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  • Education Equity

    A Schoolwide Focus on Improving Students’ Reading Skills

    Differentiated instruction was the key when an elementary school sought more equitable outcomes in students’ growth as readers.
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  • Diversity

    Encouraging Middle School Students to Embrace Differences

    As students grapple with discovering their identities, teachers can help by modeling how to accept different identities with compassion.
  • Critical Thinking

    The Mistake-Friendly Classroom

    Learning from mistakes is crucial for growth. Here are a few ways teachers can prepare to take advantage of them.
  • 4 Ways to Use Games for Learning
    Game-Based Learning

    4 Ways to Use Games for Learning

    Research shows that playing games in the classroom can increase student participation, foster social and emotional learning, and motivate students to take risks.
  • School Libraries

    A Digital Library Spawns More Reading

    At a high school in Florida, ebooks transformed student reading habits—and improved proficiency across a wide range of students.
  • Student Engagement

    Teachers Opt For More Leniency, and Get Better Work

    Extending understanding in subtle ways can lead to more student ownership, and unleash unexpected possibilities in the classroom.
  • Arts Integration

    How to Use Images to Teach Creative Writing

    Landscape paintings can inspire elementary students to use their five senses and incorporate imaginative details in their writing.
  • Teaching Strategies

    Teaching Elementary Students About the Concept of Injustice

    Students gain a rich understanding of civil rights when they build from their ideas of fairness to the larger issue of justice.
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    Family Engagement

    Using a ‘Less Is More’ Approach to Engage Parents

    Parents of preschoolers generally want to be involved in their kids’ education—the key is to ease they way for them.
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    Environmental Education

    Building a Sustainable Future—One Classroom at a Time

    A mini-golf course, a canoe trip down the local river, a discussion about environmental justice. Here’s how schools are teaching students about environmental science.
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    Technology Integration

    Powerful, Lesser-Known Tech Tools for Teachers

    Efficiency and engagement are critical components of online learning—these often-overlooked, free tools can boost both.
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    The Research Is In

    The Benefits of Reading for Fun

    There’s a powerful academic impact, new research reveals, when students are voracious, voluntary readers.
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    How to Turn Math Word Problems Into Engaging Comics

    Elementary students may struggle with the wording of problems, and the visual supports of comics can help them focus on the math.
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    How to Get a Teaching Job in 2021

    We surveyed administrators, instructional coaches, and career counselors around the country for their insights on applying for teaching jobs this year.
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