9-12 High School

The best closing activities use social and emotional practices to reinforce the day’s lessons, so students leave feeling confident—and competent—on their learning journey.

With explicit coaching, high school students can learn to manage their increasingly complex commitments.

These tips on supporting emotion regulation and building strong relationships will help students next year and beyond.

There’s a lot of talk about learning loss, but teachers can guide students to reflect on all the ways they’ve grown during the pandemic.

When students learn about each other’s identities, it helps them understand their own biases and prejudices, as well as build a space of respect and tolerance for all.

A few phrases middle and high school teachers can use to cultivate conversation while celebrating student achievements.

Asking middle and high school students to sketch something they’re learning can give teachers a clear sense of what they do and don’t understand.

Using commercials with storylines in the target language is a fun way to immerse students in the culture they’re studying.

Disability should have a place in schools’ anti-bias work along with race, gender, sexual orientation, and religion.

The open letter by Martin Luther King Jr. is an excellent resource for teaching persuasive writing and much more.

When teachers give retakes and shift the way they talk about grades, students concentrate on the skills they’re gaining—not their scores.

Working together on their notes empowers middle and high school students to see how they contribute to constructing meaning in the classroom.