- Student Engagement
5 Must-Haves for Your Middle School Classroom Library
Choosing the right materials for your classroom library can boost engagement and cultivate a habit of reading for pleasure. - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
How to Spot Signs of Hidden Distress in Young Students
It’s important for preschool teachers to be able to recognize when students need emotional support—even if they seem to be doing fine.101 - Literacy
Extending Penmanship Lessons Beyond Elementary School
Working to improve their handwriting can help middle school students improve their reading and writing skills as well.993 - Assessment
How to Get Students to Focus on Learning—Not Grades
With a few shifts in the classroom, teachers can encourage students to pay more attention to the skills they are building than to a number or letter score.224 - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Having Students Learn by Teaching
When high school students present a lesson, they actively engage in learning and grow their research, organizational, and speaking skills.322 - Brain-Based Learning
4 Steps to Build Schoolwide Capacity in the Science of Learning
The science of learning encompasses findings in several fields, and these steps help demystify it and encourage gradual adoption—one strategy at a time.301 - Administration & Leadership
How School Leaders Can Support Effective Professional Development
A professional development specialist and a principal describe how they work together to ensure that PD is meaningful.193 - Inquiry-Based Learning
Cultivating Curiosity Among Older Students
Small, daily shifts in the way middle and high school teachers ask questions can boost student engagement.256 - Assessment
7 Tips for Creating Motivating Assessments
Teachers can take small actions to ensure that the tests they give build students’ confidence, refine skills, and encourage independence.228 - Student Wellness
How Schools Are Reframing Gym Class to Be More Engaging
A series of small shifts can make physical education more welcoming and help reluctant students warm up to the idea of getting and staying active.167
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- Literacy
25 Essential High School Reads From the Last Decade
We asked members of our community to share recently published novels they would love to have read in high school. Here are your top picks.7.8k - Brain-Based Learning
How to Reduce the Cognitive Load on Students During Lessons
A look at ways teachers can refine their practices to help ensure that students absorb and process information so they can retrieve it later.2.4k - Literacy
Exercises That Help Students Focus on Reading
An occupational therapist shares movement breaks and simple tools that help elementary students focus on the written word.1.2k - Research
If You’re Not Failing, You’re Not Learning
The learning scientist Manu Kapur, architect of the theory of productive failure, on reframing our notion of failure, and letting kids stumble (but with purpose).1.2k - Literacy
Extending Penmanship Lessons Beyond Elementary School
Working to improve their handwriting can help middle school students improve their reading and writing skills as well.993
- Technology Integration
A Handy Framework for Choosing Edtech
By using what an edtech expert calls the six Cs, educators can make better decisions about classroom technology.303 - Technology Integration
A Rubric for Effective Edtech Use
An educational technology professor shares a rubric teachers and administrators can use to decide why and how to use edtech tools to improve student learning.406 - Special Education
Free Assistive Tech Tools That Support Academic Success
These no-cost resources provide tools that help students with disabilities achieve academic success.430 - English Language Learners
How to Use Flip With Multilingual Students
The tech tool helps English learners develop their expressive and receptive language skills without the pressure of performing in front of the class.313
- Brain-Based Learning
4 Steps to Build Schoolwide Capacity in the Science of Learning
The science of learning encompasses findings in several fields, and these steps help demystify it and encourage gradual adoption—one strategy at a time.301 - Brain-Based Learning
How to Reduce the Cognitive Load on Students During Lessons
A look at ways teachers can refine their practices to help ensure that students absorb and process information so they can retrieve it later.2.4k - Research
If You’re Not Failing, You’re Not Learning
The learning scientist Manu Kapur, architect of the theory of productive failure, on reframing our notion of failure, and letting kids stumble (but with purpose).1.2k - Brain-Based Learning
The Role of Cognition in the Gradual Release of Responsibility Model
Teachers can support students’ success by providing ample time for them to process and gain independence in completing complex tasks.435
- Professional Learning
A Guide to Planning Career Paths for Teachers
Acquiring new skills and knowledge can support you in your current role and aid you in the event that you change roles or leave education.340 - Instructional Coaching
How Mentoring Can Be a 2-Way Partnership
Interdependent mentoring offers a richer experience for both novice and veteran educators, and can help ensure that new teachers gain the skills and confidence they need to grow as teachers.258 - Instructional Coaching
Praise Can Be a Powerful Tool for Instructional Coaches
Instructional coaches can facilitate effective instruction by giving teachers specific, actionable praise.396 - Administration & Leadership
A 5 Step Coaching Model for Instructional Innovation
Changing your staff’s instructional practices is never easy, but gathering teacher input and buy-in can make for a smoother transition.890
