9-12 High School
Explore and share tips, strategies, and resources for helping students develop in grades 9-12.
Building Communication Skills in Science
By taking an interdisciplinary approach to science class, teachers are able to deepen understanding of content—and sharpen literacy skills at the same time.Getting the Most Out of the Reader’s Notebook
In high school, reading instruction sometimes gets short shrift. Interactive notebooks can increase students’ intrinsic motivation to read.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Teaching Students How to Make Movies to Document Their Learning
Using moviemaking as a form of engagement and assessment centers students’ voices.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.6 Foundational Ways to Scaffold Student Learning
A collection of evidence-backed tips to help students cross the bridge from confusion to clarity.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Making Math Review a High-Energy Game
In the 100 Squares Challenge, math review takes the form of friendly—but fierce!—competition, inspiring students to complete problems under pressure.Teaching High School Students About Trailblazing Women
For Women’s History Month and beyond, teachers can use these activities to guide students in exploring the lives of courageous women.106Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Proactively Limiting the Use of AI in the Classroom
By modeling AI, teachers can demonstrate to students the benefits and shortcomings of the technology.1.7kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.7 Ways to Balance Joy With Rigor in Math Class
A few straightforward shifts and strategies can help create math classrooms where even the most reticent learners find their footing.16 Variations on Think-Pair-Share to Keep Students Engaged
Teachers and students use this classic learning strategy often. To keep it from getting stale, try these tweaks.Jump-Starting Academic Learning With Movement and Dance
The benefits of movement in the classroom aren’t limited to younger students. Pairing new words and concepts with gestures or dance moves locks in understanding—and active brain breaks prime students to learn even more.20.6kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Using Mastery Checks to Assess Student Learning
Unlike simultaneous, class-wide tests or exit tickets, Mastery Checks allow students to demonstrate learning at their own pace.Building Classroom Community Through Daily Dedications
When students share stories about those who have inspired and impacted them, the whole classroom feels more connected.48kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Design Thinking in World Language Classes
Teachers can use the five-stage approach of design thinking to boost students’ engagement, motivation, and comprehension.Designing a Course That Develops Students’ Metacognition
By shifting their focus to the process of learning instead of the product, students are encouraged to develop critical cognitive competencies.Teaching Students What to Do With the Notes They Take
Taking good notes is an important skill—and so is knowing how best to use them for learning.
