- Literacy
Helping Young Students Build Confidence in Writing Through Revision
Upper elementary teachers can guide their students to look forward to revising their writing with this positive, reflective approach. - College Readiness
Boosting the College Readiness of Students With Disabilities With a Focus on Self-Efficacy
Seeing that they can overcome challenges and achieve goals helps these students feel better prepared for the transition to college.110Your content has been saved!
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Question: What Are Your Favorite Podcasts?
Editor Anne Noyes Saini wants to know about the shows you love. - Arts Integration
How—and Why—to Use Improv in the Classroom
By regularly including theater games in the classroom, teachers give students an opportunity to build community, practice social skills, and gain a deeper understanding of academic content.Your content has been saved!
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Encouraging Exploration and Innovation in the Classroom
Small instructional shifts can guide students to use technology in ways that develop their critical thinking and creativity.129Your content has been saved!
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3 School Leaders on Supporting and Motivating Teachers After Winter Break
Award-winning principals describe their preferred strategies for uplifting educators at the start of a new semester.113Your content has been saved!
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7 Ways School Leaders Can Empower Teachers
Simple strategies can be deeply effective for helping teachers manage the requirements of their jobs and achieve success.113Your content has been saved!
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Proactively Limiting the Use of AI in the Classroom
By modeling AI, teachers can demonstrate to students the benefits and shortcomings of the technology.124Your content has been saved!
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Facilitating a Common Vision for School Leaders and Teachers
A leadership coach shares how they helped staff at a middle school connect and collaborate on a new, data-driven plan.114Your content has been saved!
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Using Local Place Names to Teach History
These place-based learning ideas help high school students discover more about their community as they learn to use the historical method.
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- Learning Environments
4 Classroom Design Tactics to Motivate Students
Teachers can make small shifts in their classroom design to boost engagement, spark curiosity, and celebrate success. - Research
How Breaking Up Lectures Can Improve Student Learning
When lectures strain attention spans, thoughtful teaching strategies can enhance student focus, optimize retention, and improve classroom outcomes. - English Language Learners
Supporting Neuroplasticity in Multilingual Learners
Challenging, culturally responsive assignments can create a dynamic that supports students’ language development and critical thinking. - Research
To Study Better, Don’t Start From Zero
Strategic, research-backed improvements can help students transform their favorite study habits into tools for deeper learning and retention. - Literacy
What SEL Adds to Our Understanding of Literacy Development in Young Children
Teachers can use connections between literacy and social and emotional learning to awaken a love of reading in young students.
- Project-Based Learning (PBL)
How to Introduce PBL Into a Packaged Curriculum
Even with established curriculum, teachers can produce engaging learning experiences that address required learning standards and meet students’ needs. - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Inspiring Curiosity and Critical Thinking in Pre-K
Project-based learning can inspire young students to ask questions about their surroundings and see where their curiosity takes them.403Your content has been saved!
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6 Strategies for Scaffolding PBL in First and Second Grade
These tips for balancing structure with choice can help ensure an engaging and productive project-based learning experience for young students.230Your content has been saved!
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Practical Tips for Introducing Debate in Elementary School
With guidance, students in grades 3 through 5 can build communication and critical thinking skills through lively discussions.202Your content has been saved!
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Essential Steps for Setting Up Schoolwide PBL
Implementing any new initiative is tough, but school leaders can use these ideas to work with teachers in rolling out project-based learning across the school.145Your content has been saved!
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- Homework
How to Encourage Students to Turn In Quality Work
To help prevent hastily completed assignments, teachers can share clear expectations with students and offer manageable timelines. - Assessment
How Can I Be Sure I Know What Students Are Learning?
A teacher who found that reams of data didn’t capture students’ learning made these three tweaks to his quizzes and tests. - Assessment
Simple (and Fun!) Differentiated Review Practices
These whole class and individualized strategies that foster engagement and enthusiasm can help high school students prepare for assessments.251Your content has been saved!
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AI Tool Demo: Differentiating Class Materials With Diffit
Assistant editor Daniel Leonard shares how teachers are turning to Diffit to automatically adapt texts to different reading levels. - Student Wellness
9 Ways to Support Diverse Learning Needs in Physical Education
Teachers can adapt activities to make PE inclusive for all students, including those with physical and/or learning disabilities.
- Learning Environments
Creating Safe, Joyful Outdoor Learning Opportunities
Schools in urban areas can repurpose some outdoor spaces to set up chances for kids to learn beyond the classroom. - Research
Research-Backed Ways to Support Students Who Stutter
A compilation of evidence-based classroom strategies to help kids who stutter feel welcomed. - The Research Is In
Why Teachers Should Grade Less Frequently
Excessive grading stresses out kids and teachers, stifles innovative teaching, and fails to deliver as a true measurement of learning. - Student Wellness
How Schools Can Help the ‘Anxious Generation’ of Students
Banning cell phones, refocusing on play, and involving parents can have a beneficial effect on students’ mental health and well-being.398Your content has been saved!
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Using Edtech in Service of Human Connections
Teachers and schools are reducing their reliance on digital tools to create more intentional and connected classroom experiences.