- Student Engagement
4 Techniques That Engage the Entire Classroom
The authors of the book ‘Total Participation Techniques’ share activities that can make 100 percent participation possible. - Classroom Management
Podcast: Move Like You Mean It: How to Circulate Through Your Classroom
Amir Taron Ayres explores how moving through your classroom can uncover misunderstandings, guide instruction, and bring promising student ideas to light.
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Inspiring a Love of Reading Within a Science of Reading Framework
These evidence-based practices can help reading motivation and proficiency grow alongside one another.133Your content has been saved!
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The Many Benefits of Writing by Hand
The simple act of writing by hand activates the brain in ways that can strengthen memory, literacy, and learning.Your content has been saved!
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Transforming Your Hallways Into Learning Environments
Hallway walls can host communal experiences with familiar classroom activities like word searches and cryptograms. - Family Engagement
How to Rock Your Parent Conferences
Conferences can be daunting, especially for new teachers, but they’re also a real chance to build connections that support students’ growth.1.1kYour content has been saved!
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Resources for Teaching Interdisciplinary Writing in Middle School
Interdisciplinary prompts can help strengthen students’ writing skills while deepening their understanding of different subjects.1kYour content has been saved!
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Fostering Complex Thinking in Preschool Through Layered Learning
Teachers can build on young children’s interests to create learning experiences that encourage curiosity and creativity.376Your content has been saved!
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Teaching Middle and High School Students How AI Works
A computer science and robotics teacher explains how he teaches the science behind machine learning with a templated lesson format. - Student Engagement
The Difference Between Engagement and Interest in High School Science Classes
Teachers can use these ideas to turn students’ willingness to participate in an activity into something more meaningful.
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Using Quick, Regular Surveys to Help Students Feel Seen
High school teachers can use these ideas to quickly gather insights into how students are doing both academically and personally.60.2kYour content has been saved!
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5 ‘Good’ AI Use Cases That Are Actually Bad for Students
Consider the specific skills that students are meant to practice, then determine whether using AI outsources the work needed to build them. - Classroom Management
Podcast: 9 Simple (But Transformative) Classroom Management Shifts
From a quick crouch to three surprising magic words, ELA teacher Tyler Rablin shares his favorite zero-prep moves that can turn a chaotic classroom into a calm one.
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3 Habits Students Can Develop to Find Credible Online Resources
As students become more acquainted with social media and AI, these habits can help them distinguish credible sources from misinformation.12kYour content has been saved!
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Things I’ve Stopped Doing After 20 Years of Teaching
‘I haven’t become interested in making school easier for students’: A classroom veteran shares how she works to remove unnecessary obstacles in order to focus students’ efforts on learning.
- Media Literacy
3 Habits Students Can Develop to Find Credible Online Resources
As students become more acquainted with social media and AI, these habits can help them distinguish credible sources from misinformation.12kYour content has been saved!
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Encouraging Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose in Computer Science
A middle school teacher describes how he uses ideas from Daniel Pink’s book ‘Drive’ to instill a sense of agency in his students.1.3kYour content has been saved!
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5 ‘Good’ AI Use Cases That Are Actually Bad for Students
Consider the specific skills that students are meant to practice, then determine whether using AI outsources the work needed to build them. - AI in Education
Can AI Pass as Shakespeare? Let Students Be the Judge
By prompting an AI chatbot to craft a Shakespearean sonnet, then auditing its fidelity to the form, students get a crash course in close reading (and a healthy dose of AI skepticism). - Technology Integration
7 Ways Tech Can Make Learning More Visible to Families
From weekly recaps to shared portfolios, simple digital routines can give families a clearer picture of what’s happening in the classroom.
- Classroom Management
Things I’ve Stopped Doing After 20 Years of Teaching
‘I haven’t become interested in making school easier for students’: A classroom veteran shares how she works to remove unnecessary obstacles in order to focus students’ efforts on learning. - Literacy
3 Ways to Harness the Science of Reading in Middle and High School
Knowledge building, access to differentiated grade-level texts, and frequent low-stakes formative assessments help students achieve literacy goals.6.1kYour content has been saved!
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A Manageable Strategy for Impactful Differentiation
Differentiating instruction can be less difficult and time-consuming than many educators anticipate.3kYour content has been saved!
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The Michelangelo Phenomenon: Encouraging Every Student to Meet High Expectations
Teachers can harness a research-backed idea named after the famed artist to guide students to tap into their strengths in service of their schoolwork. - Differentiated Instruction
7 Ways to Put UDL Into Action in the Elementary Grades
Teachers can design learning experiences with an approach that supports all students where they are and helps them develop transferable skills.2.8kYour content has been saved!
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- Classroom Management
How Veteran Teachers Keep Their Cool
Go-to strategies from veteran teachers for maintaining a ‘responsive, not reactive’ approach to classroom conflict. - Trauma-Informed Practices
Guiding Students Toward Forgiveness Helps Them Refocus on a More Positive Future
Introspective and collaborative tasks can lead learners to view their past hardships with a new perspective that leads to personal growth.1.3kYour content has been saved!
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Podcast: 11 Ways to Improve Teacher Well-Being
Laurie Santos, the renowned Yale professor, cognitive scientist, and host of The Happiness Lab, shares a science-backed toolkit for busy educators in need of a wellness tune-up.
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Helping Students Feel Safe in an Uncertain World
There’s no magic strategy for living through hard times, but educators can support students by creating spaces that feel safe and joyful.3.4kYour content has been saved!
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How to Teach Kids to Be Kind to Themselves
Kindness toward others is often taught in elementary school, but it’s also important for students to extend it to themselves.11.6kYour content has been saved!
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