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- Student Engagement
Planning an Engaging School Assembly
Modern classrooms are dynamic and interactive, and you can bring that energy to assemblies as well.Your content has been saved!
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The 3 Questions at the Heart of Any Lesson
These reflections and tips can help teachers—especially new teachers—ensure that students will be actively engaged in learning.Your content has been saved!
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Making Student Learning Visible in Math Class
The activity in the room may look like learning, but how can teachers be sure? These three interconnected strategies can help.106Your content has been saved!
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Supporting Students With Executive Function Challenges
A one-on-one intervention framework can help high school students with ADHD improve their executive function habits.133Your content has been saved!
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4 Drama-Based Games That Work as Brain Breaks
These simple, fun games can be just the thing for a classroom with drifting attention and pent-up energy.174Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content. - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
A Hands-On Tool That Helps Kids Manage Their Emotions
Elementary students won’t be calm all the time, but a tactile breathing board can help them learn how to slow down and self-regulate.452Your content has been saved!
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Pursuing a Master’s Degree for Professional Development
Getting an advanced degree in your discipline can have a significant impact on your students’ learning.230Your content has been saved!
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Podcast: I Stopped Giving Tests. Here’s What I Do Instead
Five years after banning high-stakes tests from her classroom, a high school science teacher explains how she tracks student growth and keeps rigor high.
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Looking Beyond Grades for Signs of Multilingual Students’ Progress
Taking participation, oral language expansion, and academic risk-taking into consideration can give teachers a broad sense of students’ growth.635Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content. - Technology Integration
Encouraging Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose in Computer Science
A middle school teacher describes how he uses ideas from Daniel Pink’s book ‘Drive’ to instill a sense of agency in his students.532Your content has been saved!
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