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Jason Reynolds on What Fires the Imagination of Young Readers
The best-selling author on why "inappropriate" topics may be exactly what teen readers need, and the importance of raising the hair on the backs of readers' necks in the first 50 pages. - Teaching Strategies
In High-Performing Math Classrooms, Words Matter
Math vocabulary alone isn’t a silver bullet—but research shows it’s linked to stronger academic achievement when paired with expert teaching practices.193Your content has been saved!
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13 Powerful Studies That Tell the Story of AI
As AI use rises, the distinction between shortcut or scaffold becomes increasingly harder to spot. - Classroom Management
Cultivating Effortful Thinking With the Warm Demander Approach
Combining strong relationships with clear expectations means teachers can create classrooms where every student feels supported—and accountable for sharing their thinking.Your content has been saved!
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Teaching History as a Skills-Based Discipline
Students may associate history class with memorizing dates, but they should be learning the skills of evidence collection and analysis.170Your content has been saved!
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6 Smart Ways to Structure Group Work in Secondary Classrooms
Successful group work in middle and high school requires thoughtful design. These strategies help teachers structure collaboration so every student contributes—and learns.203Your content has been saved!
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Using Trauma-Informed Practices in Early Elementary Classrooms
Small changes in language and classroom routines can increase connection and improve learning for young students.255Your content has been saved!
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An Unconventional Seating Plan Designed to Benefit Focus and Learning
After years of search and experimentation, this teacher finally hit on a room layout that allowed for efficient shifting between whole class, small group, and independent work. - ChatGPT & Generative AI
What Worries Me About Teachers’ Use of AI
A high school teacher reflects on how adult choices around AI use—particularly their approaches to transparency and focus on efficiency—can affect classroom culture.521Your content has been saved!
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How to Accurately Document Preschool Students’ Growth
Young students may repeatedly show progress and regression in skill development, and capturing their learning amid this variability is a challenge.304Your content has been saved!
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Just Like Phonics, Comprehension Requires Explicit Teaching
Once students can decode, they need ongoing and thoughtful instruction to understand, interpret, and engage with what they read.57.6kYour content has been saved!
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How to Decide What to Do After Your Formative Assessment
You’ve checked for understanding—now you can use this framework to understand what students’ confusion is telling you, and how you can adjust course. - Brain-Based Learning
Making Use of a Worked Example to Improve Learning
By explicitly modeling each step of a problem and gradually fading away supports, teachers can give students a clear path to mastering new content.15.7kYour content has been saved!
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6 Routines to Get Students Unstuck
When students are grasping at straws, these self-directed strategies help them to pause, make a plan, and pivot more effectively.14.8kYour content has been saved!
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6 Cool Visual Thinking Activities That Strengthen Student Writing
Visual activities like mapping, sketching, sculpting, and writing comic strips can help students clarify ideas, strengthen drafts, and deepen literary analysis.
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Using Multigenre Picture Books in Middle School
Books that convey nonfiction topics through poems and images help students learn to process information, a skill they can transfer to other texts.1.2kYour content has been saved!
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Combining Science and Music for Deeper Learning
Elementary music teachers can incorporate scientific concepts into lessons so students get a multilayered learning experience. - Integrated Studies
A Hands-On Approach to Interdisciplinary Learning
By integrating multiple subjects in a cohesive project, teachers can empower students to think flexibly and persist through challenges. - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
7 Projects Teachers Stand By
Planning for projects can be difficult and time-consuming. This list of teacher-tested projects—complete with printable resources—should offer a big head start. - Integrated Studies
Celebrating Pi Day Across the Curriculum
Engaging, informative Pi Day activities designed for middle school math, ELA, science, and social studies.
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Making the Shift to Learning Science
In Maryland, a district's decade of effort to train more than 4,000 educators on how the brain learns best—so they can apply cognitive science in their own classrooms—begins to pay off.Your content has been saved!
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Pausing to Process New Information With a Stop and Jot
Building structured breaks into lessons that let students reflect, organize their thinking, and work through ideas in real time can strengthen their understanding.Your content has been saved!
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Designing Instruction That Accounts for Student Attention
Techniques such as interweaving direct instruction with active learning tasks help students practice sustained, intentional focus.3.6kYour content has been saved!
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5 Ways to Free Up Working Memory in Math
Cognitive overload can create a bottleneck during math lessons, but there are simple strategies to clear up students’ brain space for complex problem-solving.5.1kYour content has been saved!
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Making Use of a Worked Example to Improve Learning
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- Administration & Leadership
6 Questions to Ask Yourself When You’re Considering a Professional Transition
These questions can help administrators decide when it’s time to step into a more complex role, move laterally to a new setting, or begin to imagine retirement.765Your content has been saved!
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Applying a UDL Framework to the Coaching Cycle
This three-phase approach to instructional coaching embraces the fact that educators are lifelong learners.2.5kYour content has been saved!
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How to Create a Crisis Handbook to Prepare Your School for Emergencies
As a school leader, you can’t anticipate when a disaster may happen, but you can develop systems to help ensure that your staff and families are prepared.922Your content has been saved!
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A 3-Step Strategy for Addressing Difficult Situations With Parents
Administrators can resolve complicated issues by holding an information-gathering meeting, conducting an investigation, and then circling back to parents.1.8kYour content has been saved!
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A DIY Approach to Professional Development for Principals
Administrators can set annual goals and consult peers at other schools to create professional learning experiences that enhance their skills.699Your content has been saved!
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