As high school students navigate more rigorous academic tasks and denser curricular material, the occasional 3-to-5-minute break delivers a wide range of benefits.

Conflict at school is a normal part of learning how to interact with others—and early-grade teachers have always had to manage misbehavior in class. But not at the levels they’re seeing now.

To help young students learn to manage transitions between activities, consider these simple whole class exercises.

A school administrator discusses the concept of psychological safety and how it applies in schools.

In higher grades, multilingual students need to develop a grasp of academic English. Here’s how to help them acquire the skills they need.

Denmark has fully embraced playful learning in its K–12 schools. We visited two schools to see the pedagogical approach in action.

Young children can develop their literacy skills as they experience the excitement of receiving their own mail.

Teachers can access a variety of resources from the National Park Service to set up engaging project-based learning units.

Middle and high school teachers can boost engagement in social studies with project-based learning units for National History Day.

With the proper scaffolding, students can provide feedback on their classmates’ projects in the target language.

This three-step framework can help new teachers address challenges in ways that are helpful for students and themselves.

Dance, drama, visual arts, and music offer engaging entry points for creating classroom expectations and community norms.

Picture books can help elementary teachers address sensitive topics such as learning differences and diverse family structures.

To help young students learn to manage transitions between activities, consider these simple whole class exercises.

While having students write letters has an obvious connection to literacy, it can also help with developing their social and emotional skills.

Ensuring that students know what they did well and where they need to improve doesn’t have to be an interminable task.

Instruction that’s informed by what students already know, and thoughtfully supported by intentional questions, can help ensure retention of math concepts.

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.

Sometimes mixing in formative assessments that go a step beyond exit slips and low-stakes quizzes can inject some fun—and creativity—into learning.

Teachers can give feedback that produces learning growth by making sure it’s meaningful and directed at the skill rather than the student.