- Curriculum Planning
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.Your content has been saved!
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A Checklist to Evaluate Educational Apps for Distractions
Many learning apps contain features that actually distract students from learning, and you can use this 15-minute routine to spot them.Your content has been saved!
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Boosting Students’ Engagement in Reading With Weekly Labs
Schools can use this schedule block to guide students to engage with texts in a structured, collaborative, and joyful environment.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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How to Plan Highly Effective Back-to-School Meetings
Strategic advice from three principals about reengaging staff, welcoming new teachers, and plotting out a realistic schedule.Your content has been saved!
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5 Questions Elementary Teachers Can Ask to Evaluate Their Edtech Use
A practical framework for evaluating whether technology is supporting deep learning, meaningful engagement, and instructional goals.975Your content has been saved!
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Creating Authentic Learning Experiences Within a Lesson
To help students see the value of what they’re learning, show them how the curriculum connects to the real world. - Critical Thinking
Ensuring That Students Correctly Understand the Equal Sign
Many students see the equal sign as a signal to calculate, rather than a symbol of equivalence. Here’s how to clear up that misunderstanding.1.8kYour content has been saved!
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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. - 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.
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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.12.2kYour 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. - Teacher Wellness
Simple Nervous System Regulation Practices for Teachers
These micro-routines for adults are grounded in neuroscience and generally take only one to two minutes each.6.6kYour content has been saved!
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- Project-Based Learning (PBL)
High-Quality Learning With Small-Scale PBL
STEM teachers can try this five-day project-based learning cycle to give students a meaningful experience on a short timeline.3.2kYour content has been saved!
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Exploring the Science of Flight With Model Rockets and Airplanes
These hands-on projects are a highly engaging way for high school students to explore aerodynamics and physics.1.1kYour content has been saved!
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Implementing a PBL Design Challenge in Your School
A weeklong, schoolwide project-based learning challenge encourages students to try to tackle meaningful problems.12.6kYour content has been saved!
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Implementing PBL in Physical Education
At its core, high-quality PBL uses content to teach, build, and assess skills like collaboration and problem-solving—and PE classes are a natural place to continue this work.1.5kYour content has been saved!
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Building PBL Systems That Really Encourage Students to Lead
Teachers can set up effective systems for project-based learning that support students in assuming more agency in their work.6.5kYour content has been saved!
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- Technology Integration
Using Technology to Promote Math Talk
By listening to recordings of students solving math problems, teachers can determine their next steps, such as how to pair students up. - English Language Learners
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.3.3kYour content has been saved!
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Making Space for Students’ Home Languages in the Classroom
Teachers don’t need to speak students’ home languages to use them as a resource for learning and creating a sense of belonging.5.9kYour content has been saved!
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Who Will Your Students Be in 2040?
Guiding English learners to imagine their future selves and role-play a class reunion promotes research and speaking skills.2.6kYour content has been saved!
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A Poetry-Writing Exercise to Support English Learners
In this lesson, high school students write ‘I am’ poems in their home language and then translate them into English, building crucial literacy skills.2.6kYour content has been saved!
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- Teacher Wellness
Avoiding Social Media Burnout as a Teacher
By approaching online platforms with intention, teachers can keep up with new ideas without draining all their attention and energy. - Teacher Wellness
Simple Nervous System Regulation Practices for Teachers
These micro-routines for adults are grounded in neuroscience and generally take only one to two minutes each.6.6kYour content has been saved!
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Rekindling Your Inspiration as a Teacher
Inspiration is not consistent over time, but, like a growth mindset, it can be deliberately fostered through reflective exercises.1.6kYour content has been saved!
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Podcast: 11 Ways to Improve Teacher Well-Being
Laurie Santos, the renowned Yale professor, cognitive scientist, and host of The Happiness Lab, shares a science-backed toolkit for busy educators in need of a wellness tune-up.
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3 Ways to Set Boundaries to Protect Your Time and Energy
Implementing specific strategies can help you prioritize your time, protect your peace, and connect to things that energize you.4.2kYour content has been saved!
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