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Designing the Ideal Classroom Space
A thoughtfully designed classroom—and lesson—should always take into account the known limits of the student brain, says developmental psychologist Karrie Godwin.Your content has been saved!
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Using Direct Instruction to Promote Inquiry
Teachers can support inquiry-based learning by using direct instruction to provide students with the tools they need to understand content.Your content has been saved!
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Why Students Give Up on a Task—and What Teachers Can Do About It
Students often start working on a task, but disengage if it gets difficult. You can use these three tips to encourage them to persist.Your content has been saved!
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Writing Notes by Hand for Better Processing
When teachers regularly pause during lectures so students can synthesize their thoughts with handwritten notes, content is more likely to stick.Your content has been saved!
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Helping Preschool Teachers Adopt Innovative Pedagogy
Administrators can use this four-step framework to provide the sustained support teachers need to try creative new strategies.190Your content has been saved!
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Building Empathy Through Haiku
Elementary students can develop their listening and literacy skills as they learn to write concise, expressive poems.184Your content has been saved!
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Teaching CER in Middle School Science With a 5-Day Structure
The claim, evidence, reasoning framework is a lot of thinking all at once for middle school students. Here’s a way to break it down.231Your content has been saved!
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Why Your Students Need (Some) Extrinsic Motivation
Extrinsic motivation gets a bad rap, but middle and high school teachers can use it judiciously early in an activity to encourage students to get started. - Literacy
How to Assess Student Understanding When Bad Handwriting Gets in the Way
Separating students’ knowledge from their handwriting can leave teachers feeling like they’re detectives sifting through clues.784Your content has been saved!
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A Creative Strategy to Get Students Ready for Complex Texts
Before introducing something like a Shakespearean play, it’s helpful to guide students to explore other artworks with similar themes.645Your content has been saved!
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- Learning Environments
An Unconventional Seating Plan Designed to Benefit Focus and Learning
After years of search and experimentation, this teacher finally hit on a room layout that allowed for efficient shifting between whole class, small group, and independent work. - Teaching Strategies
In High-Performing Math Classrooms, Words Matter
Math vocabulary alone isn’t a silver bullet—but research shows it’s linked to stronger academic achievement when paired with expert teaching practices.42kYour content has been saved!
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Walking Through Writing a Compelling Essay
Working out the parts of an essay step by step helps students think more creatively and analytically about what they want to convey.19.6kYour content has been saved!
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Research-Backed Strategies to Keep Students on Task
Teachers can help students build their capacity to stay on task by ensuring that they have a clear path to start working, reasons to continue, and support when they lose focus. - Brain-Based Learning
9 Brain Breaks to Foster Connection in Middle School
Just a few minutes of collaboration, movement, and community-building can create a more positive and productive middle school learning environment.14.3kYour content has been saved!
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- Technology Integration
Using Student-Created Stop-Motion Movies to Explore Math
Making simple movies provides early elementary students with chances for rich mathematical discussions.1.2kYour content has been saved!
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5 Tips to Help Leaders Get Control of Their Email
The goal for school leaders facing a torrent of emails is prioritizing the communication that really matters. (And sometimes that’s a phone call.)962Your content has been saved!
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7 Digital Resources for Your Elementary Science Tool Kit
Teachers can use these websites and apps to enhance learning tasks, making them more engaging without adding tons of prep time.1.7kYour content has been saved!
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An Effective Strategy for Teaching With Videos
Rather than showing long videos, teachers should design lessons that use clips as resources to spur class discussion. - Technology Integration
7 Ways to Use Classroom-Centered Social Media
Music teachers can keep students, families, and the wider school community informed by creating engaging posts.875Your content has been saved!
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- Teaching Strategies
60-Second Strategy: Whisper It in Your Hand
A simple routine gives everyone more think time before sharing their responses—and helps manage students’ enthusiasm for shouting out answers.Your content has been saved!
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Using Fun Songs to Transition Between Activities in Preschool
Music is an effective tool for helping young students move between activities in a joyful and structured way.1.5kYour content has been saved!
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Research-Backed Strategies to Keep Students on Task
Teachers can help students build their capacity to stay on task by ensuring that they have a clear path to start working, reasons to continue, and support when they lose focus. - Brain-Based Learning
Building Routines to Manage Cognitive Load
Creating procedures around daily classroom activities reduces the mental burden for students, leaving more brain space for them to think deeply about content.Your content has been saved!
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9 Brain Breaks to Foster Connection in Middle School
Just a few minutes of collaboration, movement, and community-building can create a more positive and productive middle school learning environment.14.3kYour content has been saved!
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- Teacher Wellness
3 Ways to Set Boundaries to Protect Your Time and Energy
Implementing specific strategies can help you prioritize your time, protect your peace, and connect to things that energize you.2.9kYour content has been saved!
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How to Engage Productively on Social Media as a Teacher
Although many platforms are designed to reward provocation and outrage, we can choose how we interact with different perspectives.1.4kYour content has been saved!
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The Research on Protecting Teacher Well-Being
Laurie Santos, host of the popular podcast The Happiness Lab, on how our minds deceive us, why "time affluence" matters, and what we can do to reset our parasympathetic nervous system.51.6kYour content has been saved!
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For Elementary Counselors, Big Caseloads Require Getting Creative
When you’re one counselor to several hundred students, you need to leverage support from both teachers and students—and learn when to say no.1.8kYour content has been saved!
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You Are OK and You Will Be OK: Navigating Menopause as a Teacher
When in your mid-career, if you can openly acknowledge this important stage of life and find support, you'll feel more empowered to manage challenges.1.7kYour content has been saved!
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