Teaching Strategies

Techniques for introducing new material and feedback to students throughout a lesson—a way to spark deeper insights and learning.

Strengthening students’ sense of connectedness to their learning is a worthwhile goal, and there are some simple ways to do it.

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.

Checking for understanding is good for both students and teachers. We’ve rounded up a variety of digital tools to help you do it.

Support every student by breaking learning up into chunks and providing a concrete structure for each.

A seasoned educator shares four ideas for supporting students who have suffered emotional trauma.

When presented with new material, standards, and complicated topics, we need to be focused and calm as we approach our assignments. We can use brain breaks and focused-attention practices to positively impact our emotional states and learning. They refocus our neural circuitry with either stimulating or quieting practices that generate increased activity in the prefrontal cortex, where problem solving and emotional regulation occur.