6-8 Middle School

Classroom texts should represent all children in positive ways, and teachers may have to look for outside resources to make this happen.

A small set of problems or even one substantial problem can be enough to supplement classroom instruction.

Students ‘don’t need an answer, they need help with the process,’ and combining ChatGPT with Wolfram Alpha is one way to guide them through it.

A collection of evidence-backed tips to help students cross the bridge from confusion to clarity.

In a world where their lives are heavily “shared and compared,” author Devorah Heitner offers insights on how to support teens in finding balance in their tech-heavy lives.

As high school students navigate more rigorous academic tasks and denser curricular material, the occasional 3-to-5-minute break delivers a wide range of benefits.

These simple strategies can help motivate middle and high school students to have engaging and productive classroom discussions.

By providing middle school students a chance to walk in someone else’s shoes, teachers can help them develop empathy—and a stronger connection to content.

When English language learners are given consistent opportunities to practice their home languages in class, their English proficiency flourishes—along with their sense of belonging and identity.

Students are still learning, even during brief breaks, which serve to help them decompress, refocus, and process new information.

Deep thinking and active collaboration aren’t mutually exclusive. These strategies extend silent reading by centering student engagement.

Positioning AI as a mentor or simulator of real-world scenarios can promote student inquiry and aid project-based learning.

A teacher describes how he modifies a thinking routine developed by Harvard’s Project Zero to keep it from becoming too routine.