- Administration & Leadership
Weekly Phone Calls Keep School Priorities on Track
Administrators can get valuable one-on-one time with superintendents and keep their focus on identified goals through consistent, quick check-ins.Your content has been saved!
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Using Reader’s Theater to Boost Engagement
Teachers can use this performance-based activity to build students’ passion for reading.Your content has been saved!
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Turning Lesson Ideas Into Usable Resources With AI
A second-grade teacher shares her process for quickly developing new lesson plans and other materials.Your content has been saved!
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Focusing Attention With a Student-Led Recall Activity
By providing every student with an opportunity to actively remember yesterday’s lesson, teachers can set the stage for today’s success.Your content has been saved!
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Helping Teachers and Administrators Clarify Instructional Feedback
Example questions and action steps for educators who want to avoid guesswork and misconceptions.217Your content has been saved!
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A Simple Science Activity to Encourage Close Observation
Teachers don’t need expensive equipment or elaborate planning to engage their students in a meaningful exploration. - Literacy
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. - Design Thinking
Teaching Computational Thinking Without a Computer
Working with circuits and LED lights guides students to test ideas, troubleshoot problems, revise plans, notice patterns, and try again.291Your content has been saved!
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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. - Administration & Leadership
Leadership Lessons They Don’t Teach You in Grad School
Coursework provides a vital and necessary foundation, but it can’t offer the experience that comes with the actual job.638Your content has been saved!
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Why Writing by Hand Beats Typing (in 6 Charts)
Typing may be faster, but the research shows that handwriting engages our brains in richer, more meaningful ways. - 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. - 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.7.4kYour 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. - Literacy
Targeted Exercises That Develop Students’ Revision Skills
Across grades 3–12, students often struggle to revise their writing. Having them focus on one issue at a time helps them develop this invaluable skill.
- School Culture
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.7.4kYour 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. - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Building Bridges to Support Grade-Level Transitions
Well-planned meetings between older and younger students can help mitigate anxiety about moving to a new grade.2.1kYour content has been saved!
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3 Daily Practices to Build a Learner-Centered Classroom
Teachers can use these ideas to foster a supportive climate for students receiving special education services and their peers.3.3kYour content has been saved!
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- Learning Environments
How to Incorporate the Outdoors Into Elementary Math Learning
Exploring concepts such as observation and measurement in the fresh air can give students a new and playful perspective on math. - 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. - Student Engagement
Increasing Students’ Opportunities to Respond Boosts Thinking and Engagement
Students will participate more if you give them frequent, low-stakes chances to interact with content all throughout a lesson. - Student Engagement
How Object-Based Learning Supports Deep Thinking
Tactile learning experiences—a strategy borrowed from museum education—can help students of all ages retain new information. - Student Engagement
Shifting Students’ Mindsets About Math
Teachers can help ease the anxiety that many students feel with these strategies for creating joyful learning experiences.
- Professional Learning
Why Teachers Should Be on LinkedIn
The social platform can help educators network and grow their experience to better serve their students. - Critical Thinking
6 Ways to Add Depth to Your ELA Lessons
Teachers can guide students to shift from looking for a right answer to thinking more critically about course content.2.7kYour content has been saved!
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A 6-Step Approach to Proactive Classroom Management
This framework helps teachers decide which behaviors to ignore and which ones need to be addressed—and how to best address them.23.8kYour content has been saved!
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A Multisensory Approach to Literacy in Kindergarten
Teachers can help students develop phonemic awareness with these playful activities that engage multiple sensory pathways.4.6kYour content has been saved!
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The Case for a Smaller Tech Toolbox
To avoid technology overwhelm, a good rule of thumb: Think quality over quantity, and only keep what earns its place.2.9kYour content has been saved!
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