- Administration & Leadership
How School Leaders Can Make Sure Teachers Know They Matter
Mattering is about more than teachers’ sense of purpose, says author and researcher Zach Mercurio—it’s about feeling significant to their colleagues.Your content has been saved!
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6 Routines to Get Students Unstuck
When students are grasping at straws, these self-directed strategies help them to pause, make a plan, and pivot more effectively.Your content has been saved!
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6 Cool Visual Thinking Activities That Strengthen Student Writing
Visual activities like mapping, sketching, sculpting, and writing comic strips can help students clarify ideas, strengthen drafts, and deepen literary analysis.Your content has been saved!
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Pausing to Process New Information With a Stop and Jot
Building structured breaks into lessons that let students reflect, organize their thinking, and work through ideas in real time can strengthen their understanding.Your content has been saved!
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Designing Instruction That Accounts for Student Attention
Techniques such as interweaving direct instruction with active learning tasks help students practice sustained, intentional focus.Your content has been saved!
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Implementing Blended Learning in Upper Elementary Writing Lessons
Providing whole-group direct instruction through videos allows students to work at their own pace and gives the teacher time to circulate for one-on-one support.Your content has been saved!
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Building PBL Systems That Really Encourage Students to Lead
Teachers can set up effective systems for project-based learning that support students in assuming more agency in their work.748Your content has been saved!
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Using Picture Books to Develop Students’ Emotional Vocabulary in Pre-K
Revisiting a book repeatedly helps children develop a sophisticated understanding of what emotions look and feel like.205Your content has been saved!
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How to Engage Productively on Social Media as a Teacher
Although many platforms are designed to reward provocation and outrage, we can choose how we interact with different perspectives.328Your content has been saved!
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Using Tech Tools to Support Elementary Students’ Growth in Math
Teachers can use these tools to promote discussions and help students move from concrete to abstract understanding of concepts.876Your content has been saved!
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- Classroom Management
11 Classroom Management Tweaks You Don’t Learn in Teacher Prep
Over time, every teacher makes small changes that have a big impact on how their classes run. A veteran teacher shares the hacks that work for him. - Teacher Wellness
The Research on Protecting Teacher Well-Being
Laurie Santos, host of the popular podcast The Happiness Lab, on how our minds deceive us, why "time affluence" matters, and what we can do to reset our parasympathetic nervous system.49.1kYour content has been saved!
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Leveraging Prior Knowledge to Build Understanding
By guiding students through developing their own understanding of core concepts, teachers ensure that the whole class is starting on a strong foundation.22.6kYour content has been saved!
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29 High-Impact Formative Assessment Strategies
These versatile strategies—from brain dumps to speed sharing—help students track their own progress while informing your next instructional steps.15kYour content has been saved!
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Just Like Phonics, Comprehension Requires Explicit Teaching
Once students can decode, they need ongoing and thoughtful instruction to understand, interpret, and engage with what they read.13.8kYour content has been saved!
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- Assessment
Easy Ways to Have Students Review Material Frequently
Students retain information better when they have consistent opportunities to engage with previously taught content.3.1kYour content has been saved!
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How to Really Prepare Students for State Tests
A high school teacher uses her state’s testing blueprint to give students practice with the standards and question types they’ll encounter most frequently. - Formative Assessment
Podcast: How to Use Formative Assessment Like an Expert Teacher
A powerful tool for gauging student understanding mid-lesson, low-stakes micro-assessments help teachers decide when to reteach and when to keep moving.
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Benefits of Using Skills-Based Instruction in Advanced Placement Courses
With a years-long shift to skills-based instruction and grading, this district found an unexpected outcome—an increase in AP scores.4kYour content has been saved!
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Establishing Consistent Standards-Based Grading Throughout Your School
Teachers and school leaders can work together to ensure that report cards function as trustworthy indicators of what students know and can do.8.6kYour content has been saved!
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- ChatGPT & Generative AI
3 Ways to Use MagicSchool to Support English Language Learners
The AI tools in the popular platform can guide students to practice language skills and receive feedback while working independently.6.8kYour content has been saved!
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A Scaffolding Strategy to Help Experienced ELLs Express Complex Ideas
This technique gives multilingual students explicit instruction on how to effectively develop their ideas for each part of a paragraph and to link one idea to the next.33.5kYour content has been saved!
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Sentence-Level Scaffolds That Foster English Learners’ Independence and Growth
Teachers can structure supports to guide English learners to speak and write using grade-level, discipline-specific language.12.5kYour content has been saved!
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Adapting Gradual Release of Responsibility for English Language Learners
This model provides scaffolded active engagement and opportunities for guided practice to help students master new skills.9.2kYour content has been saved!
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How Podcasting in the Classroom Boosts Communication Skills
When students practice their oral communication skills by making podcasts, their writing, speaking, and storytelling abilities blossom.3.6kYour content has been saved!
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- Instructional Coaching
Facilitating Instructional Rounds for New Staff
Schools can use this protocol to reduce isolation, build trust, and make both veteran and new teachers feel valued.1.3kYour content has been saved!
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Flipping the Lens on Classroom Observations With the ‘Inside-Out’ Method
Quick, low-stakes observations focused on student learning allow administrators to provide teachers with useful feedback on instruction.7.2kYour content has been saved!
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3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models
These strategies bring teachers together and naturally generate evidence of coaching’s impact on student learning.6.8kYour content has been saved!
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How to Develop Test-Ready Students
There’s a difference between teaching to the test and developing test-specific thinking that will help students effectively apply what they’ve learned all year. - Instructional Coaching
How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability
These strategies help instructional coaches build trust with teachers and provide transparency with administrators to maximize impact.3.2kYour content has been saved!
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