- Research
Big and Small Strategies to Harness the Power of Peer-to-Peer Teaching
The brains of kids who are teaching peers go into overdrive—boosting retention and understanding. Here’s how to leverage this effect in your classroom.103Your content has been saved!
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Increasing the Flow of Understanding: Place-Based Learning With Rivers
Teachers of every content area can introduce place-based learning that encourage students to understand the vital importance of rivers in multiple contexts.102Your content has been saved!
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Preparing for Challenging Conversations
Rehearsing for a difficult discussion can help ensure a more productive outcome.134Your content has been saved!
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Playing an Improv Game for Character Analysis
By acting out a character’s emotions, students can practice literary analysis, sharpen their recall of story detail, and build empathy.Your content has been saved!
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8 Ways to Show Students Their Academic Growth
Teacher-tested, motivating activities that get students out of their own “performance loop” and make learning visible—even when they struggle to see the forest for the trees. - Literacy
How to Build Relationships in an Intervention Setting
Strong connections with students are essential for showing them that you’re a trustworthy advocate who wants to help them succeed. - ChatGPT & Generative AI
Harnessing AI for Standards Alignment in World Languages
Aligning lessons with standards is time-consuming, and this is an area of planning where AI tools can be helpful.114Your content has been saved!
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How to Meaningfully Involve Students in Leadership
A district-wide approach to including students in decision-making creates opportunities for change. - Diversity
Celebrating Diversity in Early Childhood Classrooms
Teachers working with young students can explore books that foster kindness and acceptance of differences among people. - Curriculum Planning
5 Steps to Leveraging Background Knowledge in Lessons
Providing students with background knowledge about lessons improves their comprehension and engagement.
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6 Research-Backed Ways to Break Up Your Lectures
Lectures are efficient ways to convey information, but kids tend to tune them out. Here are 6 activities that will keep students focused while improving learning outcomes. - New Teachers
School Just Began and I’m Already Overwhelmed
Teaching has particular challenges in the first few years, but there are things you can do to make it through tough times. - English Language Learners
Strategies That Help Multilingual Students Learn Content and English at the Same Time
Teachers can use these strategies to help keep students who are still learning English on track with their peers. - Special Education
5 Ways to Support Neurodivergent Students
An academic coach for neurodivergent students shares how to help neurodivergent students reach their potential throughout the school year. - Technology Integration
Supercharge Your Canva Projects
Pro tips from power users can help you up your Canva game, even if you already use it.
- Project-Based Learning (PBL)
How to Build a PBL Unit Around a Novel
A project focused on discovery and analysis allows students to read, collaborate, and demonstrate their knowledge as they make their way through a novel. - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Taking an Incremental Approach to PBL
This framework simplifies the process of setting up a project-based learning unit so that it feels manageable for teachers.246Your content has been saved!
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A Lego PBL Unit That Fosters Collaboration
Elementary students can learn a little about how AI works as they collaborate to design and build a cityscape.275Your content has been saved!
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Promoting Authentic Learning With Multimedia Research Projects
Students can actively demonstrate their learning through inquiry-focused projects that promote creativity.199Your content has been saved!
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Culturally Responsive and Community-Focused PBL
Having students design project-based learning units that influence their own communities can have a transformative impact on learning.362Your content has been saved!
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- Brain-Based Learning
3 Key Student Mindsets to Cultivate in the Classroom
By fostering these fundamental mindsets, teachers can enhance resilience, encourage academic risk-taking, and improve stress management in the classroom.Your content has been saved!
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A Metacognitive Problem-Solving Process for Preschoolers
Teachers can model how young children can identify their emotions, seek out solutions, and evaluate the effectiveness of their problem-solving skills. - Student Engagement
Using Incremental Progress to Foster Students’ Intrinsic Motivation
A focus on regular small wins rather than lofty goals can help teachers keep students engaged for the long haul. - The Research Is In
6 Research-Backed Ways to Break Up Your Lectures
Lectures are efficient ways to convey information, but kids tend to tune them out. Here are 6 activities that will keep students focused while improving learning outcomes. - Brain-Based Learning
60-Second Strategy: 3 Noses
An active math warm-up that is inclusive and fun puts students in a positive frame of mind—and gets them ready to learn.Your content has been saved!
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- Administration & Leadership
How School Leaders Can Guide the Work of Paraeducators
So that these paraprofessionals can successfully do their work, school administrators need to ensure they have the training and resources they need.151Your content has been saved!
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Projecting a Positive School Culture
Minor interactions can have a big impact on staff, students, families, and anyone who calls or visits your school.192Your content has been saved!
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Designing a Continuous Parent Education Curriculum
Administrators can set up a program that invites families into schools and helps them grow alongside their students. - Administration & Leadership
Helping Teachers Adapt to New Curricular Initiatives
By giving teachers space and autonomy, school leaders can ease the pains of transitioning to a new curriculum. - Administration & Leadership
How School Leaders Can Connect With Students Through Extracurricular Activities
When an assistant principal created an after-school golf club, students got to see her in a new light.178Your content has been saved!
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