Teaching Strategies

Five easy-to-implement strategies to make poetry writing accessible and fun for all students.

In a recent book, developmental psychologists and teachers discuss the best approaches to math education in the early grades.

Learning by doing—through project-based learning or role plays based on the news, for example—can boost student engagement.

Teachers can guide students to avoid ineffective studying habits in favor of ones that will increase their learning outcomes.

The number one concern that I hear from educators is lack of time, particularly lack of instructional time with students. Although we can't entirely solve the time problem, we can mitigate it by carefully analyzing our use of class time.

Most teachers use silencing methods, such as flicking the lights or ringing a call bell. This article explores some additional ideas categorized by grade bands.

These five easy-to-implement accommodations can make class less stressful and more manageable for students with dyslexia.

The year I started teaching seventh- to twelfth-grade English in Minneapolis, Prince launched his song about urban ruin, "Sign o' the Times." That song was an apt musical backdrop for the lives of my students, most of whom lived in poverty and challenged me daily. Fortunately, classroom order improved when I learned that successful classroom management depends on conscientiously executing a few big strategies and a lot of little ones.

Play-based learning helps engage elementary students in their education and has cognitive, physical, social, and emotional benefits.