9-12 High School

National History Day—which, despite the name, runs through the school year—is powerful project-based learning for middle and high school students.

Many middle and high school students are interested in social media, and teachers can tap into that to promote enthusiasm for reading.

When exploring their own questions is an integral part of class, students get more invested in working to find answers.

Visual note-taking allows information to be processed by the brain in three different ways.

Middle and high school students suddenly face more complex schedules, tougher academic work, and an expanding network of friends. How can we help them manage it all?

After a yearlong crash course in digital tools and remote teaching, a teacher reflects on what will stick in her brick-and-mortar classroom.

If the goal is to develop lifelong readers, students need time in class to practice—and learn to enjoy—reading.

Research shows that hope is a measurable, learnable skill—and to feel hopeful, students and teachers have to work at it.

Emphasizing stoicism, toughness, and competition can leave boys without the emotional tools they need to thrive. How can we change course before the problem gets out of hand?

Five strategies that help middle and high school students form a community of learners in the virtual classroom.

Negotiating due dates with a class can help increase students’ feelings of accountability—to their teacher and to each other.

An activity that encourages students to open up about a person close to them can bring a whole class together in profound ways.

When adults support development of teens' executive function skills during the critical years of adolescence, it can have a lifelong impact.