Teachers can create positive learning experiences for students that combine assessment with agency, opportunity, and community building.

When trying to solve problems, we rarely think of what to take away. As schools face new crises, is subtraction the secret weapon to getting them back on track?

We asked educators in our community to share their favorite middle-grade books that were published in the last 10 years. Here are your top picks.

Replacing or supplementing your lessons with instructional videos has a large impact on student learning, the research shows.

From communal coloring to collaborative puzzles, these accessible activities offer moments in the school day for kids to pause and focus on their own well-being.

A strategy called hexagonal thinking provides students with an effective way to launch project-based learning.

A high school course on running a retail store can provide special education students with valuable academic and professional skills.

One school used a PBL unit that combined science, math, and cooking dumplings to explore the many cultures that make up their community.

High school teachers can incorporate elements of gamification into assignments to encourage students to dig deeper into texts.

When high school students present a lesson, they actively engage in learning and grow their research, organizational, and speaking skills.

An activity that combines coding and solving equations improves students’ math skills and helps them build persistence.

Thoughtfully assessing their progress allows middle school students to make adjustments in order to achieve their academic goals.

Connecting students’ culture and backgrounds to the classroom isn’t just a nice thing to do—it can have a huge impact on keeping them engaged and making learning materials relevant.

Teachers can create positive learning experiences for students that combine assessment with agency, opportunity, and community building.

Teachers can motivate middle and high school students by providing structure while also allowing them some control over their learning.

Diagnostic learning experiences show teachers what elementary students already know, setting the stage for more learning.

Rather than telling students the work they’re about to do will be ‘easy,’ be honest about some difficulties they may face and how you’ll support them.

As the pandemic wanes, teachers can prioritize attending to three essentials in the classroom: feedback, engagement, and well-being.

In schools, should we be empowering students to use their favorite digital tools to produce and engage with content? Research shows it can deliver surprising academic benefits.

To make middle and high school presentations more engaging, teachers can use a simple tool to have students share meaningful feedback.