Curriculum Planning
Looking for ways to develop dynamic, compelling, and standards-based course content and activities? This is the place to start.
Using Video Games to Achieve Academic Standards
Leverage the engaging nature of video games by connecting them with Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards.260Your content has been saved!
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Why Learning at Home Should Be More Self-Directed—and Less Structured
On March 18, 2020, Simone Kern tweeted that simply “recreating schools at home” passes up a golden opportunity to engage kids in authentic, self-directed learning.31.6kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Here’s What the Science of Reading Looks Like in My High School Classroom
Teachers can design lessons around these five components to deepen student understanding of and engagement with reading material.The Power of Learning Progressions
Learning progressions allow teachers to differentiate content based on increasing levels of complexity.60-Second Strategy: Framing the Lesson
When teachers make their teaching and learning goals clear to their class, every activity has a purpose and every student understands what they’re doing.
6 Techniques for Building Reading Skills—in Any Subject
Students need good reading skills not just in English but in all classes. Here are some ways you can help them develop those skills.37.3kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.7 Ways to Support Executive Function in Your Classroom
How to design your classroom environment and materials to support a wide range of executive function skills, from managing distractions to boosting planning skills.
What’s the Right Amount of Homework?
Decades of research show that homework has some benefits, especially for students in middle and high school—but there are risks to assigning too much.29.6kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.5 Steps to Leveraging Background Knowledge in Lessons
Providing students with background knowledge about lessons improves their comprehension and engagement.5 Ways to Include Writing in Reading Intervention
Writing sometimes gets short shrift in literacy education. These strategies help foster students’ reading and writing skills in tandem.562Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Understanding How AI Works Makes It More Effective in Lesson Planning
A teacher’s discernment is the most critical component of using generative AI tools to assist with developing lessons.729Your content has been saved!
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5 Highly Effective Teaching Practices
We teachers are always looking to innovate, so, yes, it's essential that we try new things to add to our pedagogical bag of tricks. But it's important to focus on purpose and intentionality -- and not on quantity. So what really matters more than "always trying something new" is the reason behind why we do what we do.29.9kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.How to Plan When You Don’t Know What to Plan For
What school will look like in the fall is still uncertain for most of the U.S., but teachers can develop flexible plans that work for distance and in-class teaching.12.1kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Designing Science Inquiry: Claim + Evidence + Reasoning = Explanation
The Claim, Evidence, Reasoning framework is a scaffolded way to teach the scientific method.32.1kYour content has been saved!
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What Is Your Educational Philosophy?
While lesson planning this summer, educators might also take time to reflect on their core beliefs about learning and teaching.23.1kYour content has been saved!
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