- The Research Is In
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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- Student Wellness
10 Books With Neurodivergent Characters
These books can be powerful tools for reducing stigma, opening up dialogue, and promoting empathy and understanding.1.7kYour content has been saved!
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Taking Preschool Students Outside to Support Executive Function
Getting outside regularly helps young children learn how to problem-solve and develop other important skills that support their success in school.1.6kYour content has been saved!
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Understanding Preschool Students’ Conflicts as a Spiderweb
When students act out, teachers can use this framework to understand the threads underneath the behavior.1.8kYour content has been saved!
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Cultivating Effortful Thinking With the Warm Demander Approach
Combining strong relationships with clear expectations means teachers can create classrooms where every student feels supported—and accountable for sharing their thinking.7.1kYour content has been saved!
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60-Second Strategy: Quiz Quiz Trade
When students get up and moving in this low-stakes conversational activity, they learn more about the topic—but also about each other.33kYour content has been saved!
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- Literacy
Practicing Sight Words With the Help of Ice Cream Cones
Early elementary teachers can use this activity to involve students and their families in an engaging literacy routine.1.7kYour content has been saved!
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Make Hands-On Activities Work for Lower Elementary Students
Teachers can make projects more accessible and engaging for students by prioritizing creativity and learning over perfection.1.7kYour content has been saved!
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Who Will Your Students Be in 2040?
Guiding English learners to imagine their future selves and role-play a class reunion promotes research and speaking skills.1.8kYour content has been saved!
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Sharpening Students’ Observation Skills Through Poetry
Practice with the attention to detail and language choices needed for poetry writing can help elementary students with other kinds of writing as well.1.4kYour content has been saved!
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Helping Students Understand the Logic Behind Literary Analysis
A high school teacher describes how she teaches her students that disciplinary literacy is more than ‘fancy’ vocabulary.4.4kYour content has been saved!
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- Administration & Leadership
How to Tell When Someone Is Ready for an Administrative Role
Recognizing, encouraging, and mentoring educators who demonstrate strong management skills is an important task for a principal.1.3kYour 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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Boosting Student Engagement Through a Schoolwide Lunch Hour
For this high school in West Virginia, building time for clubs and tutoring into the school day means happier, higher-achieving students.Your content has been saved!
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Supporting Teachers in Implementing the Science of Learning
By rooting their professional development in learning science, this district helped teachers figure out which strategies to use more frequently,and which to retire.Your content has been saved!
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Implementing a PBL Design Challenge in Your School
A weeklong, schoolwide project-based learning challenge encourages students to try to tackle meaningful problems.9kYour content has been saved!
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