- Student Engagement
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.Your content has been saved!
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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.Your 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.Your content has been saved!
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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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Bouncing Back After a Class Is Interrupted
You just found out every student in the band will miss two days of school. Or there’s a fire drill and now one section is behind. What to do? - 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.279Your content has been saved!
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Podcast: How to Teach Students to Spot What’s Real, Fake—or Deepfake
This engaging (and fun!) lesson helps students build essential digital literacy skills for the AI age.
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Classroom Routines That Support Mathematical Thinking
Elementary teachers can create opportunities throughout the day for students to strengthen their math knowledge.1.1kYour content has been saved!
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Using Supreme Court Cases in Middle School Social Studies
Students can use evidence-based reasoning to evaluate the law while building their ability to collaborate and communicate effectively.400Your content has been saved!
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Making Space for Students’ Home Languages in the Classroom
Teachers don’t need to speak students’ home languages to use them as a resource for learning and creating a sense of belonging.456Your 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.41.9kYour 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.32.6kYour 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.19kYour 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.
- Critical Thinking
Teaching Students How to Synthesize Using Art and Music
Middle and high school teachers can use these ideas to guide students to engage with and analyze diverse sets of source documents.764Your content has been saved!
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How to Adapt ‘Julius Caesar’ for Upper Elementary Students
Immersing students in the history and politics of ancient Rome helps them come to a rich understanding of Shakespeare’s play.561Your content has been saved!
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Using Multigenre Picture Books in Middle School
Books that convey nonfiction topics through poems and images help students learn to process information, a skill they can transfer to other texts.1.3kYour content has been saved!
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Combining Science and Music for Deeper Learning
Elementary music teachers can incorporate scientific concepts into lessons so students get a multilayered learning experience. - Integrated Studies
A Hands-On Approach to Interdisciplinary Learning
By integrating multiple subjects in a cohesive project, teachers can empower students to think flexibly and persist through challenges.
- Professional Learning
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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Scaling Up When Only One Teacher Attends PD
How to leverage individual teachers' experience with professional development when not everyone can go.1.8kYour content has been saved!
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6 Common Teacher Mistakes—and How to Avoid Them
From rushing through prep to misjudging students’ readiness for a task to teaching the way they were taught, experienced teachers talk about some of the mistakes they’ve made. - Administration & Leadership
A DIY Approach to Professional Development for Principals
Administrators can set annual goals and consult peers at other schools to create professional learning experiences that enhance their skills.866Your content has been saved!
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How I’m Working to Gain Experience as an Aspiring Administrator
A teacher who is striving for a leadership role relays how she turned a job rejection into an opportunity for growth.1.9kYour content has been saved!
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- Technology Integration
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. - Instructional Coaching
Facilitating Instructional Rounds for New Staff
Schools can use this protocol to reduce isolation, build trust, and make both veteran and new teachers feel valued.2.5kYour content has been saved!
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How to Stay Organized as a Special Education Teacher
Rolling carts, file folders, QR codes, and a little bit of weekly upkeep make a huge difference.1.5kYour content has been saved!
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How to Decide What to Do After Your Formative Assessment
You’ve checked for understanding—now you can use this framework to understand what students’ confusion is telling you, and how you can adjust course. - New Teachers
Creating a Culture of Feedback in Middle School
Teachers can work to meet the needs of their students by embedding opportunities for feedback throughout lessons.2.9kYour content has been saved!
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