- Brain-Based Learning
Useful Strategies to Support Students’ Working Memory
Teachers can implement consistent routines, provide accessible supports, and empower students to figure out what helps them maintain focus.Your content has been saved!
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How to Use AI Effectively in Writing Letters of Recommendation
Artificial intelligence tools are useful, but it’s important to remember that they don’t know students and their abilities as well as you do.Your content has been saved!
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The Pros and Cons of Homework (in 6 Charts)
The case for homework isn’t black-and-white, so we looked far and wide for research to shed a little light on the matter. - Brain-Based Learning
Making Retrieval Practice a Classroom Routine
By regularly working in activities that get students to recall content they’ve learned in the past and apply it, teachers can ensure deeper understanding.Your content has been saved!
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How This School Leader Right-Sized Tech Use With Teachers’ Buy-In
An elementary school principal describes how he set parameters for edtech tools for the benefit of students.129Your content has been saved!
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Crafting Data-Driven Narratives About Students
Telling stories with and about data helps students better see themselves as learners and helps teachers center them in the classroom.120Your content has been saved!
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Tackling the Question of Character Development in the Classroom
Using texts, projects, and classroom policies, some English teachers encourage self-reflection and teach social responsibility.212Your content has been saved!
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3 Ways Administrators Can Foster Teachers’ Collective Efficacy
Principals can work with teachers to shift from an isolating, individualistic approach to a more collaborative one that helps all teachers grow.146Your content has been saved!
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Activating High School Students’ Social and Emotional Competencies
Students experience greater self-awareness and personal success when they can understand and regulate their emotions.189Your content has been saved!
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7 Easy Ways to Elevate Turn and Talk
Give this classroom go-to a boost by providing students with a variety of pathways to practice their listening and speaking skills.
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7 Ways to Get Math Students to Show Their Thinking
Math isn’t just about answers—the process matters, too. These strategies spotlight reasoning and reveal student thinking.4.2kYour content has been saved!
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10 National Parks Service Resources Every Teacher Should Know About
Teachers can explore these lesson plans, websites, and other resources to enhance project-based learning units that incorporate a variety of subjects.856Your content has been saved!
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Teaching Elementary Students Job Skills With an Apprenticeship Program
Schools can empower students to develop skills like applying and interviewing, collaborating, and taking responsibility.688Your content has been saved!
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10 Community-Building Icebreakers
These engaging activities can help both students and staff get to know each other better.594Your content has been saved!
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7 Easy Ways to Elevate Turn and Talk
Give this classroom go-to a boost by providing students with a variety of pathways to practice their listening and speaking skills.
- Technology Integration
Using Virtual Manipulatives in Math Class
Combining physical and virtual manipulatives gives students the ability to concretely model things in the real world. - Technology Integration
8 Ways to Get Your Classroom Tech-Ready
From organizing your LMS to setting up a charging station, knocking these items off your to-do list can pave the way for a much smoother, tech-powered year. - ChatGPT & Generative AI
How to Make Purposeful Decisions About Generative AI in Your School
Avoiding both AI hype and fear, MIT’s Justin Reich calls for school leaders to acknowledge uncertainty and prioritize thoughtful, small-scale experiments. - Technology Integration
A 4-Step Framework for Exploring AI on Your Own Terms
A no-pressure, thoughtful approach to AI exploration: You set the timeline, reflect honestly on what’s working, and let your practice guide the process.369Your content has been saved!
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How to Talk to Students About AI
Some are banning it, others embracing it—but every teacher should consider starting a classroom conversation about generative AI.Your content has been saved!
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- New Teachers
3 Pieces of Advice for New Teachers
At the heart of these tips from a veteran is the necessity of developing flexibility in managing change in the classroom.407Your content has been saved!
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How Substitute Teachers Can Connect With Their Students
Five enriching strategies to help subs stay involved and make a difference in the classroom.376Your content has been saved!
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A Quiet Classroom Isn’t Always an Ideal Classroom
By rethinking what a good day in the classroom looks and sounds like, new teachers can better support their students.523Your content has been saved!
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Keeping Student Support Meetings Positive and Focused on Solutions
By discussing behaviors objectively and as though the student’s parents were present, teachers can work to effectively address issues.141Your content has been saved!
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Making Cleanup Time Joyful With the Messy Monster Game
This playful daily routine helps young learners practice responsibility and teamwork—while having fun outsmarting a classroom villian who loves a mess.Your content has been saved!
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- Special Education
Teacher Collaboration That Supports All Students
These 3 strategies can help new general education teachers work collaboratively and productively with special education teachers.274Your content has been saved!
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8 Questions New Teachers Often Ask—Answered
An education professor and former teacher tackles issues like classroom management, projecting authority, dealing with parents, cell phone distractions, and more. - New Teachers
Creating an Engaging, Curious Classroom as a New Science Teacher
By being open with students and finding engaging ways to introduce content, new teachers can create classrooms they are excited to lead.171Your content has been saved!
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4 Subtle Shifts for Better Classroom Management
Tiny tweaks can make a big difference for calming chaos in the classroom—these research-backed tips can help teachers get started.Your content has been saved!
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5 Tips for Welcoming Classroom Visitors
Elementary teachers can use these ideas to host family visitors without feeling overwhelmed or anxious.
