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Moving Beyond Traditional Lab Reports in High School
A teacher who wanted to shift from assessing compliance to assessing students’ thinking shares the tweaks she made in her assignments.Your content has been saved!
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Building Collective Teacher Efficacy in Weekly Team Meetings
When you make time for regular routines for sharing successes and expertise, both teachers and students benefit.Your content has been saved!
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A Framework for Effective Literacy Support in Middle School
Screening tools and diagnostic assessments can aid educators in setting up a Multi-Tiered System of Support so that students reach appropriate grade-level reading benchmarks.Your content has been saved!
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3 Visual Thinking Exercises to Try in English Class
Activities like mapping, sketching, and sculpting can help students clarify ideas—and deepen their literary analysis skills.Your content has been saved!
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How to Ace a Teaching Job Interview
Whether you’re a novice or a veteran, interviews can feel like high-stakes tests, so it’s important to make a plan and then stick to it. - Research
Why Writing by Hand Beats Typing (in 6 Charts)
Typing may be faster, but the research shows that handwriting engages our brains in richer, more meaningful ways. - Creativity
Encouraging Students to Demonstrate Learning Creatively
Students develop a sense of ownership over learning and find new ways to be successful when they can choose how they show what they know. - Administration & Leadership
What to Do When One of Your Best Teachers Leaves
Advice from three principals about how to handle exit plans, retirement ceremonies, and intimidating staffing gaps.455Your content has been saved!
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Using Radio Theater as a Teaching Tool
Students develop their communication and collaboration skills while having fun in these storytelling-based activities.429Your content has been saved!
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A Cross-Age Environmental Education Project
Inspired by Jane Goodall, elementary and high school students are participating in the revitalization of lands impacted by wildfires.273Your content has been saved!
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Refocus Students With Silent Brain Breaks
These three activities allow early elementary students to play while also creating a sense of calm they carry back into learning.46.8kYour content has been saved!
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Should Laptops Really Go the Way of Cell Phones?
Having won the battle on phones, some public intellectuals are calling for laptops to disappear from classrooms, too. Many teachers say that would be a mistake. - Research
Why Writing by Hand Beats Typing (in 6 Charts)
Typing may be faster, but the research shows that handwriting engages our brains in richer, more meaningful ways. - Research
Angela Duckworth: Where There’s a Will There’s a Way Out
The renowned author and researcher explains how student willpower stacks up against powerful tools like cell phones and AI chatbots. - Classroom Management
What Purposefully Circulating Through the Classroom Looks Like
Close observation during tasks helps teachers correct misunderstandings and celebrate when students are getting things right.
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Podcast: Rethinking Zeros in the Grade Book
No-zeros policies aim to level the playing field, but without the lever of a failing grade, can teachers balance accountability, motivation, and accurate assessment?
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Taking a Deeper Look at Student Data
Acting as data detectives, school leaders and teachers can work together to better understand student needs.1.2kYour content has been saved!
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Fun End-of-Year Assessments for Art Classes
Teacher can try incorporating scavenger hunts and a Pictionary-style tournament to get students to show what they know.827Your content has been saved!
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The Philosophy Behind Allowing Retakes
Because student proficiency develops over time, assessment retakes play an important role in accurately measuring learning.2.4kYour content has been saved!
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How to Avoid Rushing—a Pitfall for Even the Most Experienced Teachers
There are always too many standards to meet and assignments to grade. These strategies can help you reject haste in favor of care and clarity.
- Literacy
Building Prewriting Skills in Pre-K Through Movement and Play
Before kids can successfully grip a pencil, they need to strengthen gross motor skills—and these activities are a good way to do that. - Creativity
Collaborative Activities That Inspire Students to Write
Theater-style games allow students to work together to generate ideas and develop narratives.1.6kYour content has been saved!
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Keeping Research Skills Relevant in the Age of AI
By focusing on research separately from writing, this assignment guides students to find quality primary and secondary sources.3.3kYour content has been saved!
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Using Louis Armstrong’s Scat Singing to Build Literacy Skills
This ‘scat-step-segment’ routine helps students experience language in a fun, musical way that feels natural to them.1.9kYour content has been saved!
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How Short, Low-Stakes Writing Challenges Build More Confident Writers
Using a tech tool that gamifies writing helps students grow together, celebrate each other’s work, and hone their emerging skills.Your content has been saved!
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- Student Wellness
3 Activities to Help Students Feel Grounded
When students are dysregulated, asking them to focus can be counterproductive. Instead, build in activities that help them stay grounded.4.6kYour 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.1.9kYour content has been saved!
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10 Books With Neurodivergent Characters
These books can be powerful tools for reducing stigma, opening up dialogue, and promoting empathy and understanding.2.7kYour content has been saved!
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A Principal’s 4 Steps for Reducing Chronic Absenteeism
This school has been able to increase attendance by building a culture of support and intervening immediately when a student misses a few days.4kYour 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.1.9kYour content has been saved!
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