- Play & Recess
Outdoor Learning Activities for Preschool That Work in Any Weather
There are plenty of opportunities for children to play and learn outside, even when the weather turns cold.Your content has been saved!
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How to Reduce Students’ Anxiety About Peer Feedback in Project-Based Learning
Teachers can prioritize accountability, constructive criticism, and personal agency to help students get comfortable giving and receiving feedback.Your content has been saved!
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Implementing Personalized Learning to Maximize Student Agency
Elementary teachers can guide students can take more ownership of their learning by offering meaningful choices on the path to a set goal.101Your content has been saved!
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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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Making Work Less Overwhelming for Special Education Students
Elementary students struggling to get started are much more likely to try when the work is broken down into small steps.114Your content has been saved!
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Cultivating Literacy in Kindergarten With a Book Club
Teachers can encourage young learners’ interest in reading by facilitating weekly class discussions. - DOWNLOADABLE
Math Problem Design Studio
DownloadStudents step into the role of problem designer, building original math word problems from a real-world scenario, then testing their design by having classmates solve it and catch the trap.
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- Critical Thinking
Giving Students Time to Do Their Own Thinking
It can be tough to resist the urge to supply the answer to a question when it doesn’t come right away. These suggestions can help teachers slow down. - Interest-Based Learning
How a Genius Hour Can Give New Meaning to Student Agency
High school students can assign themselves ambitious projects like learning to write music criticism or creating a plan to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
5 Strategies That Foster Student Citizenship
Teachers can guide students to build the skills needed to engage in civic commitments aimed at improving their schools and communities.237Your content has been saved!
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- Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
3 Ways to Make Your Secondary Classroom a Place Where Students Can Thrive
After asking, ‘How do I get this student to engage?’ teachers can go on to ask, ‘What kind of classroom would make them want to?’ - AI in Education
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. - Research
The Surprising Power of Brain Breaks (in 5 Charts)
Well-timed breaks aren’t a detour from learning. Research shows they can restore focus, curb off-task behavior, and help new learning stick. - Classroom Management
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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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.14.9kYour content has been saved!
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- Assessment
How Student-Graded Assessments Can Boost Learning
Grading some of their own work helps students learn to look beyond mistakes and makes evaluation more meaningful. - Assessment
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.1.4kYour 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.
- English Language Learners
Looking Beyond Grades for Signs of Multilingual Students’ Progress
Taking participation, oral language expansion, and academic risk-taking into consideration can give teachers a broad sense of students’ growth. - English Language Learners
How to Determine a Multilingual Student’s Proficiency With Academic English
English learners who understand an academic concept may still struggle to articulate their understanding, and these scaffolds can help.11.6kYour content has been saved!
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Schoolwide Support for Multilingual Learners
School leaders have a key role to play in ensuring that all teachers are able to deliver instruction that promotes multilingual students’ growth.3.2kYour content has been saved!
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Helping Multilingual Students Adjust to a New High School
Teachers can positively impact five factors that contribute to students’ sense of belonging: support networks, language, participation opportunities, safety, and recognition.2.5kYour content has been saved!
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8 Ways to Help English Learners Improve Their Digital Fluency
The fact that software applications have common functions in different formats may not be obvious to students also navigating a new language, and these scaffolds can help.2.7kYour content has been saved!
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- Administration & Leadership
What Can School Leaders Do to Support a Struggling Teacher?
Teachers often feel alone facing an issue in the classroom, and maintaining lots of points of contact can help them open the door to offers of support.8.6kYour content has been saved!
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Adjusting Your Evaluation Framework to Nurture Teachers’ Growth
Evaluations often act as a rearview mirror, but teachers need a GPS: feedback that focuses on next steps and guides instructional adjustments.3kYour content has been saved!
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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.7kYour 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.3.7kYour 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.1.8kYour content has been saved!
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