- ChatGPT & Generative AI
8 AI Tools That Can Help Generate Ideas for Your Classroom
These educator-tested platforms can help you create instructional materials and develop ideas for lessons—and they require little to no tech savvy.153Your content has been saved!
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Fostering Time Management Skills With Young Students
Helping early elementary students develop their sense of time can have a major impact on their academic and social skills.112Your content has been saved!
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How Principals Can Slow Down, and Why They Might Want To
A sense of urgency often pushes school leaders to sprint toward their goals, but taking a more deliberate approach may be more effective.108Your content has been saved!
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Adding Movement to Phonics Instruction
By providing strategies that combine letter sounds with motions, teachers help students learn to decode words in the ways that work best for them.Your content has been saved!
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Ensuring That Your Math Learning Stations Are a High-Leverage Routine
By focusing on a few core station types and committing to routines, teachers can boost engagement and student understanding.123Your content has been saved!
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Designing Homework Policies That Don’t Punish Disability
Traditional homework policies can unintentionally penalize students with disabilities—but teachers can change that.121Your content has been saved!
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A Process for Successful Learning Labs
By designing peer observations thoughtfully, teaching teams can learn from one another and build their collective efficacy.112Your content has been saved!
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Taming Tech Distractions to Keep Students on Task
These tips can help teachers reduce the chance of losing their students’ attention when they integrate computers in lessons.144Your content has been saved!
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5 Ways to Use Data as a School Leader
School leaders can use data as a compass to guide the decision-making process so that students and teachers have a clear path to success.167Your content has been saved!
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4 Strategies to Maximize the Field Trip Experience
Design a real-world learning experience outside of the classroom with purpose; a field trip can be more than just a treat.190Your content has been saved!
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- Research
The Pros and Cons of Homework (in 6 Charts)
The case for homework isn’t black-and-white, so we looked far and wide for research to shed a little light on the matter. - Brain-Based Learning
Making Retrieval Practice a Classroom Routine
By regularly working in activities that get students to recall content they’ve learned in the past and apply it, teachers can ensure deeper understanding. - Teacher Collaboration
A One-Page Chart to Support Every Student Every Day
Teachers can use this spreadsheet—free template included—to track accommodations and strengths to keep students on track and motivated. - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
10 National Parks Service Resources Every Teacher Should Know About
Teachers can explore these lesson plans, websites, and other resources to enhance project-based learning units that incorporate a variety of subjects.980Your content has been saved!
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7 Easy Ways to Elevate Turn and Talk
Give this classroom go-to a boost by providing students with a variety of pathways to practice their listening and speaking skills.
- Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Learning to Name Feelings at the Emotional Ice Cream Shop
When pre-K students identify and act out emotions in an improv game, they develop essential self-regulation skills through play.Your content has been saved!
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7 Books to Help Teach Emotional Intelligence
Teachers can guide students to recognize and understand their emotions by grounding conversations in engaging books.315Your content has been saved!
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Activating High School Students’ Social and Emotional Competencies
Students experience greater self-awareness and personal success when they can understand and regulate their emotions.341Your content has been saved!
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A 3-Step Framework for Teaching Students How to Apologize
Teachers can help learners understand the importance of taking responsibility for their actions and repairing relationships with their peers.605Your content has been saved!
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10 Fun, Unexpected School Clubs Worth the Lift
From blending up fresh smoothies to raising chickens, these clubs require commitment—and they deliver joy, connection, and community in return.
- Brain-Based Learning
Useful Strategies to Support Students’ Working Memory
Teachers can implement consistent routines, provide accessible supports, and empower students to figure out what helps them maintain focus.432Your content has been saved!
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How Substitute Teachers Can Connect With Their Students
Five enriching strategies to help subs stay involved and make a difference in the classroom.396Your content has been saved!
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Questions to Ask About Your Multilingual Students
The English language specialist at your school can help you work with multilingual learners—you just need to know what to ask.218Your content has been saved!
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How to Change Up Intervention Groups
When students in intervention groups progress at different rates, it’s important to reconfigure the groups so all students do appropriately challenging work. - Differentiated Instruction
How to Implement UDL in Kindergarten
Teachers can take a practical approach to Universal Design for Learning to ensure that their students’ diverse needs are met.217Your content has been saved!
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- Formative Assessment
Crafting Data-Driven Narratives About Students
Telling stories with and about data helps students better see themselves as learners and helps teachers center them in the classroom.327Your content has been saved!
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Using Oral Assessments to Enrich Our Understanding of Student Learning
If you’ve ever had the sense that grades didn’t truly reflect what students had learned, formal and informal talks can give you more data and a more accurate picture. - Formative Assessment
The Power of Formative Assessment in Elementary School
Using frequent ungraded classroom assessments can help teachers guide students to focus more on learning and less on test scores.427Your content has been saved!
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Is It Time to Rethink Your Pre-assessments?
Changing how you give and use formative assessments can help you make better instructional decisions for all students.167Your content has been saved!
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The Proven Benefits of Grading Less
By shifting their focus from letter grades to meaningful feedback, teachers can unlock deeper learning, foster motivation, and minimize bias in the classroom.Your content has been saved!
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