- Instructional Coaching
Flipping the Lens on Classroom Observations With the ‘Inside-Out’ Method
Quick, low-stakes observations focused on student learning allow administrators to provide teachers with useful feedback on instruction.Your content has been saved!
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A 6-Step Plan for Differentiated Instruction
Middle school teachers can follow a straightforward method that facilitates customization of support for students.Your content has been saved!
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Using Empathy Interviews to Lower Barriers Between Student Cliques
This technique helped students connect with each other and overcome social barriers to build a more cohesive community.Your 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.Your content has been saved!
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Balancing Play-Based Learning With Literacy Mandates in Preschool
These strategies help teachers set up engaging and enriching opportunities for literacy exploration throughout the day.214Your 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. - Administration & Leadership
How to Practice Active Listening as a School Leader
Use these strategies to help ensure that teachers and other stakeholders feel heard and valued, which can lead to better decision-making.592Your content has been saved!
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Cultivating Student Potential Through the Performing Arts
When elementary students participate in performance-focused activities, they learn skills that build confidence and support academic success.372Your content has been saved!
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Teaching Irony in Middle School With Picture Books
Using picture books as mentor texts is the perfect way to teach verbal, dramatic, and situational irony to middle school students. - Literacy
Using Board Games to Strengthen Literacy Skills
Creating board games based on vocabulary helps upper elementary students learn, build confidence, and have fun at the same time.1.9kYour content has been saved!
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- Classroom Management
How to Differentiate Without Splitting Students Up
Advice for teachers who want to make sure everyone in their classroom works and learns in tandem.72kYour content has been saved!
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A Scaffolding Strategy to Help Experienced ELLs Express Complex Ideas
This technique gives multilingual students explicit instruction on how to effectively develop their ideas for each part of a paragraph and to link one idea to the next.24.1kYour content has been saved!
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Scaffolding Deeper Learning With Recall Activities
When students are asked to remember and explain relevant knowledge just before applying it, they arrive at a more concrete understanding of the content.16.5kYour content has been saved!
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Making Literary Analysis Creative Through Thematic Sculptures
When students use playful materials to build a physical object that represents their thinking, they grapple with texts in new ways.14.2kYour content has been saved!
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Combining Mindfulness, Movement, and Meaning in Brain Breaks
The best brain breaks aren’t random or mere time-fillers—they’re purposeful pauses that help students regulate, reconnect, and reset.
- Technology Integration
Benefits of Organizing Course Materials With HyperSlides
Using HyperSlides—hyperlinked slides—is a simple way to consolidate course materials, promote student agency, and save time.530Your content has been saved!
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Using Tech for Better Communications With Multilingual Families
Reusable message banks, videos with captions, and smart use of translation tools help schools consistently communicate with families in their home language.1.1kYour content has been saved!
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3 Tech Tools to Promote Elementary Students’ Oral Fluency
Digital platforms can help make reading aloud independently more engaging and get kids excited about literacy practice.8.2kYour content has been saved!
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Designing a Low-Tech, High-Connection Pre-K Classroom
Preschool teachers can carve out tech-free spaces and ensure that when technology is used, it serves as a bridge for conversation, collaboration, and reflection.2.1kYour content has been saved!
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Using Text-to-Speech Technology to Support All Students
Built-in screen readers improve the accessibility of texts and can help students achieve success in building higher-level literacy skills.2.7kYour content has been saved!
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- Administration & Leadership
Why Administrators Should Consider National Board Certification
Principals and assistant principals can strengthen their instructional leadership by completing this rigorous certification for teachers.1.2kYour content has been saved!
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How to Create a Thriving Drop-In Culture
With deliberate planning and a low-stakes approach, peer drop-in initiatives offer inspiring, expert professional development without leaving the school building.2.8kYour content has been saved!
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Why ‘Use Your People’ Is a Key Lesson for Principals
Principals often start out in the role trying to do everything themselves, but learning to delegate is a must—both for themselves and for their schools.4kYour content has been saved!
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The Power of Microlearning in Professional Learning Communities
School leaders can set up professional development in manageable chunks to help maximize teachers’ growth.5.2kYour content has been saved!
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How Administrators and Veteran Educators Can Team Up to Mentor New Teachers
School leaders can support their new teachers by setting up a structured series of discussions and classroom observation sessions.4.8kYour content has been saved!
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- Formative Assessment
Making Formative Assessments More Efficient and Effective
Incorporating peer review and individual reflections makes frequent, intentional formative assessment manageable, with big benefits for student learning.9kYour content has been saved!
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Using Interviews to Gain Insight Into Students’ Math Thinking
Elementary teachers can talk with students one-on-one to probe their thinking and learn things that might be missed with traditional assessments.1.6kYour content has been saved!
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Fun Formative Assessment Activities Inspired by UDL
Varying the format of comprehension checks guides students to demonstrate learning and provides teachers feedback on progress.6.6kYour content has been saved!
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13 Super-Quick Formative Assessments
Teachers can use these techniques to gauge students’ understanding mid-lesson and then decide whether to reteach or press ahead. - Formative Assessment
Crafting Data-Driven Narratives About Students
Telling stories with and about data helps students better see themselves as learners and helps teachers center them in the classroom.7.3kYour content has been saved!
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