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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.Your content has been saved!
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Reducing Homework by Ensuring That More of the Learning Happens in Class
For a high school physics teacher, assigning less homework meant comprehensively revamping assessments and how each class session was set up.Your content has been saved!
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How to Scaffold Learning and Maintain Rigor
A myriad of tools and strategies that support learning and student agency are also essential to maintaining rigor.Your content has been saved!
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Using Fun Songs to Transition Between Activities in Preschool
Music is an effective tool for helping young students move between activities in a joyful and structured way.Your content has been saved!
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Embrace the Blank Page
Research supports regularly asking students to recall information from memory, and to do that you don’t need a worksheet—just a plain piece of paper works great.Your content has been saved!
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5 Tips to Help Leaders Get Control of Their Email
The goal for school leaders facing a torrent of emails is prioritizing the communication that really matters. (And sometimes that’s a phone call.)Your content has been saved!
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Boosting Student Engagement Through a Schoolwide Lunch Hour
For this high school in West Virginia, building time for clubs and tutoring into the school day means happier, higher-achieving students.Your content has been saved!
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10 Books With Neurodivergent Characters
These books can be powerful tools for reducing stigma, opening up dialogue, and promoting empathy and understanding.Your content has been saved!
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How to Turn Test Retakes Into a Classroom Staple
Allowing retakes gives students another chance to learn and to demonstrate learning—the challenge is making redos work within the schedule.Your content has been saved!
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Building Students’ Independence and Preparedness for the Future
Instruction on activities of daily living helps middle school students in special education develop important skills like organization, hygiene, and self-advocacy.Your content has been saved!
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