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- Student Engagement
4 Activities to Encourage End-Of-Year Reflections
For middle and high school students, the last few weeks of school offer a great opportunity to look back on challenges they've overcome, celebrate achievements, and dream of what is to come next year. - Administration & Leadership
3 Lessons Administrators Can Learn From This School Year
By taking stock of the year’s highs and lows and soliciting feedback from teachers and staff, school leaders can prepare for the fall.105 - Assessment
A Year of No Tests
Removing summative assessments from instructional practice can make class more interesting, engaging, and stress free for students.230 - Student Voice
Fostering Identity, Joy, and Skill Development
How a teacher used a mini-unit featuring poetry, music, and art to help her third-grade students learn more about themselves and each other.170 - Culturally Responsive Teaching
Bringing Identity Work to Project-Based Learning
As they emerged from the difficulties of the past few years, these students combined humanities, STEM, and the arts in a project that celebrated their identities as individuals and as a community. - Student Engagement
How to Celebrate the End of the Year in Elementary School
Teachers can balance maintaining classroom routines with creating special moments for students to remember.121 - Creativity
Cultivating a Creative Mindset
To help students be more creative and become innovators, teachers must first nurture their own creativity.110 - Special Education
Tools for Supporting Students With Reading Disabilities
Using text-to-speech tools boosts access and engagement for students with reading disabilities, leading to improved academic outcomes.146 - Student Voice
4 Simple Steps to Providing Free-Choice Learning
Teachers can put students in control of how they absorb information by giving them multiple options to achieve learning goals.112 - Student Engagement
Using Weekly Goals to Help Students Finish the School Year Strong
As summer approaches, students’ motivation can wane, but goal setting can help them stay on track.362
