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  • Teaching Strategies

    How Teachers Can Ease the Transition to Kindergarten

    Three strategies early childhood educators can use to help prepare their students for the changes ahead.
    Maddi Bodine
  • World Languages

    A Novel Approach to World Language Study

    To give students a deeper sense of the culture they study, a high school Latin teacher has them build a model of an aqueduct.
    Alex Pearson
  • Online Learning

    Keeping Students Engaged in Digital Learning

    Whether you’re new to teaching online or a veteran, these six tips can help you make sure your students stay connected and immersed in learning.
  • Education Equity

    What Past Education Emergencies Tell Us About Our Future

    With schools closed in 185 countries, experts who’ve studied school emergencies around the world share insights about the impact on kids.
    Sarah Gonser
  • Project-Based Learning

    How Teachers Can Support PBL at Home

    Tips and projects that teachers can share with parents and caregivers to guide children in any grade through project-based learning—with or without technology.
    John Larmer
  • Formative Assessment

    Formative Assessment in Distance Learning

    Schools are closed but schooling goes on, and it remains crucial that teachers find ways to see what students are learning.
    Andrew Miller
  • Literacy

    A Creative Way to Do Reading Station Exit Tickets

    Incorporating art by having students create a passport stamp for each station helps them explore personal connections to informational texts.
    Katie Linehan
  • Financial Literacy

    10 Free Financial Literacy Games for High School Students

    Students can use games to learn money management and financial decision-making.
    Brian Page
  • Family Engagement

    5 Home Learning Experiences for the Elementary Grades 

    Activities that incorporate speaking and listening, reading and writing, math, music, science, art, and drama—and are parent-friendly.
    Justine Bruyère
  • Social and Emotional Learning

    Educators Say Good Morning to Students—Via Video

    This round-up of teachers reaching out to their distant students makes it more clear than ever that relationships are always at the heart of teaching.