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Integrated Studies
Project-Based Learning
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Studying Female Poets to Understand History
Social and Emotional Learning
10 Powerful Community-Building Ideas
Strategies for ensuring that students in every grade feel like they’re part of the classroom community.
Emelina Minero
The Research Is In
Understanding a Teacher’s Long-Term Impact
Fostering skills like self-regulation does more to improve students’ long-term outcomes than helping them raise their test scores.
Youki Terada
Formative Assessment
60-Second Strategy: TAG Feedback
This quick exercise scaffolds peer critique for elementary students.
New Teachers
The Biggest Lesson of My First Year Teaching
A veteran teacher shares how she learned the value of prioritizing relationships when she was just starting out in the classroom.
Cindy Bourdo
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Professional Development
A Teacher-Centric Approach to PD
Micro-credentialing is a system that lets teachers choose their professional development—and pays them for it.
Alyssa Voigt
Assistive Technology
Rethinking Assistive Technology
For students with disabilities, assistive technology isn’t a nice-to-have—it’s crucial to their learning and success in school.
Jennifer Sullivan
Education Trends
3 Myths of Personalized Learning
In order to implement and improve personalized learning, we first need to reach agreement about what it is—and what it isn’t.
Andrew Miller
Culturally Responsive Teaching
When Girls Spit: The Power of Spoken Word
Encouraging young women of color to express their experiences creatively through spoken word can empower them.
Dorothy E. Hines
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Social and Emotional Learning
Elevating Student Voice Through Senior Talks
High school seniors build confidence by documenting their growth and learning in a speech presented to their families and the school community.
Formative Assessment
Boosting Engagement With Notices and Wonders
When students make “I notice” and “I wonder” comments on course content, teachers can see what they know—and what they need to learn.
Communication Skills
60-Second Strategy: Discussion Mapping
Following discussions with a quick reflection exercise helps students sharpen their speaking and listening skills.
Project-Based Learning
Projects That Work: Mission to Mars
Physics students assume the role of aerospace engineers to explore the real-world problem of how to land a rover on Mars.
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Brain-Based Learning
Decoding the Teenage Brain (in 3 Charts)
New technologies are shedding light on what really makes adolescents tick—and providing clues on how we might reach them better.
Stephen Merrill
Social and Emotional Learning
10 Powerful Community-Building Ideas
Strategies for ensuring that students in every grade feel like they’re part of the classroom community.
Emelina Minero
The Research Is In
Understanding a Teacher’s Long-Term Impact
Fostering skills like self-regulation does more to improve students’ long-term outcomes than helping them raise their test scores.
Youki Terada
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Locked Away: The Toll of Mass Incarceration on Students
Children with imprisoned siblings or parents often suffer silently, but schools can help students confront the stigma and trauma.
Melinda D. Anderson
Culturally Responsive Teaching
22 Diverse Book Choices for All Grade Levels
Suggestions from teachers who are working to offer students at every grade level book choices that represent their lives.
Tom Berger
Teacher Wellness
When Students Are Traumatized, Teachers Are Too
Emelina Minero
Brain-Based Learning »
Brain-Based Learning
Decoding the Teenage Brain (in 3 Charts)
New technologies are shedding light on what really makes adolescents tick—and providing clues on how we might reach them better.
Stephen Merrill
Brain-Based Learning
Bringing the Science of Learning Into Classrooms
Years of research prompt a group of scientists to ask whether we should rethink the way we do school.
Heather Riley
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Youki Terada
Brain-Based Learning
Developing Executive Function With Priority Lists
Explicitly modeling the process of prioritizing tasks builds students’ ability to organize and manage their time.
Social and Emotional Learning
The Science of Learning and Development
The research is clear: Strong relationships with educators help students develop the cognitive skills they need to learn and thrive.
Classroom Management »
New Teachers
The Biggest Lesson of My First Year Teaching
A veteran teacher shares how she learned the value of prioritizing relationships when she was just starting out in the classroom.
Cindy Bourdo
Social and Emotional Learning
10 Powerful Community-Building Ideas
Strategies for ensuring that students in every grade feel like they’re part of the classroom community.
Emelina Minero
Classroom Management
Fostering Belonging With Classroom Norms
When students help create their classrooms' rules and culture, they’re more engaged and invested in learning.
Classroom Management
Demonstrating Self-Regulation With Tone of Voice
When teachers model self-regulation by using a voice that is calm, neutral, and assertive, they help students feel cared for—and ready to learn.
School Leadership »
Professional Development
A Teacher-Centric Approach to PD
Micro-credentialing is a system that lets teachers choose their professional development—and pays them for it.
Alyssa Voigt
School Climate
Student-Led Culture Change
A look at some ways administrators can foster active participation by students in improving school culture.
Shukella Price
School Leadership
Staying Mission Focused as a Leader
School leaders can resist the urge to micromanage by focusing on the most important goal: helping students and teachers succeed.
Matthew Howell
School Leadership
The Importance of Self-Care for Administrators
School leaders benefit from setting up and maintaining a system of support to help them meet the many challenges of the job.
Jessica Cabeen
