (SEAD) is a subtle shift from SEL, but it can make a big difference for students.483Your content has been saved!
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De-escalating the Brain, Not the Behavior
When students feel intense emotions, it’s important for teachers to meet them where they are and use strategies that guide them toward self-regulation. - Mental Health
A Multi-Tiered Approach to Digital Wellness
Schools can take steps to combat the negative effects of social media and empower students to use digital media in safe, healthy ways.378Your 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.286Your content has been saved!
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Research-Backed Ways to Support Students Who Stutter
A compilation of evidence-based classroom strategies to help kids who stutter feel welcomed.
