- Collaborative Learning
How to Make Group Work Work
Group projects have plenty of potential pitfalls, but you can teach students how to set themselves up for successful collaboration.Your content has been saved!
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Leading Science PD with Genuine Wonder
When teachers are invited to get curious during professional development, they are better able to inspire the same feeling in students.Your content has been saved!
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Creating a School Culture Where Progress Is Valued
A middle school incentive program that recognizes effort and growth can help improve student learning outcomes.Your content has been saved!
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60-Second Strategy: Coffee Shop Mode
A simple visual cue helps students practice independence and problem-solving while creating uninterrupted time for small group instruction.Your content has been saved!
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Podcast: How to Jumpstart Belonging in Your Classroom From Day One
The first week of school can set the tone for the entire year. Teacher Marcus Luther shares powerful yet simple routines that build trust, help students feel known, and strengthen the classroom community.
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Why District Leaders Should Prioritize One-on-One Meetings With Principals
Making time to address challenges, celebrate successes, and prove direct coaching is an effective way to support principals.188Your content has been saved!
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The Power of Watching Your Teaching on Replay
When paired with reflection and peer feedback, video gives teachers a practical way to revisit lessons, analyze student learning, and make targeted improvements.156Your content has been saved!
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Teaching a Deeper Understanding of Language With a Yearlong Word Journal
Guiding elementary students to dive into learning about how a single word can boost their curiosity and vocabulary skills.168Your content has been saved!
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Working to See the Full Picture
By intentionally seeking multiple perspectives and testing assumptions, teachers can position themselves to make decisions that expand learning opportunities for students. - Student Voice
Giving Students a Choice in How They Will Demonstrate Their Learning
When assessments aren’t just about a grade, students can experience a classroom filled with creativity, engagement, and evidence of their learning.867Your content has been saved!
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- School Culture
The IKEA Effect: You Built It, You’re Invested in It
People become more invested when they help shape the systems around them, and teachers and school leaders can use that to create a strong school culture. - Literacy
An Approach to Structured Literacy for Older Struggling Readers
Teachers can use AI to generate age-appropriate leveled texts that encourage reading skills development.42.7kYour content has been saved!
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Using Movement as an Instructional Tool in Literacy
When kids are able to move, they learn better. Here's how to give young students more opportunities to move throughout lessons. - Education Trends
The 2025–26 School Year in Review, From Your Point of View
Spirited discussions, light bulb moments, and the occasional hot take: Here’s what got you—our educator community—buzzing this year. - Restorative Practices
Late Work Policies That Motivate Students Without Punishing Them
Completing work on time is a learnable skill, and teachers can use these restorative practices to help students develop it.
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Giving Students Feedback That Helps Them Grow
New teachers in particular may benefit from trying this four-part framework for guiding students to improve their writing.4.7kYour content has been saved!
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Moving Beyond Traditional Lab Reports in High School
A teacher who wanted to shift from assessing compliance to assessing students’ thinking shares the tweaks she made in her assignments. - Creativity
Encouraging Students to Demonstrate Learning Creatively
Students develop a sense of ownership over learning and find new ways to be successful when they can choose how they show what they know. - Assessment
Podcast: Rethinking Zeros in the Grade Book
No-zeros policies aim to level the playing field, but without the lever of a failing grade, can teachers balance accountability, motivation, and accurate assessment?
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Taking a Deeper Look at Student Data
Acting as data detectives, school leaders and teachers can work together to better understand student needs.1.4kYour content has been saved!
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- Classroom Management
5 Ways to Build Classroom Community in the First Days of School
The right getting-to-know-you activities can help students move beyond introductions and make connection feel natural—not forced.Your content has been saved!
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What Purposefully Circulating Through the Classroom Looks Like
Close observation during tasks helps teachers correct misunderstandings and celebrate when students are getting things right. - Restorative Practices
Using Restorative Conversations for Effective Classroom Management
Tips for teachers who are willing to trade consequence-based control for a framework of calm observation, genuine curiosity, and honest impact.10kYour content has been saved!
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Warming Up Cold Calling by Writing Ideas Down First
When students can respond to questions on mini-whiteboards prior to being called on, they feel more prepared—and everyone participates in thinking through the answers. - Differentiated Instruction
Podcast: One Task, Many Doors: A More Effective Way to Differentiate
Three low-prep ways to differentiate instruction that keep kids learning together.
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- Instructional Coaching
Streamlining Instructional Coaching With Tech for Systemwide Change
With the right tools, you can elevate coaching from an individual practice and turn it into a school improvement engine.1.2kYour content has been saved!
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Building a Portfolio for Instructional Coaching Job Interviews
A step-by-step guide for teachers on gathering the documentation needed to demonstrate how they would approach a coaching role.2.1kYour content has been saved!
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Effective Ways to Facilitate PD for Teacher Growth
To help teachers realize their potential, school leaders can create systems that provide relevant feedback, encouragement, and new learning opportunities.5.5kYour content has been saved!
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Making Instructional Coaching Standard for Every Teacher
Instructional coaching works best when it is normalized as part of everyday professional life, not positioned as a corrective measure.5.9kYour content has been saved!
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Applying a UDL Framework to the Coaching Cycle
This three-phase approach to instructional coaching embraces the fact that educators are lifelong learners.5.2kYour content has been saved!
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