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Are You Micromanaging?
Carefully considering these five questions can help leaders understand whether they are empowering staff members—or disregarding their expertise.343Your content has been saved!
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Giving Teachers Ownership Over Their Professional Learning
The best kind of professional learning is the kind that teachers actually care about—involving the things they engage with every day.220Your content has been saved!
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Experimenting at the End of the School Year
The final weeks of the semester are the perfect time to try different strategies and new tools, and test student-led learning experiences.379Your content has been saved!
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Warming Up Cold Calling by Writing Ideas Down First
When students can respond to questions on mini-whiteboards prior to being called on, they feel more prepared—and everyone participates in thinking through the answers.Your content has been saved!
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Building Bridges to Support Grade-Level Transitions
Well-planned meetings between older and younger students can help mitigate anxiety about moving to a new grade.353Your content has been saved!
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Guiding Students to Develop Perseverance
When students focus on progress over immediate performance, success feels more attainable.984Your content has been saved!
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6 Ways to Add Depth to Your ELA Lessons
Teachers can guide students to shift from looking for a right answer to thinking more critically about course content.416Your content has been saved!
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The Philosophy Behind Allowing Retakes
Because student proficiency develops over time, assessment retakes play an important role in accurately measuring learning.1.1kYour content has been saved!
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3 Daily Practices to Build a Learner-Centered Classroom
Teachers can use these ideas to foster a supportive climate for students receiving special education services and their peers.1kYour content has been saved!
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How Administrators Can Use Data to Explore Issues of Equity
Accessing a range of data can give leaders a broad understanding of issues affecting the student body, and what to do about them.396Your content has been saved!
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Streaming Toward Reading Fluency
When students record themselves reading aloud using an app—and then listen back to reflect on their own pacing and expression—their fluency improves over time. - 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. - Teaching Strategies
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.21kYour content has been saved!
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A 6-Step Approach to Proactive Classroom Management
This framework helps teachers decide which behaviors to ignore and which ones need to be addressed—and how to best address them.12.2kYour 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.
- Integrated Studies
6 Ways to Implement Integrated Studies as a Music Teacher
Adding themes from different content areas into music lessons helps maximize learning and provides opportunities for collaboration with other educators.783Your content has been saved!
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Teaching Students How to Synthesize Using Art and Music
Middle and high school teachers can use these ideas to guide students to engage with and analyze diverse sets of source documents.1.4kYour content has been saved!
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How to Adapt ‘Julius Caesar’ for Upper Elementary Students
Immersing students in the history and politics of ancient Rome helps them come to a rich understanding of Shakespeare’s play.685Your content has been saved!
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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.1.5kYour 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.
- English Language Learners
7 Ways to Help English Learners Speak Up in Class
Strategies like extending wait time and having students write before speaking create conditions for English learners to feel confident participating in discussions.1.9kYour content has been saved!
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Making Space for Students’ Home Languages in the Classroom
Teachers don’t need to speak students’ home languages to use them as a resource for learning and creating a sense of belonging.4.5kYour content has been saved!
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Who Will Your Students Be in 2040?
Guiding English learners to imagine their future selves and role-play a class reunion promotes research and speaking skills.2.3kYour content has been saved!
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A Poetry-Writing Exercise to Support English Learners
In this lesson, high school students write ‘I am’ poems in their home language and then translate them into English, building crucial literacy skills.2.3kYour content has been saved!
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3 Ways to Use MagicSchool to Support English Language Learners
The AI tools in the popular platform can guide students to practice language skills and receive feedback while working independently.11kYour content has been saved!
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- Administration & Leadership
How to Set Up and Then Evaluate School Initiatives
Rolling out new courses, adjusting the master schedule, implementing a cell phone policy—getting an initiative off the ground and monitoring outcomes is tough work, and these principals are here to help.1.8kYour content has been saved!
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How Do I Carve Out Time for What I Need to Do as a Leader?
Administrators can take an intentional pause to ensure that most of their time is spent being proactive rather than reactive.2.7kYour 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.1.9kYour 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.2.5kYour 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.502Your content has been saved!
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