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Easy Ways to Have Students Review Material Frequently
Students retain information better when they have consistent opportunities to engage with previously taught content.Your content has been saved!
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How Elementary Teachers Can Develop a Daily Writing Practice With Students
With frequent modeling, teachers can guide their students to work through the writing process with confidence.Your content has been saved!
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A Principal’s 4 Steps for Reducing Chronic Absenteeism
This school has been able to increase attendance by building a culture of support and intervening immediately when a student misses a few days.Your content has been saved!
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Weaving Conversation Skills Into High School Art Class
When students’ hands are busy with a simple craft activity, they feel more comfortable moving from digital to face-to-face conversations.Your content has been saved!
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Just Like Phonics, Comprehension Requires Explicit Teaching
Once students can decode, they need ongoing and thoughtful instruction to understand, interpret, and engage with what they read.6.7kYour content has been saved!
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12 Ways to Activate Your Students’ Prior Knowledge
Threading prior knowledge into new material makes for more durable learning. Here are 12 research-backed, teacher-tested strategies to help kids unpack what they already know.4.6kYour content has been saved!
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How to Really Prepare Students for State Tests
A high school teacher uses her state’s testing blueprint to give students practice with the standards and question types they’ll encounter most frequently.668Your content has been saved!
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How to Navigate Student Absences During PBL Units
When absences accumulate, teachers can implement specific strategies so that all students complete necessary work.293Your content has been saved!
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Facilitating Instructional Rounds for New Staff
Schools can use this protocol to reduce isolation, build trust, and make both veteran and new teachers feel valued.367Your content has been saved!
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Is Your Math Homework Worth Doing?
After years of assigning the kind of homework she had done as a student and observing students’ disengagement with it, a teacher overhauled how she assigns math practice.
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11 Classroom Management Tweaks You Don’t Learn in Teacher Prep
Over time, every teacher makes small changes that have a big impact on how their classes run. A veteran teacher shares the hacks that work for him. - Teacher Wellness
The Research on Protecting Teacher Well-Being
Laurie Santos, host of the popular podcast The Happiness Lab, on how our minds deceive us, why "time affluence" matters, and what we can do to reset our parasympathetic nervous system.39.7kYour content has been saved!
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Leveraging Prior Knowledge to Build Understanding
By guiding students through developing their own understanding of core concepts, teachers ensure that the whole class is starting on a strong foundation.21.9kYour content has been saved!
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12 Graphic Novels About Mental Health
These books help students explore conditions that they or their peers may be experiencing, such as depression and anxiety. - Formative Assessment
29 High-Impact Formative Assessment Strategies
These versatile strategies—from brain dumps to speed sharing—help students track their own progress while informing your next instructional steps.13.3kYour content has been saved!
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- Literacy
Using Multigenre Picture Books in Middle School
Books that convey nonfiction topics through poems and images help students learn to process information, a skill they can transfer to other texts.1kYour content has been saved!
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Combining Science and Music for Deeper Learning
Elementary music teachers can incorporate scientific concepts into lessons so students get a multilayered learning experience. - Integrated Studies
A Hands-On Approach to Interdisciplinary Learning
By integrating multiple subjects in a cohesive project, teachers can empower students to think flexibly and persist through challenges. - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
7 Projects Teachers Stand By
Planning for projects can be difficult and time-consuming. This list of teacher-tested projects—complete with printable resources—should offer a big head start. - Integrated Studies
Celebrating Pi Day Across the Curriculum
Engaging, informative Pi Day activities designed for middle school math, ELA, science, and social studies.
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Student Engagement as an Aspect of Classroom Management
An educator whose class rules once ‘looked like the Ten Commandments’ has found that fostering intellectual engagement is much more effective for maintaining order.2.2kYour content has been saved!
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Why Middle (and High) School Students Should Have Class Jobs
Adolescents crave purpose and autonomy—a set of classroom jobs can help. - Student Engagement
Using Anchor Tasks as a Strong Foundation for Daily Learning
Quick, predictable, and consistent activities provide a foundation to get students thinking and ready to learn.6.6kYour content has been saved!
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Taking Your Read-Alouds From Interactive to Immersive
Story time is a highlight of the day for many young students, and teachers can boost engagement even further by adding costumes and sound effects.3.2kYour content has been saved!
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7 Low-Stakes Formative Assessment Activities
Building frequent checks for understanding into lessons can help teachers spot learning gaps in real time and adjust instruction before moving on.Your content has been saved!
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- Student Wellness
For Elementary Counselors, Big Caseloads Require Getting Creative
When you’re one counselor to several hundred students, you need to leverage support from both teachers and students—and learn when to say no.1.6kYour content has been saved!
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Helping Students Return From a Long Absence
Whether they’ve missed school for physical, mental health, or other reasons, students will benefit from a trauma-informed, flexible approach when they get back.5.6kYour content has been saved!
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A Simple Recipe for Blissed-Out Kids
A 2025 study showed that more recess time means less stress for students, suggesting that play is not just a nice-to-have—it’s essential for children’s well-being.2.8kYour content has been saved!
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Practical Ways to Support Students With Adverse Childhood Experiences
For children who have experienced trauma, trusting adults and navigating the classroom may be difficult, but there are simple ways to help them feel safe and supported.2.7kYour content has been saved!
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Creating Moments of Calm in the Weeks Before Winter Break
When engagement wanes before a long vacation, teachers can introduce mindful breaks to help students reset and refocus.8.4kYour content has been saved!
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