- Teacher Collaboration
Co-teaching Strategies That Work
When clear policies are set around classroom management, pedagogy, and responsibilities, co-teaching can be a transformative experience for both students and teachers.Your content has been saved!
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Big and Small Strategies to Harness the Power of Peer-to-Peer Teaching
The brains of kids who are teaching peers go into overdrive—boosting retention and understanding. Here’s how to leverage this effect in your classroom.147Your content has been saved!
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Increasing the Flow of Understanding: Place-Based Learning With Rivers
Teachers of every content area can introduce place-based learning that encourage students to understand the vital importance of rivers in multiple contexts.121Your content has been saved!
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Playing an Improv Game for Character Analysis
By acting out a character’s emotions, students can practice literary analysis, sharpen their recall of story detail, and build empathy.Your content has been saved!
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Preparing for Challenging Conversations
Rehearsing for a difficult discussion can help ensure a more productive outcome.165Your content has been saved!
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7 Ways to Show Students Their Academic Growth
Teacher-tested, motivating activities that get students out of their own performance loop and make learning visible—even when they struggle to see the forest for the trees. - Literacy
How to Build Relationships in an Intervention Setting
Strong connections with students are essential for showing them that you’re a trustworthy advocate who wants to help them succeed. - ChatGPT & Generative AI
Harnessing AI for Standards Alignment in World Languages
Aligning lessons with standards is time-consuming, and this is an area of planning where AI tools can be helpful.134Your content has been saved!
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How to Meaningfully Involve Students in Leadership
A district-wide approach to including students in decision-making creates opportunities for change. - Diversity
Celebrating Diversity in Early Childhood Classrooms
Teachers working with young students can explore books that foster kindness and acceptance of differences among people.
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- New Teachers
School Just Began and I’m Already Overwhelmed
Teaching has particular challenges in the first few years, but there are things you can do to make it through tough times. - English Language Learners
Strategies That Help Multilingual Students Learn Content and English at the Same Time
Teachers can use these strategies to help keep students who are still learning English on track with their peers. - Special Education
5 Ways to Support Neurodivergent Students
An academic coach for neurodivergent students shares how to help neurodivergent students reach their potential throughout the school year. - Technology Integration
Supercharge Your Canva Projects
Pro tips from power users can help you up your Canva game, even if you already use it. - Student Engagement
Using Incremental Progress to Foster Students’ Intrinsic Motivation
A focus on regular small wins rather than lofty goals can help teachers keep students engaged for the long haul.
- Critical Thinking
How ‘Would You Rather’ Questions Can Support Higher-Order Thinking
Teachers can move ‘Would You Rather’ questions beyond brain breaks, using them to boost engagement during all stages of instruction. - Technology Integration
How Tech Certification Transformed My Planning and Grading Work
Using technology to create a system for handling routine tasks allows teachers to focus on their work with students.184Your content has been saved!
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Building Communication Skills With Peer Critique
When students use a rubric and sentence starters to provide feedback to their classmates, they help each other improve their work. - Assessment
The Benefits of Giving One-Question Quizzes in Math
Students can sometimes pass a traditional quiz without really knowing the material, but there’s no hiding with a one-question assessment. - Assessment
Using Comic Strips as an Assessment Tool
Unorthodox assessments can bring out students’ creativity and improve their engagement in class.
- English Language Learners
Strategies That Help Multilingual Students Learn Content and English at the Same Time
Teachers can use these strategies to help keep students who are still learning English on track with their peers. - English Language Learners
How Text Reconstruction Supports Multilingual Learners
This multistep literacy activity gives students an extended opportunity to improve their vocabulary and develop their listening and speaking skills. - English Language Learners
Supporting Middle School English Language Learners Through Morphology Instruction
Teaching multilingual students about Greek and Latin roots in words can help them systematically build their knowledge of English.507Your content has been saved!
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Advice for New ELL Teachers
These tips from an experienced English language learning specialist can help you prepare for your first year.333Your content has been saved!
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4 Ways to Support Long-Term English Learners
As students continue building up their academic English skills, teachers can offer a variety of structures to meet their specific needs.548Your content has been saved!
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- Administration & Leadership
How School Leaders Can Guide the Work of Paraeducators
So that these paraprofessionals can successfully do their work, school administrators need to ensure they have the training and resources they need.164Your content has been saved!
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Projecting a Positive School Culture
Minor interactions can have a big impact on staff, students, families, and anyone who calls or visits your school.196Your content has been saved!
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Designing a Continuous Parent Education Curriculum
Administrators can set up a program that invites families into schools and helps them grow alongside their students. - Administration & Leadership
Helping Teachers Adapt to New Curricular Initiatives
By giving teachers space and autonomy, school leaders can ease the pains of transitioning to a new curriculum. - Administration & Leadership
How School Leaders Can Connect With Students Through Extracurricular Activities
When an assistant principal created an after-school golf club, students got to see her in a new light.178Your content has been saved!
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