9-12 High School
Explore and share tips, strategies, and resources for helping students develop in grades 9-12.
Helping Students Look Beyond Grades With Visual Rubrics
When students see their content mastery mapped out, they’re more likely to understand their proficiency—and take ownership of their progress.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Getting the Most Out of the Reader’s Notebook
In high school, reading instruction sometimes gets short shrift. Interactive notebooks can increase students’ intrinsic motivation to read.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Teaching Students How to Make Movies to Document Their Learning
Using moviemaking as a form of engagement and assessment centers students’ voices.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.6 Foundational Ways to Scaffold Student Learning
A collection of evidence-backed tips to help students cross the bridge from confusion to clarity.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Making Math Review a High-Energy Game
In the 100 Squares Challenge, math review takes the form of friendly—but fierce!—competition, inspiring students to complete problems under pressure.A One-Page Chart to Support Every Student Every Day
Teachers can use this spreadsheet—free template included—to track accommodations and strengths to keep students on track and motivated.315Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.30 Ways to Bring Calm to a Noisy High School Classroom
From 'finding the lull' to the magic of a dramatic whisper, these teacher-tested strategies quickly get high school students focused and back on track.10 National Parks Service Resources Every Teacher Should Know About
Teachers can explore these lesson plans, websites, and other resources to enhance project-based learning units that incorporate a variety of subjects.953Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.3 Ways to Help Students Overcome the Forgetting Curve
Our brains are wired to forget things unless we take active steps to remember. Here’s how you can help students hold on to what they learn.Building Classroom Community Through Daily Dedications
When students share stories about those who have inspired and impacted them, the whole classroom feels more connected.56.7kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.7 Study Habits to Teach Kids This School Year
Studying is critical to academic success—but many students have never been shown how to do it effectively.How to Use AI Effectively in Writing Letters of Recommendation
Artificial intelligence tools are useful, but it’s important to remember that they don’t know students and their abilities as well as you do.322Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Overcoming Student Fears Surrounding Class Discussions
Teachers can increase participation in student-led dialogues such as Socratic seminars by addressing common sources of anxiety.151Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Jump-Starting Academic Learning With Movement and Dance
The benefits of movement in the classroom aren’t limited to younger students. Pairing new words and concepts with gestures or dance moves locks in understanding—and active brain breaks prime students to learn even more.25.1kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.How to Facilitate Creative Writing Workshops
Students’ writing skills grow when they participate in activities that guide them to work at developing their own narratives.210Your content has been saved!
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