- Technology Integration
Facilitating Students’ Artistic Expression With Digital Self-Portraits
This project guides high school students to explore artists’ use of texture, color, and abstract forms.Your content has been saved!
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Podcast: Move Like You Mean It: How to Circulate Through Your Classroom
Amir Taron Ayres explores how moving through your classroom can uncover misunderstandings, guide instruction, and bring promising student ideas to light.
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4 Techniques That Engage the Entire Classroom
The authors of the book ‘Total Participation Techniques’ share activities that can make 100 percent participation possible. - Research
The Many Benefits of Writing by Hand
The simple act of writing by hand activates the brain in ways that can strengthen memory, literacy, and learning.Your content has been saved!
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Inspiring a Love of Reading Within a Science of Reading Framework
These evidence-based practices can help reading motivation and proficiency grow alongside one another.133Your content has been saved!
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Transforming Your Hallways Into Learning Environments
Hallway walls can host communal experiences with familiar classroom activities like word searches and cryptograms. - Family Engagement
How to Rock Your Parent Conferences
Conferences can be daunting, especially for new teachers, but they’re also a real chance to build connections that support students’ growth.1.1kYour content has been saved!
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Resources for Teaching Interdisciplinary Writing in Middle School
Interdisciplinary prompts can help strengthen students’ writing skills while deepening their understanding of different subjects.1kYour content has been saved!
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Fostering Complex Thinking in Preschool Through Layered Learning
Teachers can build on young children’s interests to create learning experiences that encourage curiosity and creativity.376Your content has been saved!
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Teaching Middle and High School Students How AI Works
A computer science and robotics teacher explains how he teaches the science behind machine learning with a templated lesson format.
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Using Quick, Regular Surveys to Help Students Feel Seen
High school teachers can use these ideas to quickly gather insights into how students are doing both academically and personally.60.2kYour content has been saved!
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5 ‘Good’ AI Use Cases That Are Actually Bad for Students
Consider the specific skills that students are meant to practice, then determine whether using AI outsources the work needed to build them. - Classroom Management
Podcast: 9 Simple (But Transformative) Classroom Management Shifts
From a quick crouch to three surprising magic words, ELA teacher Tyler Rablin shares his favorite zero-prep moves that can turn a chaotic classroom into a calm one.
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3 Habits Students Can Develop to Find Credible Online Resources
As students become more acquainted with social media and AI, these habits can help them distinguish credible sources from misinformation.12kYour content has been saved!
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Things I’ve Stopped Doing After 20 Years of Teaching
‘I haven’t become interested in making school easier for students’: A classroom veteran shares how she works to remove unnecessary obstacles in order to focus students’ efforts on learning.
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Podcast: I Stopped Giving Tests. Here’s What I Do Instead
Five years after banning high-stakes tests from her classroom, a high school science teacher explains how she tracks student growth and keeps rigor high.
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Teaching Multiple-Choice Questions as Their Own Genre of Text
Exploring the expectations of multiple-choice questions with students is effective test prep—and helps them develop critical thinking skills.1.2kYour content has been saved!
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The Case for Math That Connects to Students’ Lives
From algorithms to probability and game theory, the essential math shaping students’ futures is mostly missing in K-12 education, argues education advocate Ted Dintersmith. - Assessment
17 Ways to End Class That Make Tomorrow Easier
The final minutes of class can be future-oriented—use these closing activities to consolidate learning, gather feedback, or spark curiosity about tomorrow. - Assessment
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.3.5kYour content has been saved!
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Things I’ve Stopped Doing After 20 Years of Teaching
‘I haven’t become interested in making school easier for students’: A classroom veteran shares how she works to remove unnecessary obstacles in order to focus students’ efforts on learning. - Literacy
3 Ways to Harness the Science of Reading in Middle and High School
Knowledge building, access to differentiated grade-level texts, and frequent low-stakes formative assessments help students achieve literacy goals.6.1kYour content has been saved!
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A Manageable Strategy for Impactful Differentiation
Differentiating instruction can be less difficult and time-consuming than many educators anticipate.3kYour content has been saved!
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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. - Differentiated Instruction
7 Ways to Put UDL Into Action in the Elementary Grades
Teachers can design learning experiences with an approach that supports all students where they are and helps them develop transferable skills.2.8kYour content has been saved!
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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. - Learning Environments
Rethinking Classroom Seating With Caves, Campfires, and Watering Holes
An unconventional desk arrangement quickly and easily allows for three different types of classroom work—solo, small group, and whole-class instruction. - Learning Environments
Tips for Classroom Temperature Management
Teachers can use these ideas to create a more comfortable learning environment for their students and themselves.911Your content has been saved!
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Dylan Kane Went Tech-Free for a Year—Here’s What He Learned
After replacing Chromebook activities with paper and pencils, the middle school math teacher thoughtfully considers the costs and benefits. - Learning Environments
3 Unique, Versatile Seating Arrangements
These popular, teacher-tested desk configurations make it easier to shift between independent work, collaboration, and whole-class instruction.
