9-12 High School

Explore and share tips, strategies, and resources for helping students develop in grades 9-12.

Learning Environments
Learning to Be Flexible
For middle and high school teachers who avoid lecturing, the switch to flexible seating means the room aligns with their teaching style.
Education Equity
A Case of Rural Equity: Coding in Remote Kentucky
A teacher works to sustain a computer science program at a high school in the heart of Appalachia.
Literacy
Giving the Gift of Literacy
When parents ask for reading suggestions for their kids, here’s a handy list you can share, broken down by grade.
Lesson Plans
Using Twitter in World Language Classes
Three ways to use tweets to introduce students to real uses of language in a context they’re likely already familiar with.
Social and Emotional Learning
Teaching Empathy Through Journaling
A simple writing exercise guides students to examine their perceptions of people who differ from them.
Project-Based Learning
Project-Based Learning and the Research Paper
Students take responsibility for their learning and develop solutions for complex problems when their research paper becomes a PBL unit.
Media Literacy
Copyright Law and Student Journalism
When a school news site received notice of a copyright violation, the site’s advisor sought guidance on how the fair-use doctrine works.
Project-Based Learning
Agriculture Students Harness Innovation
Students in school-based farming programs are exploring everything from hydroponics to robotics to entrepreneurship.
How Learning Happens
Scaffolding Discussion Skills With a Socratic Circle
Students deepen their understanding and build a sense of community by engaging with their peers’ reasoned arguments.
Social and Emotional Learning
A 4-Step Process for Building Student Resilience
A special education teacher has developed worksheets to help all students identify and manage their stressors.