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Supporting Students Facing Instability or Trauma
The reasons that students become disengaged from school are complex, but you can support them with these straightforward strategies.Your content has been saved!
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How to Build Systems That Sustain Student Achievement
Strong instruction can’t thrive without a strong organization, and school leaders can guide student growth by investing in their staff.Your content has been saved!
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A STEM-Focused Mentoring Program for High School Students
Learning from professionals in specialized fields allows students to acquire transferable skills that can support them in their future careers.Your 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.Your content has been saved!
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13 Books Featuring Characters With Disabilities and Physical Differences
A school librarian’s recommendations for middle-grade books that represent kids who sometimes feel like they stand out from their peers.Your content has been saved!
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A Star Wars Day Activity That Lasts All Week
This May the Fourth activity has students create their own ‘Star Wars’ character based on their research about real-world cultures.Your content has been saved!
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7 Fun and Active Test-Prep Activities
Play is a brain-friendly strategy—even for teens. These games get students up, moving, and learning as they review for exams.309Your content has been saved!
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A Scaffolding Approach to Tackling More Complex Reading Passages
This strategy helps upper elementary students decipher nonfiction by identifying key structures and vocabulary in the text.1.3kYour 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.510Your 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.2kYour content has been saved!
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Classroom Routines That Support Mathematical Thinking
Elementary teachers can create opportunities throughout the day for students to strengthen their math knowledge.32kYour content has been saved!
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Walking Through Writing a Compelling Essay
Working out the parts of an essay step by step helps students think more creatively and analytically about what they want to convey.21.6kYour content has been saved!
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Research-Backed Strategies to Keep Students on Task
Teachers can help students build their capacity to stay on task by ensuring that they have a clear path to start working, reasons to continue, and support when they lose focus. - Brain-Based Learning
9 Brain Breaks to Foster Connection in Middle School
Just a few minutes of collaboration, movement, and community-building can create a more positive and productive middle school learning environment.14.8kYour content has been saved!
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Building Routines to Manage Cognitive Load
Creating procedures around daily classroom activities reduces the mental burden for students, leaving more brain space for them to think deeply about content.12.3kYour content has been saved!
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- Technology Integration
Exploring the Dangers of Technology Through Literature
E.M. Forster’s short story “The Machine Stops” can help middle school students assess the impact of over-reliance on digital tools.1.9kYour content has been saved!
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Using Student-Created Stop-Motion Movies to Explore Math
Making simple movies provides early elementary students with chances for rich mathematical discussions.2.1kYour content has been saved!
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5 Tips to Help Leaders Get Control of Their Email
The goal for school leaders facing a torrent of emails is prioritizing the communication that really matters. (And sometimes that’s a phone call.)1.1kYour content has been saved!
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7 Digital Resources for Your Elementary Science Tool Kit
Teachers can use these websites and apps to enhance learning tasks, making them more engaging without adding tons of prep time.1.8kYour content has been saved!
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An Effective Strategy for Teaching With Videos
Rather than showing long videos, teachers should design lessons that use clips as resources to spur class discussion.
- Administration & Leadership
Helping Preschool Teachers Adopt Innovative Pedagogy
Administrators can use this four-step framework to provide the sustained support teachers need to try creative new strategies.1.1kYour content has been saved!
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Supporting Teachers in Implementing the Science of Learning
By rooting their professional development in learning science, this district helped teachers figure out which strategies to use more frequently,and which to retire.Your content has been saved!
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Scaling Up When Only One Teacher Attends PD
How to leverage individual teachers' experience with professional development when not everyone can go.1.9kYour content has been saved!
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6 Common Teacher Mistakes—and How to Avoid Them
From rushing through prep to misjudging students’ readiness for a task to teaching the way they were taught, experienced teachers talk about some of the mistakes they’ve made. - Administration & Leadership
A DIY Approach to Professional Development for Principals
Administrators can set annual goals and consult peers at other schools to create professional learning experiences that enhance their skills.910Your content has been saved!
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- Teacher Wellness
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.3kYour content has been saved!
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How to Engage Productively on Social Media as a Teacher
Although many platforms are designed to reward provocation and outrage, we can choose how we interact with different perspectives.1.4kYour content has been saved!
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The Research on Protecting Teacher Well-Being
Laurie Santos, host of the popular podcast The Happiness Lab, on how our minds deceive us, why "time affluence" matters, and what we can do to reset our parasympathetic nervous system.51.8kYour content has been saved!
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For Elementary Counselors, Big Caseloads Require Getting Creative
When you’re one counselor to several hundred students, you need to leverage support from both teachers and students—and learn when to say no.1.8kYour content has been saved!
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You Are OK and You Will Be OK: Navigating Menopause as a Teacher
When in your mid-career, if you can openly acknowledge this important stage of life and find support, you'll feel more empowered to manage challenges.1.7kYour content has been saved!
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