- Classroom Management
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.Your 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.Your content has been saved!
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7 Ways to Help English Learners Speak Up in Class
Strategies like extending wait time and having students write before speaking create conditions for English learners to feel confident participating in discussions.Your content has been saved!
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Building Empathy Through Mixed-Media Art
By creating emotion collages with symbolism, words, and images, high school students boost their emotional literacy.Your content has been saved!
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6 Ways to Implement Integrated Studies as a Music Teacher
Adding themes from different content areas into music lessons helps maximize learning and provides opportunities for collaboration with other educators.256Your content has been saved!
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How to Help Students Develop a Personal Moral Compass for School
Self-awareness, personal responsibility, and problem-solving skills help students navigate school and the inevitable challenges of life.288Your content has been saved!
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How to Create Highly Effective, Discussion-Worthy Multiple-Choice Questions
Well-written multiple-choice items can deepen thinking and learning, rather than simply challenging students to recall basic facts. - Administration & Leadership
How Do I Carve Out Time for What I Need to Do as a Leader?
Administrators can take an intentional pause to ensure that most of their time is spent being proactive rather than reactive.897Your content has been saved!
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Low-Lift Elementary Classroom Routines That Get Students Ready to Learn
Teachers can foster a healthy classroom culture with these easy-to-plan activities that spark thinking, sharing, and engagement.2.3kYour content has been saved!
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A Simple Game to Teach Effective Storytelling
The surrealist Exquisite Corpse game can help high schoolers playfully explore how structure and character impact stories.
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- Communication Skills
Classroom Routines That Support Mathematical Thinking
Elementary teachers can create opportunities throughout the day for students to strengthen their math knowledge.88.2kYour content has been saved!
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Streaming Toward Reading Fluency
When students record themselves reading aloud using an app—and then listen back to reflect on their own pacing and expression—their fluency improves over time. - Brain-Based Learning
Writing Notes by Hand for Better Processing
When teachers regularly pause during lectures so students can synthesize their thoughts with handwritten notes, content is more likely to stick. - Student Engagement
Why Students Give Up on a Task—and What Teachers Can Do About It
Students often start working on a task, but disengage if it gets difficult. You can use these three tips to encourage them to persist. - Teaching Strategies
60-Second Strategy: Whisper It in Your Hand
A simple routine gives everyone more think time before sharing their responses—and helps manage students’ enthusiasm for shouting out answers.29.4kYour content has been saved!
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- Teaching Strategies
Unlocking Effortful Thinking by Asking the Right Questions
By crafting a line of questioning around precisely what they want students thinking about, teachers create opportunities for students to process—and better retain—key content.Your content has been saved!
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Nature-Based Activities for Preschool
When young children engage in learning that connects them to the natural world, they experience social and emotional benefits.800Your content has been saved!
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Building Students’ Confidence and Resilience by Shifting Your Attention
Create a more positive classroom culture by focusing on and praising the behaviors you want to see from students. - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
5 Ways to Build Respect in Early Childhood Classrooms
Instead of just telling students to ‘be respectful,’ these activities help them explore what that looks like in their classroom communities.4.3kYour content has been saved!
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Building Empathy Through Haiku
Elementary students can develop their listening and literacy skills as they learn to write concise, expressive poems.1.5kYour content has been saved!
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- Environmental Education
4 Nature Experiments to Bring Science to Life
Through simple hands-on lessons, students can follow their curiosity, get messy, and explore the world around them.Your content has been saved!
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Turning a Boring Worksheet Into an Engaging Lesson
A worksheet is like off-the-rack formal wear—it might be OK, but it needs a little tailoring to really fit your students and your learning objective. - Critical Thinking
18 Prompts to Spark Purposeful Teen Writing
By middle and high school, teens are ready to wrestle with big questions about who they are, who they're becoming, and what they believe. - Student Engagement
Why Students Give Up on a Task—and What Teachers Can Do About It
Students often start working on a task, but disengage if it gets difficult. You can use these three tips to encourage them to persist. - Student Engagement
Why Your Students Need (Some) Extrinsic Motivation
Extrinsic motivation gets a bad rap, but middle and high school teachers can use it judiciously early in an activity to encourage students to get started.
- Formative Assessment
Implementing a ‘Halftime Ticket’ to Gauge Understanding
Teachers can borrow the idea of halftime from sports by shifting exit tickets to earlier in the class, assessing how well students understand a lesson—and what they need to get the win. - Teaching Strategies
Making the Most of Learning Objectives
Asking students to unpack learning objectives with a quick routine helps them connect prior knowledge and feel more prepared for the day’s lesson.17.9kYour content has been saved!
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How to Build Review Activities Into Daily Lessons
When teachers revisit earlier lessons in small, structured ways, students feel more confident on assessments—and retain the content better.7kYour content has been saved!
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Easy Ways to Have Students Review Material Frequently
Students retain information better when they have consistent opportunities to engage with previously taught content. - Formative Assessment
How to Decide What to Do After Your Formative Assessment
You’ve checked for understanding—now you can use this framework to understand what students’ confusion is telling you, and how you can adjust course.
