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4 Ways to Bring Logic Puzzles Into Your Math Class
Take the pressure off of problem-solving with engaging thinking games that encourage students to work together to find solutions.Your 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.281Your content has been saved!
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Helping Students Become Active Participants in Science
High school science teachers can design tasks that not only develop students’ science skills but also change how they see themselves.343Your 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.Your content has been saved!
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Coaching Executive Functioning Skills
High-level cognitive skills help middle and high school students manage their emotions, behaviors, and responsibilities.1.2kYour content has been saved!
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Whole-Class Strategies to Support Students With Fine Motor Difficulties
Elementary teachers can use practical activities aligned with Universal Design for Learning to help students develop their fine motor skills.1.8kYour content has been saved!
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Using the 5 Whys Approach to Deepen Student Thinking
Teachers can use a questioning strategy originally from the business world to guide students to confidently develop and defend their thinking.3.3kYour content has been saved!
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Why Administrators Should Consider National Board Certification
Principals and assistant principals can strengthen their instructional leadership by completing this rigorous certification for teachers.551Your content has been saved!
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12 Buddy Systems That Support Learning and Student Well-Being
Encouraging students to ‘look out for each other on purpose’ has a powerful impact. These classroom and schoolwide strategies can help you get started. - Learning Environments
Supporting Students to Study Abroad in High School
Studying abroad can be a transformative experience, and there are many resources and scholarships available for students who want to pursue it.2.2kYour content has been saved!
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How to Differentiate Without Splitting Students Up
Advice for teachers who want to make sure everyone in their classroom works and learns in tandem.29.6kYour 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.16.9kYour 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. - Literacy
How to Turn Vocabulary Lessons Into Nuanced Conversations About Meaning
Use 'semantic gradients' to turn vocabulary study into a shared thinking activity that explores the subtle differences between related words.8.4kYour content has been saved!
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13 Tips to Quickly Deliver Super Effective Feedback
These efficient feedback strategies support student learning without sacrificing a teacher's nights and weekends.7.3kYour content has been saved!
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- Technology Integration
A Virtual Collaboration Project Centered on American Democracy
In a program sponsored by the Smithsonian, students in two different parts of the country interact to explore a civics question that is meaningful to both groups.855Your content has been saved!
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Problem-Based Learning and Future-Ready Skills
Well-designed projects help students build valuable skills such as collaboration, critical thinking, and communication.4.4kYour content has been saved!
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Boosting Midyear Engagement With Place-Based PBL
High school teachers can build projects around issues in the local community to motivate students before and after winter break.2.5kYour content has been saved!
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Making Project-Based Learning More Impactful by Emphasizing Depth Over Speed
Teachers can help students get the most out of PBL by focusing on the development of effective learning habits.2.5kYour content has been saved!
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Bringing Together Cosplay and Coding in High School
In this class, students learn engineering skills as well as costume design and event planning, culminating in a convention that’s open to the whole community.
- 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.29.6kYour content has been saved!
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6 Strategies to Make Setting Up Small Group Work More Sustainable
Elementary teachers can reap the benefits of differentiated instruction in math by leveraging existing resources.5.3kYour 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.6.3kYour content has been saved!
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Using AI to Support Universal Design for Learning in Elementary School
These tech tools provide elementary teachers with ways to differentiate instruction, increasing student engagement and choice.9.3kYour content has been saved!
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Elevating Tier 1 Instruction With Differentiated Small Groups
Instead of starting with whole group instruction and then using small groups to intervene, teachers can use a targeted approach from the outset.14.5kYour content has been saved!
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- Instructional Coaching
3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models
These strategies bring teachers together and naturally generate evidence of coaching’s impact on student learning.4.5kYour content has been saved!
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How to Develop Test-Ready Students
There’s a difference between teaching to the test and developing test-specific thinking that will help students effectively apply what they’ve learned all year. - Instructional Coaching
How Instructional Coaches Can Balance Confidentiality and Accountability
These strategies help instructional coaches build trust with teachers and provide transparency with administrators to maximize impact.2.9kYour 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.5.1kYour content has been saved!
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How to Change Up Intervention Groups
When students in intervention groups progress at different rates, it’s important to reconfigure the groups so all students do appropriately challenging work.
