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Who Will Your Students Be in 2040?
Guiding English learners to imagine their future selves and role-play a class reunion promotes research and speaking skills.Your content has been saved!
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Taking Preschool Students Outside to Support Executive Function
Getting outside regularly helps young children learn how to problem-solve and develop other important skills that support their success in school.Your content has been saved!
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How to Use Hexagonal Thinking in Any Content Area
This engaging activity supports students in organizing their thoughts in a multidimensional way, helping to cement their understanding.Your content has been saved!
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9 Brain Breaks to Foster Connection in Middle School
Just a few minutes of collaboration, movement, and community-building can create a more positive and productive middle school learning environment.Your content has been saved!
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Sharpening Students’ Observation Skills Through Poetry
Practice with the attention to detail and language choices needed for poetry writing can help elementary students with other kinds of writing as well.338Your content has been saved!
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Helping Students Understand the Logic Behind Literary Analysis
A high school teacher describes how she teaches her students that disciplinary literacy is more than ‘fancy’ vocabulary.364Your content has been saved!
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Understanding Preschool Students’ Conflicts as a Spiderweb
When students act out, teachers can use this framework to understand the threads underneath the behavior.381Your content has been saved!
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‘I’m Bored’: The Dreaded Student Complaint
The key to not taking it personally is investigating the cause—the student may not be challenged by the work, or may not understand the work. There are strategies for overcoming these and other challenges. - Student Engagement
How to Give Students Directions They Actually Understand
Making small changes in your instructions can have a significant impact on students’ understanding and engagement.2.4kYour content has been saved!
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Podcast: How to Teach Deep Mathematical Thinking
Use the curriculum you already have to create rich tasks that build reasoning and problem-solving skills, says Stanford professor Jo Boaler.
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