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- Administration & Leadership
3 Ways to Ensure Teacher Buy-In for Big Changes
Administrators should make sure that changes are truly necessary and get teachers’ input before altering curriculum or school procedures. - Communication Skills
Using Debate as an Educational Tool
Classroom debates are closely connected to communication standards in all grades, and the predictable structure helps students express themselves. - Technology Integration
Grappling With AI Writing Technologies in the Classroom
ChatGPT and other AI tools complicate how teachers think about student writing and how they teach academic integrity. - Administration & Leadership
How a Morning Huddle Can Organize a Principal’s Day
A brief morning ‘non-meeting’ of the school leadership team will ensure that everyone knows the priorities for the day. - Financial Literacy
Teaching Students How to Be Smart With Their Money
When schools teach financial literacy, they help students develop lifelong money management skills—and families benefit too. - Literacy
Multimodal Approaches to Reading Instruction
Encouraging students to engage all their senses can help them become proficient readers. These strategies take a fresh approach to language instruction.165 - Literacy
Phonics Is Critical—but True Literacy Requires More
To improve literacy rates in the U.S., reading expert Timothy Shanahan says we need to stop looking for silver bullets and instead invest in teaching a much broader range of skills. - Administration & Leadership
Engaging Staff, Students, and Families: A Schoolwide Approach
A look at how school leaders can get started bringing their community together to work toward shared goals.315 - Critical Thinking
Empowering Elementary Students With Disciplinary Literacy
Building students’ literacy skills in the context of specific subjects helps boost their overall engagement in learning.181 - Blended Learning
5 Blended Learning Strategies to Try
Blended learning allows teachers to use data to personalize instruction while supporting student agency.190
