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The Endless Pile: How to Mitigate Grading Woes
By reserving grades for work that truly measures progress and using feedback for everything else, teachers can reduce stress and give students clear guidance for growth.Your content has been saved!
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A Case for Conferencing With Students Instead of Giving Written Feedback
Holding a 15-minute meeting with each student creates a chance to discuss what’s working in their writing and what they think about it.Your content has been saved!
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When Good Research Gets Implemented Badly
As brilliant ideas move from academic journals into classrooms, many important nuances are lost.Your content has been saved!
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A Versatile Seating Arrangement That Really Works
Placing students in strategic academic groups at L-shaped tables creates classroom community, improves teacher mobility, and supports struggling students.Your content has been saved!
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Using Edtech Tools to Support Neurodivergent Learners
By offering alternative formats, these options reduce the heavy text decoding that can be a significant hurdle for many neurodivergent students.Your content has been saved!
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9 Evidence-Based Ways to Improve Your Instructions
Vague directions, complicated explanations, and poorly sequenced tasks can overwhelm students. These research-backed strategies can help.Your content has been saved!
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A 15-Minute Small Group Routine That Builds Stronger Decoding Skills
This simple, time-saving structure targets one phonics pattern at a time until students master it.Your content has been saved!
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Creating a Yes Environment in Early Childhood Classrooms
Constantly saying no to young students trying to access things around the classroom? It may be time to rethink how your room is designed. - Brain-Based Learning
4 Ways to Design Instruction for the Teenage Brain
These strategies, derived from Daniel Siegel’s book Brainstorm, can help you engage students’ attention and willingness to work. - AI in Education
AI Transparency in Schools Starts With Questions and Conversation
Everyone is asking the same questions about AI. Here’s how schools should start answering them—in conversation with teachers, staff, and students’ families.189Your content has been saved!
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- 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. - 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.49.1kYour content has been saved!
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8 Classroom AI Policies Developed by Teachers
Setting clear, shared expectations around student AI use is uncharted territory for many teachers. Educators across disciplines and grade levels share their current policies. - Literacy
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. - Classroom Management
Teaching Practices That Will Be Sustainable All the Way Till June
A super-cool strategy like an interactive bulletin board isn’t so great if you drop it by October. A teacher shares criteria for evaluating whether an idea will be sustainable, plus some ideas that have worked for her.
- Critical Thinking
Using Clubs to Foster Real-World Skills
Elementary teachers can create authentic contexts for students to practice critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
4 Civics Activities for Elementary Students
These exercises can help young students care about others and work to solve real problems affecting their classrooms and communities.2.1kYour content has been saved!
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How Teachers Can Reinforce to Students That They Matter
Small classroom changes and gestures that emphasize relationships, growth, and well-being can have a big impact on students. - Student Wellness
3 Activities to Help Students Feel Grounded
When students are dysregulated, asking them to focus can be counterproductive. Instead, build in activities that help them stay grounded.7.8kYour content has been saved!
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5 Strategies to Help Students End the Year With Calm Confidence
Elementary teachers can help ease the stress of the final weeks of school by teaching students SEL skills they can use anywhere.
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Teaching Practices That Will Be Sustainable All the Way Till June
A super-cool strategy like an interactive bulletin board isn’t so great if you drop it by October. A teacher shares criteria for evaluating whether an idea will be sustainable, plus some ideas that have worked for her. - Classroom Management
Closing Gaps With What I Need (WIN) Time
This structured daily routine makes time for personalized small group instruction—while building independence across the classroom.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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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.
- Collaborative Learning
Helping Students Collaborate and Connect From Day One
High school students are better prepared to take academic risks throughout the year when they feel a sense of belonging right from the start.2.7kYour content has been saved!
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Time Management Tips for New Teachers
It’s important for educators to implement a reliable scheduling system to stay on top of essential tasks without getting overwhelmed.1.5kYour content has been saved!
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Fewer Tasks but More Rigor
Adding more steps to a social studies project doesn’t necessarily make it more rigorous—there are better ways to appropriately challenge students.2.6kYour content has been saved!
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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.5kYour content has been saved!
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Why Teachers Should Be on LinkedIn
The social platform can help educators network and grow their experience to better serve their students.
