- Professional Learning
Rehearsing Lessons Together Helps Teachers Build Good Habits
Practicing instructional moves promotes fluency and automaticity of content and explanations in a safe environment focused on professional growth.Your content has been saved!
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Building Students’ Confidence and Understanding in Math
Students are better able to engage with and solve complex problems when they view themselves as capable mathematicians.Your content has been saved!
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Students Don’t Decide Whether to Pay Attention
Attention in the teen brain follows biological rules, and teachers can work with them to help ensure that students learn.Your content has been saved!
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60-Second Strategy: Waterfall Reading
This choral reading activity builds fluency and confidence, especially for students who feel overwhelmed at the prospect of reading out loud alone.Your content has been saved!
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Teaching Preschool Students How to Navigate Conflicts
Teachers can ask students these three mediation questions the next time a dispute arises in the classroom.Your content has been saved!
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Little Phrases, Big Impact
Negative reinforcements (docking points), bribes (candy), and angry rants didn’t help this teacher get students to do their work—but setting up positive social norms did the trick. - Literacy
Encouraging Reluctant Readers in High School
Harnessing teens’ craving for connection with their peers is a great way to get them engaged with reading. - Classroom Management
Setting Up a House System as a Classroom Management Strategy
Organizing elementary students in yearlong groups is an effective way to guide them to manage their behavior and rely on each other.440Your content has been saved!
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How to Cocreate AI Agreements With Students
By adapting the familiar practice of co-creating classroom norms, teachers can help students make more thoughtful decisions about when—and when not—to use AI.234Your content has been saved!
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Coaching Elementary Students to Ask Thoughtful Questions
These five activities can help students learn how to ask the kinds of questions that will unlock deeper learning.
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- Student Engagement
Kicking Your Beginning-of-Year Activities Up a Notch
A teacher shares variations on covering the syllabus, creating class norms, and starting to build a community that he designed to boost student engagement from day one. - The Research Is In
Are Student Attention Spans Really Shrinking?
It’s not a mirage—students are struggling to focus like never before. But shorter attention spans may not be the culprit, experts explain. - Administration & Leadership
Making Sure Every Child in School Feels Known
Decades of research underscore the benefits of student belonging. Here’s how five school leaders create systems to put that into action. - Student Engagement
The Michelangelo Phenomenon: Encouraging Every Student to Meet High Expectations
Teachers can harness a research-backed idea named after the famed artist to guide students to tap into their strengths in service of their schoolwork. - Restorative Practices
Guiding Middle School Students to Commit to Their Own Growth
This mentoring framework can help students with discipline referrals see that they have the ability and responsibility to shape their future.
- Technology Integration
23 Ways to Unplug and Prioritize Paper Over Screens
Looking to reduce screen time without sacrificing engagement? Start with these research-backed, teacher-tested analog activities. - Critical Thinking
The Many Benefits of Having High School Students Go Touch Grass
Access to technology means students usually begin with someone else’s observations instead of their own. This activity can change that. - Technology Integration
Podcast: How Nicholas Ferroni is Rewiring His Classroom for Human Connection
As debates about reducing classroom tech heat up, a popular high school teacher shares some practical tips for striking a better balance.
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How Battlefield Analysis Supports Strategic Thinking
Examining decisions made in wartime can help middle and high school students strengthen their critical thinking and collaboration skills.1kYour content has been saved!
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What Happened When Our School Went Tech-Free for the Day
A full day of instruction without any technology provides an opportunity to assess what’s working (and what isn’t) while recalibrating toward practices that truly support student learning.
- Differentiated Instruction
A Manageable Strategy for Impactful Differentiation
Differentiating instruction can be less difficult and time-consuming than many educators anticipate.1.3kYour content has been saved!
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The Michelangelo Phenomenon: Encouraging Every Student to Meet High Expectations
Teachers can harness a research-backed idea named after the famed artist to guide students to tap into their strengths in service of their schoolwork. - Differentiated Instruction
7 Ways to Put UDL Into Action in the Elementary Grades
Teachers can design learning experiences with an approach that supports all students where they are and helps them develop transferable skills.1.9kYour content has been saved!
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Using a Math Menu to Support Student Growth
This workshop-style approach guides students to practice problem-solving independently or with peers while the teacher provides small group or individual support.2.1kYour content has been saved!
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Closing Gaps With What I Need (WIN) Time
This structured daily routine makes time for personalized small-group instruction—while building independence across the classroom.Your content has been saved!
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- Teaching Strategies
60-Second Strategy: Science Word Sorts
A flexible warm-up where students work together to group related vocabulary words or concepts can cement their understanding—and help teachers assess prior knowledge.Your content has been saved!
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60-Second Strategy: Question the Character
Having students engage with the characters they’re reading about reveals whether they read the chapter—but better yet, it improves their literary analysis skills and elevates classroom discussion. - Formative Assessment
How to Create Highly Effective, Discussion-Worthy Multiple-Choice Questions
Well-written multiple-choice items can deepen thinking and learning, rather than simply challenging students to recall basic facts. - Formative Assessment
Implementing a ‘Halftime Ticket’ to Gauge Understanding
Teachers can borrow the idea of halftime from sports by shifting exit tickets to earlier in the class, assessing how well students understand a lesson—and what they need to get the win. - 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.33.1kYour content has been saved!
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