- Student Engagement
Using Question Cubes to Boost Reading Engagement
This activity gives students the opportunity to collaborate, boosting engagement and deepening their understanding of class texts.Your content has been saved!
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How to Use Universal Screening Data to Guide Instruction
Information collected from literacy assessments can help teachers make instructional decisions that improve student learning.Your content has been saved!
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Question: How Do You Help Students Remember Their Supplies?
We're gathering tips to help students remember their supplies. If this is something your students struggle with, check out the comments. - Arts Integration
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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Effective Ideas for Engaging Parents and Caregivers
These strategies can help elementary school teachers involve families in their children’s learning. - School Culture
5 Ways to Support Your School’s Support Staff
By seeking meaningful input and acting on it, school administrators can create an environment where all staff are valued. - Classroom Management
How to Establish Classroom Routines for Productive Learning
Before a lesson begins, it’s important to communicate a clear plan so that students will understand what’s expected of them. - Student Engagement
Cognitive, Emotional, and Behavioral Engagement Strategies That Work
Teachers can use a mix of approaches to overcome students’ attention span limits so they stay engaged in learning.193Your content has been saved!
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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.233Your 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.
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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. - Teaching Strategies
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. - 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
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Pro tips from power users can help you up your Canva game, even if you already use it.
- Technology Integration
Supercharge Your Canva Projects
Pro tips from power users can help you up your Canva game, even if you already use it. - Technology Integration
Using Edtech in Service of Human Connections
Teachers and schools are reducing their reliance on digital tools to create more intentional and connected classroom experiences. - ChatGPT & Generative AI
AI Tool Demo: Bringing Student Art to Life
Assistant Editor Daniel Leonard shows how a new AI tool can instantly animate drawings—and shares some fun applications for early elementary.Your content has been saved!
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4 Must-Have Folders for Your Learning Management System
These four folders will help new and veteran teachers clearly communicate the class organization and expectations to students and their families. - Media Literacy
Facilitating Respectful Digital Citizenship in the Classroom
It’s important for students to understand that discernment and respect for different opinions play critical roles in media literacy.293Your content has been saved!
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- 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. - Literacy
A Weeklong Unit to Explore Poetry Forms
High school students who study poetry forms come away with confidence to analyze poetry and to create and share their own poems. - 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. - Literacy
5 Ways to Include Writing in Reading Intervention
Writing sometimes gets short shrift in literacy education. These strategies help foster students’ reading and writing skills in tandem.529Your content has been saved!
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Question: What’s Your Solution to Get Students Reading Whole-Class Novels?
We're gathering tips for students reading whole-class novels. If this is something you struggle with, check out the comments.
- Administration & Leadership
How to Meaningfully Involve Students in Leadership
A district-wide approach to including students in decision-making creates opportunities for change. - 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.178Your 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.207Your 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.