- Critical Thinking
A First-Week Routine That Gets Middle School Students Thinking Like Scientists
Here’s a day-by-day plan for guiding your students to start the year by asking questions. Just resist the urge to answer them.213Your content has been saved!
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Exceptional Videos of Authors Reading Their Books Aloud for Young Students
These 14 books can help teachers celebrate student writing by weaving literacy and social and emotional learning into the school day.202Your content has been saved!
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Supporting Teacher Growth Through Trusting Relationships
An assistant principal considers two things when coaching a teacher—the visible elements of the lesson and the invisible element of the teacher’s mindset.292Your content has been saved!
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3 Tech Talks That Set the Tone for the Year
From AI expectations to device routines, these conversations create shared norms that help students use technology responsibly and intentionally.Your content has been saved!
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15 Effective Ways to Manage Dysregulated Students
Teachers are seeing more big emotions and disruptive behavior in early elementary classrooms. These practical strategies can help youngsters reflect, reset, and repair.707Your content has been saved!
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Increasing the Rigor in Your Math Class Through Gamification
Teachers can harness the design principles of games to cultivate students’ curiosity, encourage productive struggle, and make math work compelling.277Your content has been saved!
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Designing Your Pre-K Classroom to Support Students
The classroom is sometimes called the ‘third teacher,’ and you can use it to help build students’ focus and independence.240Your content has been saved!
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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.2.4kYour 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.765Your 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.1.7kYour content has been saved!
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- Brain-Based Learning
4 Ways to Design Instruction for the Teenage Brain
These strategies, derived from Daniel Siegel’s book Brainstorm, can help you engage students’ attention and willingness to work. - 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. - The Research Is In
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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- The Research Is In
When Good Research Gets Implemented Badly
As brilliant ideas move from academic journals into classrooms, many important nuances are lost. - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
PBL Showcases Are Worth the Investment of Time
Starting well in advance allows students to get the most out of their preparation and ensures they’ll have a proper audience.1.3kYour content has been saved!
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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. - Student Voice
Giving Students a Choice in How They Will Demonstrate Their Learning
When assessments aren’t just about a grade, students can experience a classroom filled with creativity, engagement, and evidence of their learning.6.3kYour content has been saved!
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Planning Successful Capstone Projects in Middle School
It’s never too early to start planning end-of-year projects that will tap into standards and skills you’ll teach throughout both semesters.1.2kYour content has been saved!
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- Creativity
Setting Up Constraints to Inspire Creative Thinking
When students have less to work with, they approach STEM challenges in new and different ways. - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
High-Quality Learning With Small-Scale PBL
STEM teachers can try this five-day project-based learning cycle to give students a meaningful experience on a short timeline.3.5kYour content has been saved!
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Exploring the Science of Flight With Model Rockets and Airplanes
These hands-on projects are a highly engaging way for high school students to explore aerodynamics and physics.1.2kYour content has been saved!
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A STEM-Focused Mentoring Program for High School Students
Learning from professionals in specialized fields allows students to acquire transferable skills that can support them in their future careers.642Your content has been saved!
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Designing Outdoor STEM Learning for Elementary Students
A framework for turning nearby trails, campus green spaces, and community sites into classrooms.2.9kYour content has been saved!
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- Student Wellness
Back-to-School Icebreakers That Help Settle Students’ Nerves
These simple, fun, low-stakes activities will build the social glue that your classroom needs at the start of the year.9.9kYour content has been saved!
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How Free Play Supports Attention in Elementary School
Taking a short break outside allows students to reconnect with the world and refocus when it's time to go back to the classroom.4.5kYour content has been saved!
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3 Activities to Help Students Feel Grounded
When students are dysregulated, asking them to focus can be counterproductive. Instead, build in activities that help them stay grounded.8.3kYour content has been saved!
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13 Books Featuring Characters With Disabilities and Physical Differences
A school librarian’s recommendations for middle-grade books that represent kids who sometimes feel like they stand out from their peers.2.1kYour content has been saved!
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10 Books With Neurodivergent Characters
These books can be powerful tools for reducing stigma, opening up dialogue, and promoting empathy and understanding.2.9kYour content has been saved!
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