- Technology Integration
Should Laptops Really Go the Way of Cellphones?
Having won the battle on phones, some public intellectuals are calling for laptops to disappear from classrooms, too. Many teachers say that would be a mistake.Your content has been saved!
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Giving Students Choice to Boost End-of-Year Engagement
Students tend to lose focus a little as summer draws near, and these simple ideas for promoting their autonomy help keep them on track.Your content has been saved!
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Using Louis Armstrong’s Scat Singing to Build Literacy Skills
This ‘scat-step-segment’ routine helps students experience language in a fun, musical way that feels natural to them.Your content has been saved!
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How Short, Low-Stakes Writing Challenges Build More Confident Writers
Using a tech tool that gamifies writing helps students grow together, celebrate each other’s work, and hone their emerging skills.Your content has been saved!
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What Purposefully Circulating Through the Classroom Looks Like
Close observation during tasks helps teachers correct misunderstandings and celebrate when students are getting things right. - Administration & Leadership
What It Takes to Retain Teachers in High-Needs Schools
By leading with compassion, school administrators can help make teachers’ work feel more sustainable.168Your content has been saved!
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Fun Ways to Bring Summer Camp to Preschool
These activities use simple materials to create highly engaging experiences for preschool students all summer long.165Your content has been saved!
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Making Student Thinking Visible During Writing Assignments
This update on the old-school strategy of using index cards to collect textual evidence helps students slow down and focus on each stage of the writing process. - Restorative Practices
Using Restorative Conversations for Effective Classroom Management
Tips for teachers who are willing to trade consequence-based control for a framework of calm observation, genuine curiosity, and honest impact.1.7kYour content has been saved!
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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.
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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.18.4kYour 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.9.2kYour content has been saved!
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Fun End-of-Year Assessments for Art Classes
Teacher can try incorporating scavenger hunts and a Pictionary-style tournament to get students to show what they know.647Your 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.2.1kYour content has been saved!
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How to Avoid Rushing—a Pitfall for Even the Most Experienced Teachers
There are always too many standards to meet and assignments to grade. These strategies can help you reject haste in favor of care and clarity. - Homework
Reducing Homework by Ensuring That More of the Learning Happens in Class
For a high school physics teacher, assigning less homework meant comprehensively revamping assessments and how each class session was set up.9.2kYour content has been saved!
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How to Turn Test Retakes Into a Classroom Staple
Allowing retakes gives students another chance to learn and to demonstrate learning—the challenge is making redos work within the schedule.5.3kYour content has been saved!
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- Classroom Management
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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Podcast: One Task, Many Doors: A More Effective Way to Differentiate
Three low-prep ways to differentiate instruction that keep kids learning together.
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Keeping Elementary Students Engaged as the Year Winds Down
By weaving play, reflection, and calm into classroom routines, teachers can manage young students’ spring fever—and end the year strong.2.9kYour 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.18.4kYour content has been saved!
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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.9.2kYour content has been saved!
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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.22.7kYour content has been saved!
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How to Build Review Activities Into Daily Lessons
When teachers revisit earlier lessons in small, structured ways, students feel more confident on assessments—and retain the content better.7.5kYour content has been saved!
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Easy Ways to Have Students Review Material Frequently
Students retain information better when they have consistent opportunities to engage with previously taught content.
