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- Teaching Strategies
How and Why to Give Optional Assignments
Providing students with the choice to complete additional work creates space for extra practice and can help build intrinsic motivation for learning.Your content has been saved!
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A 4 Step Process for Adding New Tech Across Your Whole School
Administrators can use this framework to determine whether a tool will actually be used by teachers and useful to students.Your content has been saved!
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If It’s Stored in Your Head, It’s Not a System
Tips for how school leaders can build functional, responsive structures that allow staff to access the information they need when they need it.107Your content has been saved!
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5 Ways to Build Critical Literacy in the Age of AI
With so much information—and misinformation—coming at them every day, students need to learn how to verify truth. - Student Engagement
To Motivate World Language Students, Tap Into Their Goals
Teachers can use resources connected to students’ goals—such as traveling for work or pleasure—to make coursework meaningful to them.104Your content has been saved!
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A 7-Step Process for Implementing Green Screen Projects
Green screen isn’t just a flashy tool—it can support collaboration and boost students’ confidence as they get creative.108Your content has been saved!
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Manager, Facilitator, Motivator, Advocate: Setting Up Group Roles That Really Work
Designating a meaningful role for each group member helps students reach their potential both individually and collectively.114Your content has been saved!
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How Socratic Seminars Can Empower Middle School Students
Opportunities for student-led discussions help students hone their listening, speaking, and critical thinking skills.116Your content has been saved!
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3 Ways to Prime Students’ Brains for Achievement
Using priming language is a powerful way to set the stage for learning, and we’ve got a free downloadable word bank here to help you implement this research-backed strategy. - Collaborative Learning
6 Ways to Maximize Turn and Talk
When a few simple structures are put into place, teachers can bring this staple activity for classroom collaboration to the next level.Your content has been saved!
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