- ChatGPT & Generative AI
A Case for Human Evaluation of Student Work
A teacher who is optimistic about AI’s potential in education is nevertheless adamant about not using it to give students feedback.Your content has been saved!
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The Benefits of Teaching Morphology in the Early Elementary Grades
Showing young learners how to break words down into their smallest parts strengthens vocabulary, comprehension, and decoding.Your content has been saved!
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Podcast: 14 Excellent Ways to End the School Year
Looking for creative ways to celebrate the last weeks of school? Here’s a toolkit of delightful, memorable activities from veteran K-12 teachers.
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Working Toward Instructional Equity for All
A focus on the science of learning has helped this district shrink achievement and opportunity gaps—by making sure every student is engaged in effortful thinking.Your content has been saved!
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Angela Duckworth: Where There’s a Will There’s a Way Out
The renowned author and researcher explains how student willpower stacks up against powerful tools like cell phones and AI chatbots.293Your content has been saved!
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Meeting Learning Goals Right Up to the End of the Year
Teachers can help students continue to practice grade-level content while still leaning into the excitement of the upcoming break. - Curriculum Planning
A Project to Combat End-of-Year Disengagement in Social Studies
A low-stakes assignment culminating in an investigative paper has worked wonders in this teacher’s AP World History classroom.Your content has been saved!
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‘Is This Anything?’
These low-stakes writing activities can be used across content areas to help high school students recognize that their ideas have value. - Brain-Based Learning
5 Research-Based Studying Strategies for High School Students
Integrating active recall and synthesis into the process of reviewing for exams helps students study more productively.1.1kYour content has been saved!
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Refocus Students With Silent Brain Breaks
These three activities allow early elementary students to play while also creating a sense of calm they carry back into learning.1kYour content has been saved!
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- 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. - Student Engagement
Attention Is Not a Trait—It’s a Teachable Skill
Teachers can use these six strategies to boost students’ ability to work with sustained focus for increasing amounts of time. - Classroom Management
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.17.5kYour content has been saved!
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Getting Teens Hooked on Books With First Chapter Fridays
By reading aloud in middle and high school, teachers can expose students to new ideas, genres, and authors—and get them excited about books. - Classroom Management
Low-Lift Elementary Classroom Routines That Get Students Ready to Learn
Teachers can foster a healthy classroom culture with these easy-to-plan activities that spark thinking, sharing, and engagement.9.1kYour content has been saved!
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- Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Exploring the Science of Flight With Model Rockets and Airplanes
These hands-on projects are a highly engaging way for high school students to explore aerodynamics and physics.565Your content has been saved!
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Implementing a PBL Design Challenge in Your School
A weeklong, schoolwide project-based learning challenge encourages students to try to tackle meaningful problems.11kYour content has been saved!
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Implementing PBL in Physical Education
At its core, high-quality PBL uses content to teach, build, and assess skills like collaboration and problem-solving—and PE classes are a natural place to continue this work.1.4kYour content has been saved!
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Building PBL Systems That Really Encourage Students to Lead
Teachers can set up effective systems for project-based learning that support students in assuming more agency in their work.6.2kYour content has been saved!
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How to Navigate Student Absences During PBL Units
When absences accumulate, teachers can implement specific strategies so that all students complete necessary work.2.4kYour content has been saved!
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- Literacy
Making Reading Personal by Identifying Purpose
When students reflect on their reason for engaging with a text, they can develop a stronger understanding of it.1.5kYour content has been saved!
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How to Help Middle School Students Navigate Challenging Texts
Engaging interactive tasks can help middle school students more easily understand complex informational and literary works.4.3kYour content has been saved!
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Getting Teens Hooked on Books With First Chapter Fridays
By reading aloud in middle and high school, teachers can expose students to new ideas, genres, and authors—and get them excited about books. - Online Learning
Facilitating Meaningful Writing Instruction Online
Even with the availability of AI and digital distractions, authentic writing can and should be done in online learning spaces.1.2kYour content has been saved!
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3 Practical Ways to Build Students’ Writing Stamina
Teachers can encourage students to concentrate on three aspects of drafting to improve their engagement with writing assignments.2.5kYour content has been saved!
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- Student Wellness
13 Books Featuring Characters With Disabilities and Physical Differences
A school librarian’s recommendations for middle-grade books that represent kids who sometimes feel like they stand out from their peers.1.7kYour content has been saved!
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10 Books With Neurodivergent Characters
These books can be powerful tools for reducing stigma, opening up dialogue, and promoting empathy and understanding.2.5kYour content has been saved!
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A Principal’s 4 Steps for Reducing Chronic Absenteeism
This school has been able to increase attendance by building a culture of support and intervening immediately when a student misses a few days.3.9kYour content has been saved!
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For Elementary Counselors, Big Caseloads Require Getting Creative
When you’re one counselor to several hundred students, you need to leverage support from both teachers and students—and learn when to say no.1.9kYour content has been saved!
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Helping Students Return From a Long Absence
Whether they’ve missed school for physical, mental health, or other reasons, students will benefit from a trauma-informed, flexible approach when they get back.5.9kYour content has been saved!
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