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Helping Students Learn the Art of Trying in Math
These four classroom shifts can make academic risk-taking feel safer, clearer, and more worthwhile for middle school students.566Your content has been saved!
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6 Simple Ways to Encourage Elementary Students to Read
Reading is a core life skill, and these activities help keep it interesting and fun for young readers.1.2kYour content has been saved!
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Five Math Procedures To Help Students Learn From Their Mistakes
When common math errors are examined, discussed, and revised, they can deepen students’ learning.1.4kYour content has been saved!
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Scaffolding Deeper Learning With Recall Activities
When students are asked to remember and explain relevant knowledge just before applying it, they arrive at a more concrete understanding of the content.Your content has been saved!
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How Women in School Leadership Can Combat All-Too-Common Stereotypes
Confidence, collaboration, and community can help female administrators “lead from a place of authenticity.”580Your content has been saved!
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Maintaining Strong Family Partnerships Year-Round
Finding family engagement strategies that feel authentic and manageable can help elementary teachers establish and maintain close relationships with parents.463Your content has been saved!
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Running a Dungeons and Dragons Club
Through a weekly game, teachers can help students feel connected to one another and foster their creative problem-solving. - Math
Upper Elementary Math Center Activities That Feature Manipulatives
Including hands-on tools in your lessons should help strengthen students’ understanding of abstract concepts.1.6kYour 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.252Your content has been saved!
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How to Turn Vocabulary Lessons Into Nuanced Conversations About Meaning
Use 'semantic gradients' to turn vocabulary study into a shared thinking activity that explores the subtle differences between related words.5.5kYour content has been saved!
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A Scaffolding Strategy to Help Experienced ELLs Express Complex Ideas
This technique gives multilingual students explicit instruction on how to effectively develop their ideas for each part of a paragraph and to link one idea to the next.12.6kYour content has been saved!
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How to Differentiate Without Splitting Students Up
Advice for teachers who want to make sure everyone in their classroom works and learns in tandem.9.8kYour content has been saved!
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How to Develop Test-Ready Students
There’s a difference between teaching to the test and developing test-specific thinking that will help students effectively apply what they’ve learned all year. - Mindfulness
Combining Mindfulness, Movement, and Meaning in Brain Breaks
The best brain breaks aren’t random or mere time-fillers—they’re purposeful pauses that help students regulate, reconnect, and reset. - Student Engagement
Simple Swaps for Moving From Passive to Active Learning
These tips demonstrate that planning for active learning experiences doesn’t have to be time-intensive or difficult.6.5kYour content has been saved!
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- Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
How Sensory Play Helps Preschool Students Develop Self-Regulation
Teachers can set up hands-on exploration to promote young students’ ability to calm themselves when emotions are running high.2.2kYour content has been saved!
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3 Easy Ways to Make Feelings Visible in the Classroom
Teachers can use these strategies for promoting emotional literacy to help students develop self-regulation and motivation for learning.3.6kYour content has been saved!
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Supporting Students as They Navigate Adult Responsibilities Outside of School
When high school students are balancing more than just their coursework, schools need to rethink how to best support them.1.8kYour content has been saved!
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How to Create a Values-Aligned Classroom
Teachers can collaborate with students to identify shared values that establish a foundation of respect and a positive learning environment.3.1kYour content has been saved!
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Modeling Calm for Preschool Students
Teachers can focus on promoting a sense of emotional safety to help students develop self-regulation and resilience.2.4kYour content has been saved!
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How to Differentiate Without Splitting Students Up
Advice for teachers who want to make sure everyone in their classroom works and learns in tandem.9.8kYour content has been saved!
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6 Strategies to Make Setting Up Small Group Work More Sustainable
Elementary teachers can reap the benefits of differentiated instruction in math by leveraging existing resources.5.1kYour content has been saved!
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Fun Formative Assessment Activities Inspired by UDL
Varying the format of comprehension checks guides students to demonstrate learning and provides teachers feedback on progress.6kYour content has been saved!
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Using AI to Support Universal Design for Learning in Elementary School
These tech tools provide elementary teachers with ways to differentiate instruction, increasing student engagement and choice.9.2kYour content has been saved!
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Elevating Tier 1 Instruction With Differentiated Small Groups
Instead of starting with whole group instruction and then using small groups to intervene, teachers can use a targeted approach from the outset.14.4kYour content has been saved!
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- Formative Assessment
Using Interviews to Gain Insight Into Students’ Math Thinking
Elementary teachers can talk with students one-on-one to probe their thinking and learn things that might be missed with traditional assessments.1.4kYour content has been saved!
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13 Super-Quick Formative Assessments
Teachers can use these techniques to gauge students’ understanding mid-lesson and then decide whether to reteach or press ahead. - Formative Assessment
Crafting Data-Driven Narratives About Students
Telling stories with and about data helps students better see themselves as learners and helps teachers center them in the classroom.7.2kYour content has been saved!
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Using Oral Assessments to Enrich Our Understanding of Student Learning
If you’ve ever had the sense that grades didn’t truly reflect what students had learned, formal and informal talks can give you more data and a more accurate picture. - Formative Assessment
The Power of Formative Assessment in Elementary School
Using frequent ungraded classroom assessments can help teachers guide students to focus more on learning and less on test scores.7.7kYour content has been saved!
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