Teaching Strategies
Discover and share best practices for improving your teaching craft -- delivering instruction, engaging students, reaching struggling students, and more.
Embracing the Social Aspect of Independent Reading
Many middle and high school students are interested in social media, and teachers can tap into that to promote enthusiasm for reading.
4 Ways to Encourage Students to Ask Questions
When exploring their own questions is an integral part of class, students get more invested in working to find answers.
Creating Opportunities for Project-Based Learning in Math
Rigorous PBL units in middle and high school math answer the age-old student question: “When am I ever going to need this?”145
How—and Why—to Introduce Visual Note-Taking to Your Students
Visual note-taking allows information to be processed by the brain in three different ways.2.4k
Why Are Some Kids Thriving During Remote Learning?
Though remote learning has brought many challenges, some students seem to be thriving in the new circumstances. What can we learn from them?69.4k
Enduring Practices From Remote Teaching
After a yearlong crash course in digital tools and remote teaching, a teacher reflects on what will stick in her brick-and-mortar classroom.3.2k
8 Strategies to Improve Participation in Your Virtual Classroom
Educators share their best synchronous and asynchronous strategies to boost student participation during online learning.40.3k
Is it Time to Drop ‘Finding the Main Idea’ and Teach Reading in a New Way?
Some schools are changing the way they teach reading—based on research that shows background knowledge is more critical to comprehension than general skills like ‘finding the main idea.’37.8k
Teaching the Concept of Equity Through Gardening
Plants can illustrate how different people need different things to be nourished—and how equality and equity differ.9.2k
How Learning Happens
In this video series, we explore how educators can guide all students, regardless of their developmental starting points, to become productive and engaged learners.21.1k
What Teachers in China Have Learned in the Past Month
An American whose classroom in Beijing is now online shares what she and her team have learned since the coronavirus hit, just as U.S. teachers make the same shift.42.2k
Are We Teaching the Math Kids Need?
Every child possesses vast mathematics potential, says Jo Boaler, Stanford University mathematics professor and best-selling author—but for them to access it, we need to rethink how we teach math.8.2k
The Value of Mailing Encouraging Notes to Students
Looking for positive things to say about every student helps teachers develop an asset-based approach to teaching—and helps students lean into their strengths.3.6k
How Universal Design for Learning Can Help With Lesson Planning This Year
The core concepts of UDL are particularly helpful for teachers moving between remote, hybrid and in-person teaching.1.9k
Takeaways From Distance Learning
An instructional coach makes the case that “business as usual” will not be the right path once students return to traditional classrooms.5.3k