- Administration & Leadership
How to Hold Intentional Conversations With Educators
School leaders can focus on relationship building to ensure that sensitive or challenging conversations with teachers are productive.Your content has been saved!
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11 Tips to Keep Your Classroom Running Smoothly
When routines are strong, expectations are clear, and materials are organized, everyone in the classroom can focus on what matters most.Your content has been saved!
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Facilitating Playful Learning in Grades K–2
Five ways early elementary teachers can bring an element of playfulness into classroom lessons.Your content has been saved!
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3 Simple Ways to Boost Student Motivation
By making progress visible and celebrating small achievements, teachers can help students stay engaged from the first day of school until the last.Your content has been saved!
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Problem-Solving Discussions in Elementary Math
Creating opportunities to talk about math builds understanding and strengthens language development for all students—particularly English language learners.Your content has been saved!
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Your First Days as a New Elementary Teacher
Establishing routines, getting to know your students, and being open to learning can lead to a successful beginning.Your content has been saved!
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7 Writing Activities That Engage Your Students’ Senses
Upper elementary teachers can guide students to focus on small details as they learn to use descriptive language and imagery.108Your content has been saved!
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Finding the Right Rhythm for Preschool Learning
Aligning teaching with the natural rhythms of how young students learn can cultivate a deeper understanding of the content.103Your content has been saved!
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Fostering an Entrepreneurial Mindset in Middle School
Having students design their own brands, logos, and podcasts gives them the opportunity to develop problem-solving and creativity skills.114Your content has been saved!
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Supporting Middle School Students Within Their Zone of Proximal Development
These tips can help teachers recognize when to guide, when to step back, and when to walk away.160Your content has been saved!
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- Research
15 Quick (and Mighty) Retrieval Practices
From concept maps to flash cards to Pictionary, these activities help students reflect on—and remember—what they’ve learned. - Brain-Based Learning
7 Study Habits to Teach Kids This School Year
Studying is critical to academic success—but many students have never been shown how to do it effectively. - Literacy
3 Games to Amp Up Reading Instruction
Gamifying literacy and phonics lessons teaches students valuable social-emotional skills, gives them regular movement breaks, and increases their engagement. - Teaching Strategies
30 Ways to Bring Calm to a Noisy High School Classroom
From 'finding the lull' to the magic of a dramatic whisper, these teacher-tested strategies quickly get high school students focused and back on track. - Learning Environments
27 Ways to Optimize Your Classroom Design for Better Learning
A research-based lineup of smart, effective classroom design tips that support deep learning, reduce distraction, and build belonging.
- Assessment
How to Build Better, More Effective Tests and Quizzes
Your tests might be falling short due to a few fixable missteps. Here’s how educators are fine-tuning their approach for better, more accurate results. - Student Engagement
Using Checklists to Support Hands-On Science Learning
Working at their own pace with a scaffold allows students to build knowledge and have positive learning experiences.178Your content has been saved!
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The Proven Benefits of Grading Less
By shifting their focus from letter grades to meaningful feedback, teachers can unlock deeper learning, foster motivation, and minimize bias in the classroom.Your content has been saved!
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60-Second Strategy: One Word, One Sentence
When time is short, this 2-minute closing activity gives students a chance to reflect and make meaning, and teachers an opportunity to assess how the lesson went.Your content has been saved!
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How to Give Effective Feedback—and Save Your Sanity
Grading is a real pain point, but the good news is that giving students targeted feedback on their work is more effective for their learning and saves teachers time.
- Game-Based Learning
Video Games Are a Playful Way to Guide Students to Unlock Meaning in Literature
By approaching games as texts, teachers can foster the mindset students need to appreciate great literature.176Your content has been saved!
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Creating a Kid-Led Hall of Fame for Books
Allowing elementary students to nominate and vote for their favorite books of the year can create a culture of celebration in the classroom.188Your content has been saved!
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Why Students Should Read Whole Books
Three members of the Teach Like a Champion team explain why they are “unapologetic about the book.”284Your content has been saved!
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Using Songs to Boost Literacy in Kindergarten
Research-based strategies for supporting the development of reading and speaking skills, no instruments required.251Your content has been saved!
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What Happened the Year I Banned AI
The choice to keep artificial intelligence tools out of my class has been the most impactful decision that I have made as a teacher.
- New Teachers
3 Ways New Teachers Can Pace Themselves
Instead of overexerting yourself at the start of the year, try this advice from a veteran on how to meet expectations and enjoy the work.146Your content has been saved!
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Getting Off to a Good Start as a New Secondary Teacher
Before the internet, teachers faced a scarcity of resources to help them grow, but now they’re inundated with tips. These two veterans cut through the clutter.209Your content has been saved!
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Remembering More Than Your ‘Why’
When teachers focus on their purpose and practice, they can develop and bolster habits that support their success as educators. - Administration & Leadership
My Annual 3-Part Summer Leadership Ritual
A school leader explains how he uses the summer to reflect on what has worked well and how to adjust where necessary. - Teacher Wellness
Tracking Growth as a Teacher With a Journal
Adding notes and sketches in a reflection journal can be an enjoyable way to process information and record observations.
