9-12 High School

This plan was designed to guide teachers who haven’t had formal training in project-based learning.

Many students are still a little overwhelmed at being around their peers, though they’re also excited. Some simple strategies can help them adjust to being back in school.

From reframing our notion of “good” schools to mining the magic of expert teachers, here’s a curated list of must-read research from 2021.

Push students past simple recall into deeper thought and engagement by adding this short follow-up question to your repertoire.

By ensuring that their grading methods accurately report content knowledge, teachers can promote and reward student growth.

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.

This question comes up fairly often, and it’s a good idea to have an answer ready to go.

There are many reasons students don’t ask for help. Research shows there are strategies to help them overcome their reluctance.

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.

Students who are doing well—but could be doing much better—benefit from feedback that encourages self-monitoring.

Explaining the criteria for successful learning at the surface, deep, and transfer levels puts students in a better position to meet benchmarks.

Talking through their math work helps students understand it better, and these strategies get those conversations started.