- Critical Thinking
Low-Tech Scientific Exploration for Students at Home
A fifth-grade teacher shares ideas on how students can explore common phenomena with simple materials in and around their homes. - Apps
6 Ways to Jam on Jamboard: Using the Digital Whiteboard in a Hybrid Classroom
The popular Google app facilitates meaningful collaboration for both remote and in-class students. - Assessment
Creative Ways to Assess Math Understanding
Traditional math assessments tend to provide a narrow gauge of student learning—here’s how some teachers are going deeper. - Online Learning
The Power of Undo in Digital Art
When students make artwork digitally, they find new ways to take risks, build confidence, and get creative. - Student Engagement
Creating an Inviting Virtual Math Classroom
Focusing on connections—both conceptual and interpersonal—helps teachers work well together to create engaging math work for students. - Teaching Strategies
6 Ways to Help Students with ODD
Offering kids choices, safe spaces, and positive reinforcement can help teachers avoid problems—or manage them when they arise. - Online Learning
4 Questions Designed to Make Hybrid Science Classes More Equitable
Online and in-person students can still learn the basic concepts behind lab experiments with the right supports. - Teaching Strategies
Thinking Is a Mess We Should Talk About
Great minds *don’t* think alike—which is why students need to witness examples of genuine thought in all its glorious and messy individuality. - Online Learning
Guiding Special Education Students to Stay on Track for Success in Hybrid Classrooms
Coaching special education students on metacognitive strategies helps them stay motivated during the pandemic. - Collaborative Learning
A Model for Setting Up Group Work in High School Math
Collaboration is beneficial for student learning, and a strategy designed for distance learning makes it manageable and engaging.
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Making Learning Targets Clear to Students
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How to Set Up a Science Fair During the Pandemic
A middle school science teacher preps her students for science fair by exploring their interest in real world issues.1.1k
- Teacher Development
The Benefits of Developing a Reflective Routine
Teachers who take time daily to reflect on what worked in class and what didn’t can better assess areas for improvement and begin to make necessary adjustments.290 - Teacher Development
Strategies to Help New Teachers Thrive
School leaders can guide new teachers to success by gathering feedback and then sharing tailored resources. Chatting over coffee goes a long way, too.624 - Teaching Strategies
Good Teaching Is Not Just About the Right Practices
In a series of interviews with master teachers, a reporter finds that certain intangible qualities matter more than the best tactics.4.5k - New Teachers
Mentoring New Teachers Virtually
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Creative Ways to Assess Math Understanding
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Want Students to Master Literary Analysis? Try Starting With a Vocabulary Lesson
Unless they understand words such as ‘symbolize’ and ‘connote,’ it’s difficult for students to analyze literature well. - The Research Is In
Why Students Should Write in All Subjects
Writing improves learning by consolidating information in long-term memory, researchers explain. Plus, five engaging writing activities to use in all subjects. - Literacy
How Teachers Can Use Their Own Writing as Model Texts
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How to Use the 5Es in Remote Math Instruction
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Adapting an Effective Math Collaboration Activity for Distance Learning
An instructional coach and math teacher who developed a powerful model for student collaboration have tweaked it for the pandemic.2.6k - Instructional Coaching
Helping Teachers Grow Through Instructional Coaching
Finding the resources to hire instructional coaches can be tough, but they can play an essential role in spreading great practices throughout a school. - New Teachers
How New Teachers Can Use Evaluation Feedback to Improve
On their own or with an instructional coach, new teachers can create a data-driven action plan for improving their teaching practices.824