- School Culture
A Middle School Enrichment Program That Builds Community
Students learn more about themselves, their interests, and their teachers through a weekly period dedicated to exploration.104Your content has been saved!
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Adapting Wordle to Improve Elementary Students’ Phonics Skills
In the early grades, start with three-letter words connected to the week’s lesson and a limited set of letters. Students will grow to be able to handle four- and five-letter words using the whole alphabet.126Your content has been saved!
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3 Ways to Nurture Positive Student Behavior
With students who are frequently in trouble, pausing to ask ‘What are we missing about this child?’ can lead to a change for the better.144Your content has been saved!
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60-Second Strategy: Waterfall Reading
This choral reading activity builds fluency and confidence, especially for students who feel overwhelmed at the prospect of reading out loud alone.Your content has been saved!
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What Do They Want From Me?: How to Win at Classroom Observations
An instructional coach shares a way to plan for instruction that both serves student growth and alleviates a bit of the stress of being observed.561Your content has been saved!
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Using Evidence of Students’ Learning Beyond Grades
Grades are only a starting point for providing appropriate challenges that help students deepen their understanding and make meaningful progress.453Your content has been saved!
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Encouraging Students to Be Open to Participating in Arts Classes
An elementary music teacher describes how she works with reluctant student performers to build risk resilience and increase engagement.319Your content has been saved!
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Attention-Friendly Teaching Techniques in Secondary Classrooms
Teachers can use what we know about attention spans to draw students in and keep them engaged in lessons. - Brain-Based Learning
6 Ways to Apply Cognitive Science Research in the Classroom
A new report covers evidence about how students learn and offers steps teachers can take to ensure that their instruction supports learning.806Your content has been saved!
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The Benefits of Being Predictable
Being calm, steady, and clear about their decision-making helps principals create a level of trust that strengthens the school community.383Your content has been saved!
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- The Research Is In
Are Student Attention Spans Really Shrinking?
It’s not a mirage—students are struggling to focus like never before. But shorter attention spans may not be the culprit, experts explain. - Administration & Leadership
Making Sure Every Child in School Feels Known
Decades of research underscore the benefits of student belonging. Here’s how five school leaders create systems to put that into action. - Student Engagement
The Michelangelo Phenomenon: Encouraging Every Student to Meet High Expectations
Teachers can harness a research-backed idea named after the famed artist to guide students to tap into their strengths in service of their schoolwork. - Media Literacy
Will These 6 Sneaky Charts, Maps, and Graphs Deceive Your Students?
In a media landscape overrun with slick data visualizations, students must develop the skills to scrutinize what’s presented to them as fact—or risk being led astray. - Classroom Management
A Rubric for Assessing Your Classroom Management Strengths and Weaknesses
This detailed rubric enables teachers to methodically reflect on their routines in order to understand the status of their class.
- Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Setting the Social and Emotional Foundation for Preschool
Teachers can focus on building students’ sense of belonging to help them prepare for learning.1.9kYour content has been saved!
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Making Sure Every Child in School Feels Known
Decades of research underscore the benefits of student belonging. Here’s how five school leaders create systems to put that into action. - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Implementing Morning Pages in Your Classroom
Elementary teachers can set up a daily journaling routine to help students calm their minds as they build writing stamina and confidence.3.1kYour content has been saved!
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5 AI Activities to Build Student Agency
Students can cocreate classroom norms and identify the strengths they bring to the classroom, setting them up to tackle the school year with confidence.2.9kYour content has been saved!
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Guiding Students Toward Forgiveness Helps Them Refocus on a More Positive Future
Introspective and collaborative tasks can lead learners to view their past hardships with a new perspective that leads to personal growth.1.1kYour content has been saved!
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How Veteran Teachers Keep Their Cool
Go-to strategies from veteran teachers for maintaining a ‘responsive, not reactive’ approach to classroom conflict. - Classroom Management
Teaching Preschool Students How to Navigate Conflicts
Teachers can ask students these three mediation questions the next time a dispute arises in the classroom.607Your content has been saved!
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Little Phrases, Big Impact
Negative reinforcements (docking points), bribes (candy), and angry rants didn’t help this teacher get students to do their work—but setting up positive social norms did the trick. - Classroom Management
Setting Up a House System as a Classroom Management Strategy
Organizing elementary students in yearlong groups is an effective way to guide them to manage their behavior and rely on each other.1.3kYour content has been saved!
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How to Cocreate AI Agreements With Students
By adapting the familiar practice of co-creating classroom norms, teachers can help students make more thoughtful decisions about when—and when not—to use AI.1.6kYour content has been saved!
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- Instructional Coaching
Supporting Teacher Growth Through Trusting Relationships
An assistant principal considers two things when coaching a teacher—the visible elements of the lesson and the invisible element of the teacher’s mindset.6.4kYour content has been saved!
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How to Successfully Implement High-Quality Instructional Materials
As more schools adopt the science of reading, it’s important for teachers to be supported in working to improve students’ literacy skills.2.9kYour content has been saved!
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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.1.7kYour 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.2.2kYour 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.5.8kYour content has been saved!
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