- Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Using Community Circles to Boost School Culture
Consistent large-group gatherings can help students learn how to build strong relationships with their peers and teachers.Your content has been saved!
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8 Small But Impactful Classroom Management Shifts
How using subtle gestures, spatial awareness, and tone of voice can nudge your classroom towards smoother operations.Your content has been saved!
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3 Ways to Help Students Build Attention Stamina
These simple tools and strategies can improve focus in the classroom.Your content has been saved!
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60-Second Strategy: Sage and Scribe
In addition to dedicated time to practice a skill, this cooperative learning activity provides an opportunity for peer feedback.Your content has been saved!
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Question: How Do You Calm a Chaotic Middle or High School Classroom?
When the energy in the room is too high or off track, what strategies help you reset and refocus your students? If this is a challenge you struggle with, check out the comments.Your content has been saved!
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Coping With Grief as an Educator
When this administrator’s life was thrown off balance by grief, he realized that all educators need a plan to get the support they need to heal.Your content has been saved!
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Keeping Students Engaged During Long Class Periods
By chunking class time using gradual release of responsibility, teachers can vary their teaching strategies to help students maintain focus. - Assessment
Tyler Rablin on Ditching Old Assessment Systems to Build Student Motivation
Frustrated by the narrow lens of traditional grading, this instructional coach and former English teacher redesigned his grade book to encourage authentic student buy-in. - Collaborative Learning
Creating a Student Leadership Program
These strategies for building leadership skills can be implemented as a elective or by creating other opportunities for students. - Environmental Education
Wonder Wagons Allow Preschoolers to Explore Nature
These portable science labs allow young children to investigate the world around them, all year long.
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Getting Rid of Zeros Won’t Fix the Grade Book
Well-meaning efforts to assess learning accurately have led some schools to set 50 as the lowest grade, but that can have negative consequences. Here’s a better solution. - ChatGPT & Generative AI
When Students Use AI in Ways They Shouldn’t
Here are some ways teachers can respond when students don’t follow classroom guidelines for using AI. - Communication Skills
Why Students Don’t Ask for Help—and How to Change That
These three simple shifts can help students realize that asking for help is an expectation in your class and boost their self-efficacy. - Critical Thinking
Encouraging Students to Use Notes for Sense-Making
Middle school teachers can use these strategies to help students learn how to get the most value out of their notes.1.8kYour content has been saved!
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Using Discussions to Inspire Active Participation in Learning
By tracking academic conversations with a visual map and sharing it in class, teachers can encourage more students to contribute.
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6 Ways Data Can Guide Learning
When educators use data effectively, it can lead to improvements in students’ learning and well-being.144Your content has been saved!
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6 Ways to Upgrade Old-School Book Reports
These creative alternatives to book reports can spark imaginations, boost comprehension, and reignite a love for reading. - Assessment
4 Test-Taking Strategies That Help Students Show What They Know
By teaching students to approach test questions critically, you can help them accurately show what they've learned and avoid picking wrong answer choices. - Assessment
Getting Rid of Zeros Won’t Fix the Grade Book
Well-meaning efforts to assess learning accurately have led some schools to set 50 as the lowest grade, but that can have negative consequences. Here’s a better solution. - Assessment
Question: How Do You Support Students Overwhelmed by Taking Tests?
Test anxiety can hinder student success. Share your strategies for supporting students who are overwhelmed by taking tests.
- English Language Learners
Why Science Class Is the Perfect Place to Build Language Fluency
From word walls to peer presentations, these classroom strategies help students thrive as scientists and English learners.176Your content has been saved!
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Using Canva to Support English Learners
This popular design tool can be used to have students engage in activities that amplify creativity and provide linguistic support.331Your content has been saved!
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Cultivating Content and Language Learning in ELLs
Project-based learning can help English language learners master language and content skills at the same time.338Your content has been saved!
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3 Ways to Make the Library More Useful to Multilingual Learners
Librarians can help English language learners feel at home by providing a wide variety of choices and formats to choose from.179Your content has been saved!
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Supporting Middle School Students With Little Formal Education
When English learners lack classroom experience, clear routines and hands-on activities can help them get the hang of things.213Your content has been saved!
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- Administration & Leadership
How to Select Effective PD Facilitators
An impactful coach—who may be among your staff—can make in-service days more meaningful and engaging for teachers.234Your content has been saved!
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How Instructional Coaches Can Help Teachers Use Data More Effectively
Continuous progress monitoring aids schools in designing targeted interventions to help all students learn. - ChatGPT & Generative AI
A Curriculum Supervisor’s Guide to AI-Assisted Lesson Planning
Instructional leaders have a role to play in guiding teachers to use AI effectively in unpacking standards and designing lesson plans.775Your content has been saved!
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6 Tips From a Tech Coach and Teacher
Educators can balance innovative and traditional methods of teaching to mindfully include technology in the classroom.401Your content has been saved!
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How to Plan Effective Professional Development for Instructional Coaches
Instructional coaches need thoughtfully crafted and fruitful training opportunities that meet the specific needs of their work.363Your content has been saved!
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