- Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Teaching Students That Disagreement Doesn’t Have to Mean Disrespect
Elementary teachers can help students understand what it means to express differing opinions in a respectful way.Your content has been saved!
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Helping Teachers Successfully Adopt New Technology
Educational technology is most effective when teachers have the time, support, and understanding to integrate it into their daily practice.Your content has been saved!
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How to Successfully Implement High-Quality Instructional Materials
As more schools adopt the science of reading, it’s important for teachers to be supported in working to improve students’ literacy skills.Your content has been saved!
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60-Second Strategy: Science Word Sorts
A flexible warm-up where students work together to group related vocabulary words or concepts can cement their understanding—and help teachers assess prior knowledge.Your content has been saved!
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Building Leadership Skills Across Your School
Administrators can provide training to ensure that classified or non-instructional staff have the skills needed to successfully supervise their team.Your content has been saved!
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Setting Up Math Activities That Are Connected to Students’ Lives
Middle and high school teachers can explore art, sports, recipes, shopping, and financial topics to show students that math is part of their lives.Your content has been saved!
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8 Ways to Help English Learners Improve Their Digital Fluency
The fact that software applications have common functions in different formats may not be obvious to students also navigating a new language, and these scaffolds can help.Your content has been saved!
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Using Poetry to Strengthen World Language Students’ Understanding of Grammar
Teachers can move beyond conjugation charts to help students recognize verb patterns, build literacy skills, and engage deeply with literature in the target language.Your content has been saved!
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Leveraging Writing Conferences in the College Essay Process
One-on-one talks allow teachers to build relationships with students while providing thoughtful feedback on their personal statements.Your content has been saved!
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8 Activities for the Global Read Aloud
Fun, easy ways to connect with another classroom across the world, including a virtual school tour or postcard exchange.Your content has been saved!
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- AI in Education
8 Classroom AI Policies Developed by Teachers
Setting clear, shared expectations around student AI use is uncharted territory for many teachers. Educators across disciplines and grade levels share their current policies. - Literacy
Teaching a Deeper Understanding of Language With a Yearlong Word Journal
Guiding elementary students to dive into learning about how a single word can boost their curiosity and vocabulary skills. - Classroom Management
Teaching Practices That Will Be Sustainable All the Way Till June
A super-cool strategy like an interactive bulletin board isn’t so great if you drop it by October. A teacher shares criteria for evaluating whether an idea will be sustainable, plus some ideas that have worked for her. - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Podcast: 3 Outstanding Community-Building Activities for Back to School
Kick off the new school year by building genuine connections among your students, helping them feel they belong (and matter) in your classroom community.
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When Good Research Gets Implemented Badly
As brilliant ideas move from academic journals into classrooms, many important nuances are lost.
- Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Podcast: 3 Outstanding Community-Building Activities for Back to School
Kick off the new school year by building genuine connections among your students, helping them feel they belong (and matter) in your classroom community.
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When Good Research Gets Implemented Badly
As brilliant ideas move from academic journals into classrooms, many important nuances are lost. - Critical Thinking
Using Clubs to Foster Real-World Skills
Elementary teachers can create authentic contexts for students to practice critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
4 Civics Activities for Elementary Students
These exercises can help young students care about others and work to solve real problems affecting their classrooms and communities.2.2kYour content has been saved!
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How Teachers Can Reinforce to Students That They Matter
Small classroom changes and gestures that emphasize relationships, growth, and well-being can have a big impact on students.
- Technology Integration
Using Technology to Promote Math Talk
By listening to recordings of students solving math problems, teachers can determine their next steps, such as how to pair students up. - English Language Learners
7 Ways to Help English Learners Speak Up in Class
Strategies like extending wait time and having students write before speaking create conditions for English learners to feel confident participating in discussions.3.6kYour content has been saved!
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Making Space for Students’ Home Languages in the Classroom
Teachers don’t need to speak students’ home languages to use them as a resource for learning and creating a sense of belonging.6.3kYour content has been saved!
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Who Will Your Students Be in 2040?
Guiding English learners to imagine their future selves and role-play a class reunion promotes research and speaking skills.2.6kYour content has been saved!
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A Poetry-Writing Exercise to Support English Learners
In this lesson, high school students write ‘I am’ poems in their home language and then translate them into English, building crucial literacy skills.2.7kYour content has been saved!
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- Learning Environments
Creating a Yes Environment in Early Childhood Classrooms
Constantly saying no to young students trying to access things around the classroom? It may be time to rethink how your room is designed. - Learning Environments
What Is Your Building Communicating to Students?
It can be eye-opening to walk through your school with a student persona in mind, and the audit tool included here can help you find and fix friction points and improve students’ sense of belonging. - Learning Environments
A Versatile Seating Arrangement That Really Works
Placing students in strategic academic groups at L-shaped tables creates classroom community, improves teacher mobility, and supports struggling students.Your content has been saved!
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For Preschool Classroom Design, Less Is More
Wall-to-wall decorations can overstimulate young children. Instead, use color, visual displays, and empty space strategically.2.8kYour content has been saved!
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How to Incorporate the Outdoors Into Elementary Math Learning
Exploring concepts such as observation and measurement in the fresh air can give students a new and playful perspective on math.
