- Literacy
The Wide-Ranging Positives of Read-Alouds
Teachers can use these strategies to entertain and engage early learners with reading and foster social and emotional skills. - Environmental Education
How a School Turns Nature Into the Ultimate Classroom
From interdisciplinary projects to wilderness expeditions, The Greene School is an innovative model for nurturing academic success and student agency. - Assessment
‘Proficiency Days’ Are a Great Way to End the School Year
Instead of the end-of-year rush to turn in missing assignments, this district set up a meaningful way to ensure that high school students met standards. - Environmental Education
A High School Rooted in Nature
The founders of The Greene School dreamed of a place where students could explore the interdependence of human beings and the natural world—and they created it.Your content has been saved!
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Giving Students Meaningful Choices
These strategies for allowing students some genuine say in their learning can foster independence and engagement. - Administration & Leadership
Creating a Multi-Tiered System of Supports in Middle School
Schools can use this guide to help ensure that adolescents get the academic, social and emotional, and behavioral support they need to be successful.132Your content has been saved!
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3 Skills Students Need to Succeed in College
A former special education teacher shares how his students—and all students—benefit from these strategies for developing note taking, time management, and test-taking skills.115Your content has been saved!
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4 Ways to Facilitate Awe in the Classroom
Elementary teachers can inspire wonder with activities that engage the senses, stoke curiosity, highlight learners’ interests, and promote an open mindset. - New Teachers
Empowering Middle School Students to Create Their Own Scaffolds
By shifting the responsibility of scaffolding to students, teachers can help them be prepared to take ownership of their learning process. - ChatGPT & Generative AI
Guiding Students to Use AI to Build Science Writing Skills
By leveraging AI, teachers can boost students’ motivation to research and create innovative presentations.192Your content has been saved!
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- Student Engagement
19 Highly Engaging End-of-Year Activities
Teachers can help students end the year on a high note with activities that remind them how much they’ve learned in class. - Research
8 Small But Impactful Classroom Management Shifts
How using subtle gestures, spatial awareness, and tone of voice can nudge your classroom toward smoother operations. - Student Wellness
3 Ways to Help Students Build Attention Stamina
These simple tools and strategies can improve focus in the classroom. - Restorative Practices
A Restorative Alternative to Out-of-School Suspensions
This strategy focuses on helping the student stay part of the school community through tutoring, counseling, and community service.965Your content has been saved!
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Keeping Students Engaged During Long Class Periods
By chunking class time using gradual release of responsibility, teachers can vary their teaching strategies to help students maintain focus.
- ChatGPT & Generative AI
How Students Can Use AI in Project-Based Learning
Teachers can guide students to leverage AI for feedback in choosing and presenting a learning artifact—and they still create that themselves.253Your content has been saved!
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Using PBL to Support Young English Learners
These ideas for project-based learning can help students in preschool to grade 2 grow their language skills as they learn content.198Your content has been saved!
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4 Benefits of Using Podcasting as a PBL Project
Relevant in any content area, podcasts present an engaging way for students to demonstrate their learning. - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
How to Simplify PBL Planning With AI
AI can help teachers save time in creating meaningful project-based learning opportunities for students. - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Culminating Art Projects That Boost Students’ Confidence
At the end of the year, high school students enjoy the opportunity to create a final product dictated by their own interests.
- Literacy
Reimagining the Classic American Dream Unit
How high school teachers across America are updating this foundational unit, 100 years after ‘Gatsby.’ - Literacy
Promoting Student Collaboration With Reciprocal Reading Protocols
Opportunities to read and work through text with a peer encourage students to take an active role in their learning.390Your content has been saved!
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When Students Use AI in Ways They Shouldn’t
Here are some ways teachers can respond when students don’t follow classroom guidelines for using AI. - Literacy
Supporting Middle School Students in Their Writing
These simple strategies can sharpen learners’ skills in different genres and help them to become more confident writers.270Your content has been saved!
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3 Ways to Make the Library More Useful to Multilingual Learners
Librarians can help English language learners feel at home by providing a wide variety of choices and formats to choose from.182Your content has been saved!
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- Classroom Management
How to Implement the Three Teacher Classroom Model
Rethinking the roles of students and the classroom environment can help teachers create effective learning experiences. - Environmental Education
Exploring Campus With an Environmental Lens
When freshmen take a science course that immerses them in their school’s culture and physical space, they develop a sense of belonging—and a deep connection to the mission. - Learning Environments
How to Support Floating Teachers
Schools can create shared space for teachers who travel from classroom to classroom, giving them room for storage and planning. - Flexible Classrooms
Repurposing Furniture to Support Learning in the Early Grades
A kindergarten teacher gives five practical examples of repurposing classroom furniture to serve multiple uses. - 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.
