Student Engagement
Discover the strategies that work best to involve students in their own learning.
Getting the Most Out of Museum Field Trips
A plan to give students agency over what they learn while visiting a museum creates a significantly more beneficial experience.150How 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.3.2kHow to Engage Students the Moment They Enter the Classroom
Openers matter and set the tone for the lesson that follows. Here’s how to start strong when you need to.6.5k
8 Proactive Classroom Management Tips
New teachers—and experienced ones too—can find ideas here on how to stop disruptive behavior before it begins.61.9k10 Powerful Ways to End Your Lessons
Instead of cleaning up or going over homework assignments, try these creative activities that can help students make sense of new material—and have fun in the process.2.8k4 End-of-Year Learning Strategies to Maintain Engagement
Having students rotate through learning stations or engage in design thinking can keep them motivated as the year winds down.332Does Cold Calling Work? Here’s What the Research Says
A growing body of research reveals that there’s a right—and wrong—way to use cold calling.1.3k3 Great Discussion Models for High School English
These models move beyond Socratic seminars to provide students with authentic, engaging class discussions.500How to Turn Your Math Classroom Into a ‘Thinking Classroom’
The researcher Peter Liljedahl evangelizes for practices that prioritize and stimulate more hard thinking in classrooms.1.9kTurning Students Into Bold Historical Thinkers
By collapsing the distance between historical eras and the present day, we motivate students to ask hard questions and dig deeper into the past.379
Why Are Some Kids Thriving During Remote Learning?
Though remote learning during the pandemic has brought many challenges, some students seem to be thriving in the new circumstances. What can we learn from them?25.1k6 Counterintuitive Strategies to Boost Student Learning
When it comes to finding ways to get big wins in the classroom, it’s sometimes the approaches that feel a little unconventional that are the most successful.835
13 Virtual Games to Play in Your Elementary Classroom
From scavenger hunts to Pictionary, we’ve gathered a batch of virtual games to get students talking, laughing, and engaging with peers.15.5k
22 Powerful Closure Activities
Quick activities that can be used to check for understanding or emphasize key information at the end of a lesson.46.9k5 Strategies to Improve Students’ Listening Skills
Middle and high school students not listening is a common complaint, but listening is a skill like any other—it can be improved with practice.4.1k
