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  • Curriculum Planning

    How an Anti-AP Teacher Learned to Enjoy Teaching an AP Class

    The exams have clear requirements, but this Government and Politics teacher created a rich learning experience that encouraged students’ curiosity.
    David Cutler

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  • Teaching Strategies

    Teaching Multiple-Choice Questions as Their Own Genre of Text

    Exploring the expectations of multiple-choice questions with students is effective test prep—and helps them develop critical thinking skills.

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  • Student Engagement

    Giving Student Work an Audience—and a Purpose

    Presenting their work to someone other than the teacher guides students to start thinking about it as more than just an assignment.
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  • Environmental Education

    Designing Outdoor Science Learning Experiences

    Teachers can assign fieldwork that prompts students to make connections between the content they learn in class and the world around them.
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  • Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)

    Activities That Build Students’ Feelings Vocabulary

    Teachers across grade levels can foster students’ understanding of their emotional states to support interpersonal and academic success.
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  • Administration & Leadership

    What Gets Monitored Gets Done

    Launching a school initiative is one thing—achieving the goal requires keeping plans in clear focus over the long haul.
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  • Student Voice

    Using Quick, Regular Surveys to Help Students Feel Seen

    High school teachers can use these ideas to quickly gather insights into how students are doing both academically and personally.
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  • Collaborative Learning

    A Collaborative Approach to Vocabulary Instruction

    Elementary teachers can have students take on different roles and work together to build a more complete understanding of new words.
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  • Classroom Management

    Podcast: 9 Simple (But Transformative) Classroom Management Shifts

    From a quick crouch to three surprising magic words, ELA teacher Tyler Rablin shares his favorite zero-prep moves that can turn a chaotic classroom into a calm one.

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  • Project-Based Learning (PBL)

    Using Project-Based Learning to Connect Your Students With Peers in Other Countries

    A collaboration between middle school students in Colorado and India can serve as a model for having students tackle real-world issues.
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