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  • 22 Unexpectedly Effective Teaching Hacks

    Teachers across the country share the most useful teaching tips they’ve learned—everything from the utility of Velcro to the power of periodically faking amnesia.
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  • Project-Based Learning for New Teachers

    Building confidence to try PBL can be tough—here are some ways to integrate projects with the essential elements of core instruction.
  • Exploring Before Explaining Sparks Learning

    New elementary science teachers can build student engagement and enhance learning by using the explore-before-explain approach.
  • The Benefits of Using Choice Boards in Math

    How math choice boards can enable new elementary teachers to meet the needs of their individual learners while employing mathematical rigor.
  • 34 Ways to Quiet a Rambunctious Class

    From “Silent 20” to imaginary marshmallows, these teacher-tested strategies for all grade levels can help you snap an unruly classroom back to attention.
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  • How Tone of Voice Shapes Your Classroom Culture

    It’s no easy task, but developing your tone of voice can build trust, reduce conflict, and set the stage for more learning in your classroom, research shows.
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  • Teacher and student high-fiving

    8 Proactive Classroom Management Tips

    New teachers—and experienced ones too—can find ideas here on how to stop disruptive behavior before it begins.
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  • Simplifying Classroom Management for New Teachers

    From brain breaks to simple surveys, here’s a toolkit of teacher-tested classroom management strategies designed for novice educators.
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  • Teacher leading classroom via projector screen

    How Novice and Expert Teachers Approach Classroom Management Differently

    A 2021 study reveals the ways in which new and experienced teachers think about discipline—plus 6 takeaways for managing your classroom effectively this year.
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  • Helping New Teachers Develop a Sense of Agency

    Administrators can help teachers adapt to their role using the concept of psychological ownership to bolster their feeling of belonging.
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  • 7 Zones Every Middle School Classroom Should Have

    Setting up and organizing a classroom environment with more intention can help maximize the space for student engagement—and learning.
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  • Teacher raising hand to get students' attention

    7 Attention-Getters to Use Instead of Raising Your Voice

    These visual and audio cues can help middle and high school teachers quickly get students back on track.
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  • 23 Ways to Build and Sustain Classroom Relationships

    These teacher-approved activities will help create the sort of classroom bonds that pave the way to academic success.
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  • An illustration of a teacher trying to engage students

    7 Classroom Management Mistakes—and the Research on How to Fix Them

    Whether our emotions get the best of us, or we fall into familiar but unproductive habits, here are 7 common classroom management mistakes, and what the research suggests you should do instead.
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  • 5 Solutions to Common Problems That I Learned as a First-Year Teacher

    These strategies proved effective for a new teacher last year—and they’re still working for her in her second year.
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