- Technology Integration
Should Laptops Really Go the Way of Cell Phones?
Having won the battle on phones, some public intellectuals are calling for laptops to disappear from classrooms, too. Many teachers say that would be a mistake.Your content has been saved!
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Giving Students Choice to Boost End-of-Year Engagement
Students tend to lose focus a little as summer draws near, and these simple ideas for promoting their autonomy help keep them on track.Your content has been saved!
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Using Louis Armstrong’s Scat Singing to Build Literacy Skills
This ‘scat-step-segment’ routine helps students experience language in a fun, musical way that feels natural to them.Your content has been saved!
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How Short, Low-Stakes Writing Challenges Build More Confident Writers
Using a tech tool that gamifies writing helps students grow together, celebrate each other’s work, and hone their emerging skills.Your content has been saved!
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What Purposefully Circulating Through the Classroom Looks Like
Close observation during tasks helps teachers correct misunderstandings and celebrate when students are getting things right. - Administration & Leadership
What It Takes to Retain Teachers in High-Needs Schools
By leading with compassion, school administrators can help make teachers’ work feel more sustainable.168Your content has been saved!
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Fun Ways to Bring Summer Camp to Preschool
These activities use simple materials to create highly engaging experiences for preschool students all summer long.165Your content has been saved!
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Making Student Thinking Visible During Writing Assignments
This update on the old-school strategy of using index cards to collect textual evidence helps students slow down and focus on each stage of the writing process. - Restorative Practices
Using Restorative Conversations for Effective Classroom Management
Tips for teachers who are willing to trade consequence-based control for a framework of calm observation, genuine curiosity, and honest impact.1.7kYour content has been saved!
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A Case for Human Evaluation of Student Work
A teacher who is optimistic about AI’s potential in education is nevertheless adamant about not using it to give students feedback.
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Why and How I’m Limiting Screen Time in My Classroom
Digital tools have uses, but they can also risk reducing the productive struggle students need to build critical thinking skills. - Student Engagement
Attention Is Not a Trait—It’s a Teachable Skill
Teachers can use these six strategies to boost students’ ability to work with sustained focus for increasing amounts of time. - Classroom Management
A 6-Step Approach to Proactive Classroom Management
This framework helps teachers decide which behaviors to ignore and which ones need to be addressed—and how to best address them.18.4kYour content has been saved!
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Getting Teens Hooked on Books With First Chapter Fridays
By reading aloud in middle and high school, teachers can expose students to new ideas, genres, and authors—and get them excited about books. - Classroom Management
Low-Lift Elementary Classroom Routines That Get Students Ready to Learn
Teachers can foster a healthy classroom culture with these easy-to-plan activities that spark thinking, sharing, and engagement.9.2kYour content has been saved!
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- Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Exploring the Science of Flight With Model Rockets and Airplanes
These hands-on projects are a highly engaging way for high school students to explore aerodynamics and physics.685Your 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.11.1kYour content has been saved!
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Implementing PBL in Physical Education
At its core, high-quality PBL uses content to teach, build, and assess skills like collaboration and problem-solving—and PE classes are a natural place to continue this work.1.4kYour content has been saved!
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Building PBL Systems That Really Encourage Students to Lead
Teachers can set up effective systems for project-based learning that support students in assuming more agency in their work.6.2kYour content has been saved!
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How to Navigate Student Absences During PBL Units
When absences accumulate, teachers can implement specific strategies so that all students complete necessary work.2.4kYour content has been saved!
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- Student Engagement
Podcast: 14 Excellent Ways to End the School Year
Looking for creative ways to celebrate the last weeks of school? Here’s a toolkit of delightful, memorable activities from veteran K-12 teachers.
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Meeting Learning Goals Right Up to the End of the Year
Teachers can help students continue to practice grade-level content while still leaning into the excitement of the upcoming break. - Curriculum Planning
A Project to Combat End-of-Year Disengagement in Social Studies
A low-stakes assignment culminating in an investigative paper has worked wonders in this teacher’s AP World History classroom.1.1kYour content has been saved!
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‘Is This Anything?’
These low-stakes writing activities can be used across content areas to help high school students recognize that their ideas have value. - Student Engagement
Refocus Students With Silent Brain Breaks
These three activities allow early elementary students to play while also creating a sense of calm they carry back into learning.6.1kYour content has been saved!
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6 Ways to Add Depth to Your ELA Lessons
Teachers can guide students to shift from looking for a right answer to thinking more critically about course content.2.3kYour content has been saved!
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A 6-Step Approach to Proactive Classroom Management
This framework helps teachers decide which behaviors to ignore and which ones need to be addressed—and how to best address them.18.4kYour content has been saved!
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A Multisensory Approach to Literacy in Kindergarten
Teachers can help students develop phonemic awareness with these playful activities that engage multiple sensory pathways.3.9kYour content has been saved!
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The Case for a Smaller Tech Toolbox
To avoid technology overwhelm, a good rule of thumb: Think quality over quantity, and only keep what earns its place.2.8kYour content has been saved!
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Improving Instructional Practices Through Collaboration
Both veteran and early-career educators can openly share their expertise to make teaching more effective and sustainable.1.9kYour content has been saved!
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