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  • Classroom Management

    Bouncing Back After a Class Is Interrupted

    You just found out every student in the band will miss two days of school. Or there’s a fire drill and now one section is behind. What to do?
    Crystal Frommert

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  • Literacy

    Practicing Sight Words With the Help of Ice Cream Cones

    Early elementary teachers can use this activity to involve students and their families in an engaging literacy routine.

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  • Media Literacy

    Podcast: How to Teach Students to Spot What’s Real, Fake—or Deepfake

    This engaging (and fun!) lesson helps students build essential digital literacy skills for the AI age.

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  • Communication Skills

    Classroom Routines That Support Mathematical Thinking

    Elementary teachers can create opportunities throughout the day for students to strengthen their math knowledge.
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  • Communication Skills

    Using Supreme Court Cases in Middle School Social Studies

    Students can use evidence-based reasoning to evaluate the law while building their ability to collaborate and communicate effectively.
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  • English Language Learners

    Making Space for Students’ Home Languages in the Classroom

    Teachers don’t need to speak students’ home languages to use them as a resource for learning and creating a sense of belonging.
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  • Teaching Strategies

    How to Build Review Activities Into Daily Lessons

    When teachers revisit earlier lessons in small, structured ways, students feel more confident on assessments—and retain the content better.

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  • Technology Integration

    Using Student-Created Stop-Motion Movies to Explore Math

    Making simple movies provides early elementary students with chances for rich mathematical discussions.
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  • Administration & Leadership

    How to Tell When Someone Is Ready for an Administrative Role

    Recognizing, encouraging, and mentoring educators who demonstrate strong management skills is an important task for a principal.
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  • Teaching Strategies

    Routines That Support Math Fact Fluency

    Regularly working with manipulatives can help boost second graders’ fluency and confidence in fundamental skills.
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