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Bringing High School Students and Kindergartners Together to Make Art
A look at how teachers can have students collaborate across grades on an art project that promotes creativity and teamwork.Your content has been saved!
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7 Essential Research Hacks to Teach High School Students
Knowing how to find pertinent and reliable resources is an essential skill that will give students confidence as they explore new topics.Your content has been saved!
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Maintaining a Tight-Knit Classroom Throughout the School Year
Fostering a positive community focused on learning can be tough in middle school when students’ initial excitement wanes, and these tips can help.Your content has been saved!
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Building Social Skills With Games in Kindergarten
Through classic games, students can learn how to take turns, collaborate, and solve problems—skills that will serve them well beyond the classroom.Your content has been saved!
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Strategies for Maximizing Google Docs in Middle and High School
This common tool that you use every day can facilitate student collaboration and engagement in learning.109Your content has been saved!
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5 Outdoor Activities to Reenergize Your Class
Taking lessons outside can help elementary students feel more connected to and excited about the content they’re learning.104Your content has been saved!
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3 Ways to Foster Parent Communication in Middle School
Having students take the lead on communication creates connections between school and home while teaching self-advocacy skills.110Your content has been saved!
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A 5-Stage Strategy Students Can Use to Tackle Word Problems
Breaking down problems into distinct action steps can help students approach problems more thoughtfully.107Your content has been saved!
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Why ‘Use Your People’ Is a Key Lesson for Principals
Principals often start out in the role trying to do everything themselves, but learning to delegate is a must—both for themselves and for their schools.192Your content has been saved!
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Beyond Your Classroom Walls
Taking lessons outside can not only boost engagement but also help students find meaningful connections to the world around them.116Your content has been saved!
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15 Tips to Align Your Teaching With Brain Science
A comprehensive guide to applying the latest insight from neuroscience, psychology, and cognitive science to improve your instruction. - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
A Fred Rogers–Inspired Approach to SEL
Elementary teachers can focus on these fundamentals of child development to support social and emotional learning. - Media Literacy
Real, Fake, or Deepfake? This Lesson Helps Students Decide
Students examine videos and online information to investigate what is real and what is not in this engaging lesson.2.5kYour content has been saved!
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4 Ways to Guide Disengaged Students to Try Again
There are many reasons why students disengage in school. The tips here are not a panacea, but both research and teacher experience demonstrate that they can help. - Differentiated Instruction
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.704Your content has been saved!
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Bringing Together Cosplay and Coding in High School
In this class, students learn engineering skills as well as costume design and event planning, culminating in a convention that’s open to the whole community. - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
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.1kYour content has been saved!
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A Moviemaking PBL Experience Brings History to Life
Middle school students can create short films to demonstrate learning, bringing historical events such as the Boston Tea Party to life.352Your content has been saved!
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How to Sustain PBL Initiatives in Year 2 and Beyond
Administrators can seek feedback, highlight previous success, and reassess project-based learning plans to achieve long-term goals.166Your content has been saved!
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Projects, Purpose, and the Teenage Mind
Neuroscientist Mary Helen Immordino-Yang on why adolescent students search for deeper meaning—and what that tells us about designing schools that engage teens.
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5 Research-Backed Ways to Build Better Readers
The latest research on five foundational strategies that are teacher-tested and grounded in science.357Your content has been saved!
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A Simple and Effective Way to Teach Annotation
Try a straightforward three-step strategy to help students get comfortable with exploring challenging reading assignments.241Your content has been saved!
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Using Picture Books to Support Meaning-Making in the Early Grades
Early childhood teachers can guide students in exploring how to communicate meaningful events and feelings even before they can write.191Your content has been saved!
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Adding Movement to Phonics Instruction
By providing strategies that combine letter sounds with motions, teachers help students learn to decode words in the ways that work best for them.Your content has been saved!
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6 Ways to Help Preschool Students Build the Skills They’ll Need for Writing
Focusing on gross motor skills, spatial awareness, and curiosity can lay the foundation for joyful early writing.347Your content has been saved!
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The Power of Microlearning in Professional Learning Communities
School leaders can set up professional development in manageable chunks to help maximize teachers’ growth.225Your content has been saved!
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Building Staff Capacity to Support Growth in Students With Disabilities
Leadership teams can intentionally plan time for teachers to collaborate and build their understanding of effective special education.167Your content has been saved!
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How Administrators and Veteran Educators Can Team Up to Mentor New Teachers
School leaders can support their new teachers by setting up a structured series of discussions and classroom observation sessions.260Your content has been saved!
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4 Ways to Increase Your Leadership Team’s Problem-Solving Capacity
Both the collective talents of team members and robust team processes are needed to address the multidimensional challenges schools confront today.175Your content has been saved!
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Supporting a Smooth Transition to Middle School for Students With IEPs
To ease the challenges of a new school and higher expectations, administrators can make it a point to plan the transition well in advance.207Your content has been saved!
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