6-8 Middle School

Teachers can be a real lifeline for queer or gender nonconforming students who don’t feel accepted at home.

Educators share their best synchronous and asynchronous strategies to boost student participation during online learning.

Giving students the option to turn their cameras off may make them more comfortable and open up new possibilities for teaching.

Some schools are changing the way they teach reading—based on research that shows background knowledge is more critical to comprehension than general skills like ‘finding the main idea.’

Framing assignments in student-centric rather than teacher-centric ways can encourage engagement and persistence in learning.

By establishing routines that address the challenges of online learning, teachers can help students in grades 3 to 8 feel a sense of belonging.

Whether our emotions get the best of us, or we fall into familiar but unproductive habits, here are 7 common classroom management mistakes, and what the research suggests you should do instead.

Bridging the transition between elementary and middle school is always important—but this year’s strategies will require some rethinking.

Most teachers develop ways to encourage classroom participation, but may not yet have ones for distance learning. These are easy to use anytime.

The way a lesson is laid out online can make all the difference in whether a student can follow along and execute it successfully.

Educators from around the country shared their advice about making remote instruction work for middle and high school students.

The popular tool helps teachers assess students’ thought processes and provides opportunities for students to work together to solve problems.