- New Teachers
3 Reflection Questions to Help You End the Year Intentionally
Reflecting can help teachers bring closure to the school year, connect with students, and continually improve their practice.Your content has been saved!
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Using PBL to Support Young English Learners
These ideas for project-based learning can help students in preschool to grade 2 grow their language skills as they learn content.Your content has been saved!
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Creating Your School’s Mission Statement
These strategies follow a systematic and inclusive approach to help ensure that everyone is on board.Your content has been saved!
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Giving Students the Skills to Spot Fake News
By learning how to deconstruct news stories and identify media bias, students equip themselves to become smarter digital consumers.Your content has been saved!
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6 Ways to Inspire Intrinsic Motivation in Elementary Students
These strategies encourage students to explore, learn, and grow without the expectation of rewards.Your content has been saved!
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5 Teacher-Tested AI Tools for Beginners
Feeling curious about AI but overwhelmed by options? Edtech specialist Eric Curts cuts through the noise with five tools you can start using today. - Critical Thinking
Leveraging Student Interests to Teach Critical Analysis
Even when the topic isn’t a student’s favorite, teachers can encourage deep thinking through opportunities to make personal connections.119Your content has been saved!
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Cultivating Curiosity in Kindergarten
Teachers can support students’ natural curiosity by creating a spot for them to post their questions, which can be the basis for future lessons.142Your content has been saved!
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A Restorative Alternative to Out-of-School Suspensions
This strategy focuses on helping the student stay part of the school community through tutoring, counseling, and community service.304Your content has been saved!
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How New Teachers Can Encourage Student Agency
When students get stuck on a concept, a compassionate approach that supports productive struggle might help them proceed.143Your content has been saved!
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- Communication Skills
Adapting Socratic Seminars for Elementary
With a few key modifications, teachers can make a complex academic discussion into an excellent learning opportunity for younger students. - Research
8 Small But Impactful Classroom Management Shifts
How using subtle gestures, spatial awareness, and tone of voice can nudge your classroom toward smoother operations. - Communication Skills
5 Ways to Elevate Your Classroom Discussions
Even when many students hesitate to speak up, teachers can inspire thoughtful, vibrant discussion with these classroom-tested strategies. - Student Wellness
3 Ways to Help Students Build Attention Stamina
These simple tools and strategies can improve focus in the classroom. - Student Engagement
Keeping Students Engaged During Long Class Periods
By chunking class time using gradual release of responsibility, teachers can vary their teaching strategies to help students maintain focus.
- Project-Based Learning (PBL)
4 Benefits of Using Podcasting as a PBL Project
Relevant in any content area, podcasts present an engaging way for students to demonstrate their learning. - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
How to Simplify PBL Planning With AI
AI can help teachers save time in creating meaningful project-based learning opportunities for students. - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Culminating Art Projects That Boost Students’ Confidence
At the end of the year, high school students enjoy the opportunity to create a final product dictated by their own interests. - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
A Curation Project to End the School Year
Teachers can give students a creative opportunity to use their analytical skills and make meaningful connections to different forms of media. - Community Partnerships
Finding Community Partners for PBL
Here’s how to locate experts willing and eager to share their expertise and bring real-life experience to project-based learning.150Your content has been saved!
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- Technology Integration
Adapting HyperDocs to Help All Students Learn
By embedding all materials and links in one place, HyperDocs provide students with an accessible learning experience. - Technology Integration
Best Practices for Showing Videos in Class
Edtech platforms can help you create a personalized learning experience to improve students’ learning and engagement.196Your content has been saved!
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Ensuring That Math Instruction Provides Opportunities for All
Students bring different combinations of strengths and weaknesses to the math classroom, and teachers can help all of them grow. - Assessment
A Strategy for Differentiating Assessments
Tiered assessments help ensure that all students can show what they know while being appropriately challenged.479Your content has been saved!
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How School Leaders Can Empower Teachers to Deliver Personalized Instruction
An elementary school principal gives a detailed breakdown of how to roll out a daily class period targeting students’ academic needs and interests.
- Formative Assessment
60-Second Strategy: Quick Sorts
In this formative assessment game, table groups compete against each other to categorize key terms and concepts from the previous night’s assignment.Your content has been saved!
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4 Ways to Boost Students’ Self-Efficacy
These strategies help students see what they have learned so they believe they can be successful in school in the future. - Formative Assessment
Using Mastery Checks to Assess Student Learning
Unlike simultaneous, class-wide tests or exit tickets, Mastery Checks allow students to demonstrate learning at their own pace. - Teaching Strategies
Scaffolding Like a Pro: Powerful Ways to Support Learning
With options ranging from tried-and-true to lesser known, these strategies for cognitive, metacognitive, and procedural scaffolding will help you set students up for success. - Homework
How to Encourage Students to Turn In Quality Work
To help prevent hastily completed assignments, teachers can share clear expectations with students and offer manageable timelines.
