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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.Your content has been saved!
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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.Your content has been saved!
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A 4-Step School Improvement Process That Works
By using data to see patterns and trends, administrators can identify small changes that will help students make measurable progress.190Your 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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How and Why to Teach Handwriting in Middle and High School
Incorporating handwriting lessons can have numerous benefits for older students—here’s how to get them started.264Your content has been saved!
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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.199Your content has been saved!
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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.227Your 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.643Your 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.663Your 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.3kYour 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.38.7kYour 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.17.7kYour 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.8.5kYour content has been saved!
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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.7.5kYour content has been saved!
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- Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Helping Students Learn the Art of Trying in Math
These four classroom shifts can make academic risk-taking feel safer, clearer, and more worthwhile for middle school students.2.5kYour content has been saved!
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Running a Dungeons and Dragons Club
Through a weekly game, teachers can help students feel connected to one another and foster their creative problem-solving. - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
How Sensory Play Helps Preschool Students Develop Self-Regulation
Teachers can set up hands-on exploration to promote young students’ ability to calm themselves when emotions are running high.4.5kYour content has been saved!
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3 Easy Ways to Make Feelings Visible in the Classroom
Teachers can use these strategies for promoting emotional literacy to help students develop self-regulation and motivation for learning.4.1kYour content has been saved!
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Supporting Students as They Navigate Adult Responsibilities Outside of School
When high school students are balancing more than just their coursework, schools need to rethink how to best support them.2kYour 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.811Your 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.2.7kYour 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.3.9kYour 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 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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- Instructional Coaching
3 Innovative Instructional Coaching Models
These strategies bring teachers together and naturally generate evidence of coaching’s impact on student learning.4.7kYour 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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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. - Instructional Coaching
Collaboration Tips to Help Instructional Coaches Maximize Their Impact
Working with peers helps instructional coaches grow their repertoire of strategies, to the benefit of teachers and students.8.6kYour content has been saved!
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