- Student Engagement
Wrapping Up the School Year in English Language Arts
Secondary teachers can focus on students’ interests to keep them engaged while reinforcing previously learned skills or previewing new ones.Your content has been saved!
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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.Your content has been saved!
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6 Dictionary Games to Boost Students’ Vocabulary Skills
Elementary students learn to navigate dictionaries with confidence while having fun learning new words through these games.Your content has been saved!
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Adapting Socratic Seminars for Elementary
With a few key modifications, teachers can make a complex academic discussion into an excellent learning opportunity for younger students.Your content has been saved!
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Fostering Collaboration in Middle School
These discussion protocols help ensure that students are talking with and learning from each other.Your content has been saved!
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Using a School Mural Project to Showcase Students’ Growth
Step-by-step instructions from an elementary school educator whose annual mural assignment is displayed at the spring open house.110Your content has been saved!
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Best Practices for Showing Videos in Class
Edtech platforms can help you create a personalized learning experience to improve students’ learning and engagement.110Your content has been saved!
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Boosting Engagement by Taking Math Outdoors
Bringing elementary students outside for math lessons provides a welcome change of pace and a chance for new activities. - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
How to Simplify PBL Planning With AI
AI can help teachers save time in creating meaningful project-based learning opportunities for students. - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Culminating Art Projects That Boost Students’ Confidence
At the end of the year, high school students enjoy the opportunity to create a final product dictated by their own interests.
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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.
- Student Engagement
13 Ways to Celebrate Students’ Small Wins and Build Motivation
In pursuit of big gains, students’ smaller successes can go unnoticed. Research suggests that’s a missed opportunity to spark motivation. - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Strategies to Make SEL Inclusive for Students With Sensory Processing Differences
Sensory challenges are often invisible, and schools can guide students to advocate for their own needs. - Brain-Based Learning
A Strategy for Flexible Thinking
Taking a break when they hit a rough patch can help students self-regulate and learn how to face challenges with confidence.291Your content has been saved!
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How to Be an Effective SEL Coordinator
Maybe you’re considering being an SEL leader or are already in that role; either way, these tips and resources can offer some guidance..146Your content has been saved!
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Creative Ideas to Ease Student Anxiety
These simple strategies can help get elementary students focused on their learning when anxiety is high.242Your content has been saved!
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- Community Partnerships
The Long-Term Rewards of a Guest Speaker Series
Bringing in guest speakers offers high school students valuable connections and insights for the future.110Your content has been saved!
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4 Ways to Help Students Thrive in Their First Year of High School
Teachers can be explicit with communication and expectations so that freshmen know they can succeed. - Communication Skills
5 Ways to Elevate Your Classroom Discussions
Even when many students hesitate to speak up, teachers can inspire thoughtful, vibrant discussion with these classroom-tested strategies.Your content has been saved!
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Guest Speakers Can Be a Perfect Way to End the Year
When standardized exams are over and summer is fast approaching, here’s one way to keep high school students interested in learning. - Student Engagement
Which One Doesn’t Belong?
This simple activity engages students in math talk and reasoning—and shows them there's not always a right answer.211Your content has been saved!
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- Formative Assessment
60-Second Strategy: Quick Sorts
In this formative assessment game, table groups compete against each other to categorize key terms and concepts from the previous night’s assignment.Your content has been saved!
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4 Ways to Boost Students’ Self-Efficacy
These strategies help students see what they have learned so they believe they can be successful in school in the future. - Formative Assessment
Using Mastery Checks to Assess Student Learning
Unlike simultaneous, class-wide tests or exit tickets, Mastery Checks allow students to demonstrate learning at their own pace. - Teaching Strategies
Scaffolding Like a Pro: Powerful Ways to Support Learning
With options ranging from tried-and-true to lesser known, these strategies for cognitive, metacognitive, and procedural scaffolding will help you set students up for success. - Homework
How to Encourage Students to Turn In Quality Work
To help prevent hastily completed assignments, teachers can share clear expectations with students and offer manageable timelines.
