- Administration & Leadership
Key Strategies for Improving Struggling Schools
Administrators can use an approach focused on transparency and data-driven action to improve academic outcomes in low-performing schools.Your content has been saved!
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How Schools Can Help the ‘Anxious Generation’ of Students
Banning cell phones, refocusing on play, and involving parents can have a beneficial effect on students’ mental health and well-being.Your content has been saved!
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How to Maintain Your Focus During the School Year
Teaching with intention toward learning outcomes can be done in a focused way that prioritizes flexibility, inquiry, and relationships.110Your content has been saved!
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A Primer on Parent-Teacher Conferences for New Teachers
By planning more collaborative and communicative conferences, teachers can foster strong relationships with families that last all year long.Your content has been saved!
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Creating a Culturally Responsive Science Classroom
Guiding students to develop ‘scientist voices’ helps them feel more connected to and engaged with science curriculum.103Your content has been saved!
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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. - Literacy
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. - 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..194Your 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.
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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
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Pro tips from power users can help you up your Canva game, even if you already use it.
- Integrated Studies
Using Technology to Support Students’ Understanding of Nonfiction Reading
Generative AI tools can help make content more accessible as students learn about complex concepts across content areas. - Integrated Studies
Empowering Students to Be Real-World Problem Solvers
When middle school students are given the opportunity to deeply explore what it means to be a changemaker, they see a path toward making a difference in their own community—and beyond. - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Connecting Across Disciplines in PBL
Here are three ways to set up project-based learning that involves more than one subject area, which is highly engaging for students. - Integrated Studies
Putting an Environmental Spin on Literary Analysis
Secondary students can consider the ecological context in which a text was written to gain new insights into their reading assignments.259Your content has been saved!
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Integrating Social Studies in Elementary School Lessons
With school days so packed, these strategies help teachers integrate social studies concepts and skills across the curriculum.
- 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. - Professional Learning
Improving Your Teaching Practice Through Systematic Reflection
Find time to reflect on your teaching practice year-round with these quick but powerful strategies, designed to drive improvement.396Your content has been saved!
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How Teachers Can Help Shape Educational Uses of AI in Their Schools
Teachers at all levels of experience with AI can use these ideas to learn more about how to implement it effectively in their work.297Your content has been saved!
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4 Tips for a Smooth Classroom Observation
Being observed is often stressful, but these tips from classroom veterans can help teachers feel confident about the process.378Your content has been saved!
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A Framework Aspiring School Leaders Can Use to Build Their Professional Capacity
An associate principal spoke with more than 80 administrators to put together this advice for people considering a move into leadership.
- Instructional Coaching
How to Plan Effective Professional Development for Instructional Coaches
Instructional coaches need thoughtfully crafted and fruitful training opportunities that meet the specific needs of their work.292Your content has been saved!
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‘Tech It Up’ to Build Staff Excitement Around Technology Integration
To enhance teachers’ tech use in the classroom, instructional coaches need their own training. Here’s a way to make it meaningful and fun.150Your content has been saved!
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6 Schoolwide Strategies to Improve Reading Skills
Helping students build their identities as readers and explicitly teaching the mechanics of reading can yield big gains across grade levels.737Your content has been saved!
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How to Help Teachers Make Smart Edtech Choices
Having too many apps and tools to choose from can be stressful, and coaches can play a key role in reducing that stress.234Your content has been saved!
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How Instructional Specialists Can Build Meaningful Relationships Across Schools
These strategies can help educational specialists become allies and form supportive relationships with teachers, even across multiple campuses354Your content has been saved!
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