- Differentiated Instruction
Setting Small Goals to Achieve High-Impact Math Gains
Prioritizing key concepts can help teachers design instructional strategies that accelerate learning. - School Culture
3 Schools, 3 Principals, 3 Cell Phone Bans
These three schools have recently implemented policies banning cell phones in some or all areas of the school—but each has taken a very different approach.379 - Critical Thinking
What Students Can Learn From Studying Urban Legends
Lessons on urban legends can teach high school students a lot about their community and about historical thinking processes.122 - Teacher Collaboration
3 Ways for Teachers to Cross-Pollinate and Share Ideas
When teachers are given the space and time to learn from one another on a regular basis, they discover fresh perspectives and new ways to navigate classroom challenges. - Critical Thinking
Improving High School Classroom Discourse
Students often need scaffolding to engage in high-level academic discourse—and with this guidance, discussions will flourish.115 - New Teachers
Strengthening Your Teacher Identity
Reflective practices can help new teachers stay resilient and grounded as they encounter challenges on the job.112 - Classroom Management
‘Misbehavior’ to Encourage in the Classroom
Some of the behaviors students are routinely chastised for speak to their natural curiosity and should be celebrated instead.348 - Literacy
6 Picture Books to Ease the Anxiety of Having a Substitute
Young learners thrive on routine, and these books can help prepare them for the inevitable occasional absence of their teacher.112 - Technology Integration
Fostering Collaboration Among Young Students Using Digital Tools
With plenty of scaffolding, lower elementary students can successfully work together online.129 - Technology Integration
A Meaningful App-Building Project
Projects that take several weeks to complete can bring about class unity and give students a unique learning experience.112
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- Play & Recess
Integrating Loose Parts Play Into Recess
Providing materials such as milk crates, tires, and pieces of wood amplifies student curiosity and imaginative play at recess.2.1k - Early Childhood Education
7 Ways to Help Young Students Speak With Confidence and Poise
As early as preschool, students can learn how to improve their speaking skills using techniques borrowed from actors.648 - School Culture
How to Onboard New Teachers So They Want to Stay
Help new teachers feel like part of the team by showing them the ropes, helping them meet veteran staff—and giving them some swag.570 - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
7 Strategies to Activate Students’ SEL Skills
Social and emotional learning programs are most effective when students are given plenty of opportunities to practice those skills.538 - Teaching Strategies
How to Make the Most of Independent Work Time
Students often struggle with procrastination during solo work time, but teachers can manage it in a way that supports deep learning.536
- Project-Based Learning (PBL)
National History Day as a Framework for PBL
These strategies for using the annual competition for project-based learning can help engage students in US history and promote design thinking.197 - Culturally Responsive Teaching
3 Ways to Introduce International Civics to Your Students
Engaging with different cultures allows high school students to develop an empathetic and globally inclusive perspective.292 - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Connecting Across Disciplines in PBL
Here are three ways to set up project-based learning that involves more than one subject area, which is highly engaging for students.297 - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
How to Authentically Use PBL Products
Knowing their work will be shown to a public audience is a powerful and positive motivation for students to produce great work.330 - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
PBL for Pre-K Through Second Grade
Very young students can benefit from project-based learning, as these detailed steps for a project conducted by preschool students demonstrate.722
- ChatGPT & Generative AI
Using AI to Support Vocabulary Lessons
Seeing AI-generated images of the words they’re learning can help boost elementary students’ engagement.427 - Literacy
Getting the Most Out of the Reader’s Notebook
Teaching reading using interactive notebooks can increase students’ intrinsic motivation to read.498 - Literacy
The Benefits of Writing for an Audience
Knowing their writing has an audience besides their teacher helps motivate students to do their very best work.328 - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Embedding SEL Into Early Literacy Through Nursery Rhymes
Nursery rhymes are great texts to engage in shared reading and interactive writing about core SEL concepts.272 - Literacy
Using Variety to Support Writing in Middle School
Middle school students may get inspired about writing if they’re offered exercises that support different methods of expression.337
- Learning Environments
Creating an Effective Middle School Learning Environment
Clear organization, practices, and procedures can set middle school students up to thrive from day one.445 - Learning Environments
How to Get Teens Learning Outdoors
Spending class time outside can be harder to do as students get older, but movement, fresh air, and connecting lessons with nature can leave teens less stressed and more engaged.167 - Classroom Management
How to Create a Welcoming Classroom Environment
After visiting thousands of classrooms, the authors share a high-level overview of the common elements they’ve seen in rooms that hum with learning.900 - Learning Environments
How (and Why) to Move Your Gallery Walk Outdoors
Students—and teachers—benefit from getting outside during the school day, and moving the traditional gallery walk outdoors is one way to make that happen.319 - Culturally Responsive Teaching
If My Walls Could Talk
Teachers can enhance students’ sense of belonging with classroom decor that incorporates their cultural backgrounds.257