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- Teaching Strategies
Scaffolding Like a Pro: Powerful Ways to Support Learning
With options ranging from tried-and-true to lesser known, these strategies for cognitive, metacognitive, and procedural scaffolding will help you set students up for success.Your content has been saved!
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Building Connections With Students as a Middle School Principal
This simple (and tasty!) strategy can help middle school principals get to know their students and create a welcoming school community.Your content has been saved!
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6 Strategies for Building a Sustainable STEM Ecosystem
Upper elementary teachers can use these ideas to create meaningful, interdisciplinary STEM opportunities that encourage experimentation.Your content has been saved!
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Teaching Students About the Richness of Black Language Traditions
Black History Month is an opportunity to augment traditional written documents with visual, sonic, dramatic, and multimedia texts. - Design Thinking
Design Thinking in World Language Classes
Teachers can use the five-stage approach of design thinking to boost students’ engagement, motivation, and comprehension. - Administration & Leadership
Strategies for Supporting Teacher Growth
Professional learning communities and lesson rehearsals are effective ways to help teachers feel confident and prepared in the classroom.107Your content has been saved!
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Using Creative Play to Support Autistic Students in Preschool
Whether teachers know or simply suspect that they have an autistic student, these ideas support learning for them and the whole class.111Your content has been saved!
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Teachers Want Hard Questions Asked Before Adding Tech
Districts can avoid common pitfalls in ed tech adoption by asking these critical questions before spending big money. - Administration & Leadership
Ensuring That Your Curriculum Meets Standards
School leaders can play a pivotal role in aligning curriculum and standards, and in ensuring that teachers receive effective professional development. - Classroom Management
Question: What’s on Your Daily Agenda Board? (Share a Pic!)
The daily agenda board is a classroom staple. Share how you use yours to keep students organized, informed, and engaged.
