- Teaching Strategies
Using Bell Ringers to Teach the Historical Method
Short activities built on examining photographs, artifacts, and other resources from the past can help students think like historians.Your content has been saved!
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How to Make Read-Alouds Fun and Effective for All Ages
Well-planned read-alouds can enhance critical thinking, comprehension, and engagement across disciplines—and age levels. - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Breaking Down the Complex Work of Teaching PBL Into Manageable Chunks
Project-based learning can be daunting, but there are steps teachers can take to overcome the challenges. - Brain-Based Learning
Learning to Synthesize Through a Hands-On Activity
Using construction paper and glue sticks to practice a higher-order thinking skill makes the task more accessible for students—and more engaging. - Inquiry-Based Learning
Ideas for Teaching Students About Elections, Even in Polarized Times
Students can get timely exposure to the civic process through interesting activities that encourage them to think about important issues..171Your content has been saved!
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Using Question Cubes to Boost Reading Engagement
This activity gives students the opportunity to collaborate, boosting engagement and deepening their understanding of class texts. - Formative Assessment
How to Use Universal Screening Data to Guide Instruction
Information collected from literacy assessments can help teachers make instructional decisions that improve student learning.150Your content has been saved!
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Question: How Do You Help Students Remember Their Supplies?
We're gathering tips to help students remember their supplies. If this is something your students struggle with, check out the comments. - Family Engagement
Effective Ideas for Engaging Parents and Caregivers
These strategies can help elementary school teachers involve families in their children’s learning. - School Culture
5 Ways to Support Your School’s Support Staff
By seeking meaningful input and acting on it, school administrators can create an environment where all staff are valued.
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- Teaching Strategies
7 Ways to Show Students Their Academic Growth
Teacher-tested, motivating activities that get students out of their own performance loop and make learning visible—even when they struggle to see the forest for the trees. - Special Education
5 Ways to Support Neurodivergent Students
An academic coach for neurodivergent students shares how to help neurodivergent students reach their potential throughout the school year. - Classroom Management
How to Establish Classroom Routines for Productive Learning
Before a lesson begins, it’s important to communicate a clear plan so that students will understand what’s expected of them. - Arts Integration
Playing an Improv Game for Character Analysis
By acting out a character’s emotions, students can practice literary analysis, sharpen their recall of story detail, and build empathy. - Technology Integration
Supercharge Your Canva Projects
Pro tips from power users can help you up your Canva game, even if you already use it.
- Project-Based Learning (PBL)
How to Build a PBL Unit Around a Novel
A project focused on discovery and analysis allows students to read, collaborate, and demonstrate their knowledge as they make their way through a novel. - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Taking an Incremental Approach to PBL
This framework simplifies the process of setting up a project-based learning unit so that it feels manageable for teachers.276Your content has been saved!
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A Lego PBL Unit That Fosters Collaboration
Elementary students can learn a little about how AI works as they collaborate to design and build a cityscape.293Your content has been saved!
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Promoting Authentic Learning With Multimedia Research Projects
Students can actively demonstrate their learning through inquiry-focused projects that promote creativity.210Your content has been saved!
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Culturally Responsive and Community-Focused PBL
Having students design project-based learning units that influence their own communities can have a transformative impact on learning.373Your content has been saved!
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- Literacy
How to Build Relationships in an Intervention Setting
Strong connections with students are essential for showing them that you’re a trustworthy advocate who wants to help them succeed. - Literacy
A Weeklong Unit to Explore Poetry Forms
High school students who study poetry forms come away with confidence to analyze poetry and to create and share their own poems. - English Language Learners
How Text Reconstruction Supports Multilingual Learners
This multistep literacy activity gives students an extended opportunity to improve their vocabulary and develop their listening and speaking skills. - Literacy
5 Ways to Include Writing in Reading Intervention
Writing sometimes gets short shrift in literacy education. These strategies help foster students’ reading and writing skills in tandem.538Your content has been saved!
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Question: What’s Your Solution to Get Students Reading Whole-Class Novels?
We're gathering tips for students reading whole-class novels. If this is something you struggle with, check out the comments.
- Administration & Leadership
How to Meaningfully Involve Students in Leadership
A district-wide approach to including students in decision-making creates opportunities for change. - Administration & Leadership
How School Leaders Can Guide the Work of Paraeducators
So that these paraprofessionals can successfully do their work, school administrators need to ensure they have the training and resources they need.186Your content has been saved!
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Projecting a Positive School Culture
Minor interactions can have a big impact on staff, students, families, and anyone who calls or visits your school.215Your content has been saved!
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Designing a Continuous Parent Education Curriculum
Administrators can set up a program that invites families into schools and helps them grow alongside their students. - Administration & Leadership
Helping Teachers Adapt to New Curricular Initiatives
By giving teachers space and autonomy, school leaders can ease the pains of transitioning to a new curriculum.