- Administration & Leadership
How to Hold Intentional Conversations With Educators
School leaders can focus on relationship building to ensure that sensitive or challenging conversations with teachers are productive.Your content has been saved!
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11 Tips to Keep Your Classroom Running Smoothly
When routines are strong, expectations are clear, and materials are organized, everyone in the classroom can focus on what matters most.Your content has been saved!
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Facilitating Playful Learning in Grades K–2
Five ways early elementary teachers can bring an element of playfulness into classroom lessons.Your content has been saved!
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3 Simple Ways to Boost Student Motivation
By making progress visible and celebrating small achievements, teachers can help students stay engaged from the first day of school until the last.Your content has been saved!
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Problem-Solving Discussions in Elementary Math
Creating opportunities to talk about math builds understanding and strengthens language development for all students—particularly English language learners.Your content has been saved!
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Your First Days as a New Elementary Teacher
Establishing routines, getting to know your students, and being open to learning can lead to a successful beginning.Your content has been saved!
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7 Writing Activities That Engage Your Students’ Senses
Upper elementary teachers can guide students to focus on small details as they learn to use descriptive language and imagery.108Your content has been saved!
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Finding the Right Rhythm for Preschool Learning
Aligning teaching with the natural rhythms of how young students learn can cultivate a deeper understanding of the content.103Your content has been saved!
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Fostering an Entrepreneurial Mindset in Middle School
Having students design their own brands, logos, and podcasts gives them the opportunity to develop problem-solving and creativity skills.114Your content has been saved!
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Supporting Middle School Students Within Their Zone of Proximal Development
These tips can help teachers recognize when to guide, when to step back, and when to walk away.180Your content has been saved!
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15 Quick (and Mighty) Retrieval Practices
From concept maps to flash cards to Pictionary, these activities help students reflect on—and remember—what they’ve learned. - Brain-Based Learning
7 Study Habits to Teach Kids This School Year
Studying is critical to academic success—but many students have never been shown how to do it effectively. - Literacy
3 Games to Amp Up Reading Instruction
Gamifying literacy and phonics lessons teaches students valuable social-emotional skills, gives them regular movement breaks, and increases their engagement. - Teaching Strategies
30 Ways to Bring Calm to a Noisy High School Classroom
From 'finding the lull' to the magic of a dramatic whisper, these teacher-tested strategies quickly get high school students focused and back on track. - Learning Environments
27 Ways to Optimize Your Classroom Design for Better Learning
A research-based lineup of smart, effective classroom design tips that support deep learning, reduce distraction, and build belonging.
- Game-Based Learning
Video Games Are a Playful Way to Guide Students to Unlock Meaning in Literature
By approaching games as texts, teachers can foster the mindset students need to appreciate great literature.182Your content has been saved!
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Integrating STEM Across the Curriculum
Equipping students with transferrable skills such as innovative thinking and problem-solving can have a powerful effect on learning.156Your content has been saved!
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6 Things We’re Getting Wrong About Tech Integration
Despite years of investment, many schools are still missing the mark on technology integration. Here’s what the experts told us needs to change—and how to get started this year. - ChatGPT & Generative AI
AI Tool Demo: Generating Podcasts About Class Content With NotebookLM
With this advanced tool from Google, teachers can upload sources about a particular topic, then automatically output an interactive podcast with two AI hosts.Your content has been saved!
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Are Robots Friends or Foes?
A project-based learning unit asks second-grade students this and other questions in an engaging hands-on experience.166Your content has been saved!
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- Student Engagement
4 Brain Breaks for World Language Learners
When students who are learning a new language engage in playful games that include movement, they return to lessons energized and refreshed.Your content has been saved!
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8 Ways to Help Middle Schoolers Imagine Their Future Careers
Middle schoolers don’t have to pick a career yet—but research shows they’re already curious and eager to explore what’s possible. - Student Engagement
Using Checklists to Support Hands-On Science Learning
Working at their own pace with a scaffold allows students to build knowledge and have positive learning experiences.186Your content has been saved!
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41 Elementary Classroom Jobs to Build Shared Responsibility and Community
Classroom jobs help students feel seen, trusted, and excited to contribute to their classroom community.981Your content has been saved!
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Guiding Students to Overcome Learned Helplessness
New teachers can create an environment where students feel supported and understand that mistakes are part of the learning process.393Your content has been saved!
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- Administration & Leadership
Advice I Wish I Had Heard Before Becoming a School Administrator
For this award-winning superintendent, nothing was harder than his first year as principal, and these pointers would have helped.274Your content has been saved!
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Effective Onboarding for Assistant Principals
Empowering new leaders begins with a detailed plan, well-defined roles, and open communication.208Your content has been saved!
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A Grounding Practice for Principals
Reflecting and reframing before responding can help administrators preserve relationships and lead with clarity—even in the heat of the moment.251Your content has been saved!
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How to Thrive in a New Leadership Role
A good way to approach tough choices as a new administrator is to ask yourself: Is this decision best for kids?306Your content has been saved!
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Strategies for Taking Advantage of AI as a New Administrator
AI can help school administrators save time, improve their communication, and focus their attention where it matters.346Your content has been saved!
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