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The Endless Pile: How to Mitigate Grading Woes
By reserving grades for work that truly measures progress and using feedback for everything else, teachers can reduce stress and give students clear guidance for growth.Your content has been saved!
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A Case for Conferencing With Students Instead of Giving Written Feedback
Holding a 15-minute meeting with each student creates a chance to discuss what’s working in their writing and what they think about it.Your content has been saved!
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When Good Research Gets Implemented Badly
As brilliant ideas move from academic journals into classrooms, many important nuances are lost.Your content has been saved!
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A Versatile Seating Arrangement That Really Works
Placing students in strategic academic groups at L-shaped tables creates classroom community, improves teacher mobility, and supports struggling students.Your content has been saved!
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Using Edtech Tools to Support Neurodivergent Learners
By offering alternative formats, these options reduce the heavy text decoding that can be a significant hurdle for many neurodivergent students.Your content has been saved!
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9 Evidence-Based Ways to Improve Your Instructions
Vague directions, complicated explanations, and poorly sequenced tasks can overwhelm students. These research-backed strategies can help.Your content has been saved!
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A 15-Minute Small Group Routine That Builds Stronger Decoding Skills
This simple, time-saving structure targets one phonics pattern at a time until students master it.Your content has been saved!
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Creating a Yes Environment in Early Childhood Classrooms
Constantly saying no to young students trying to access things around the classroom? It may be time to rethink how your room is designed. - Brain-Based Learning
4 Ways to Design Instruction for the Teenage Brain
These strategies, derived from Daniel Siegel’s book Brainstorm, can help you engage students’ attention and willingness to work. - AI in Education
AI Transparency in Schools Starts With Questions and Conversation
Everyone is asking the same questions about AI. Here’s how schools should start answering them—in conversation with teachers, staff, and students’ families.189Your content has been saved!
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- Restorative Practices
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. - 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.49.1kYour content has been saved!
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8 Classroom AI Policies Developed by Teachers
Setting clear, shared expectations around student AI use is uncharted territory for many teachers. Educators across disciplines and grade levels share their current policies. - Literacy
Teaching a Deeper Understanding of Language With a Yearlong Word Journal
Guiding elementary students to dive into learning about how a single word can boost their curiosity and vocabulary skills. - Classroom Management
Teaching Practices That Will Be Sustainable All the Way Till June
A super-cool strategy like an interactive bulletin board isn’t so great if you drop it by October. A teacher shares criteria for evaluating whether an idea will be sustainable, plus some ideas that have worked for her.
- Assessment
4 Ways to Get Students to Submit Assignments on Time More Often
Teachers can reduce the amount of late work they need to chase down and ensure that students get the feedback they need to improve. - Assessment
4 Questions That Spurred Real Innovation in My Grade Book
If you’ve ever wondered whether your grades really reflect student learning, these questions might help you get systematic about developing a new framework. - AI in Education
9 Simple Ways to Deter AI Use and Deepen Student Thinking
Activities that ask students to briefly pause and reflect before, during, and after they finish writing emphasize the importance of the process, rather than the final product. - Assessment
Working to See the Full Picture
By intentionally seeking multiple perspectives and testing assumptions, teachers can position themselves to make decisions that expand learning opportunities for students. - Student Voice
Giving Students a Choice in How They Will Demonstrate Their Learning
When assessments aren’t just about a grade, students can experience a classroom filled with creativity, engagement, and evidence of their learning.5.2kYour content has been saved!
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Rescuing Middle School Math Students From Keyword Traps
When students look for keywords, they may fail to read the whole problem. Teachers can use these three strategies to help students accurately understand what they need to do.973Your content has been saved!
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Bringing Vocabulary to Life in High School
To go beyond memorization, make new words visible in your classroom and give students reasons to say them out loud. - Literacy
Teaching a Deeper Understanding of Language With a Yearlong Word Journal
Guiding elementary students to dive into learning about how a single word can boost their curiosity and vocabulary skills. - Literacy
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.2.3kYour content has been saved!
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Uncovering Emotion in Shakespeare Texts
High school students can more confidently tackle complex language by focusing on how a character is feeling.1.4kYour content has been saved!
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- Learning Environments
What Is Your Building Communicating to Students?
It can be eye-opening to walk through your school with a student persona in mind, and the audit tool included here can help you find and fix friction points and improve students’ sense of belonging. - Learning Environments
For Preschool Classroom Design, Less Is More
Wall-to-wall decorations can overstimulate young children. Instead, use color, visual displays, and empty space strategically.1.8kYour content has been saved!
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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. - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Nature-Based Activities for Preschool
When young children engage in learning that connects them to the natural world, they experience social and emotional benefits.2.4kYour content has been saved!
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Designing the Ideal Classroom Space
A thoughtfully designed classroom—and lesson—should always take into account the known limits of the student brain, says developmental psychologist Karrie Godwin.
