- Teaching Strategies
Crafting Reminders So That Students Pay Attention
Getting students to study for exams and turn assignments in isn’t always easy. Here’s how to nudge them to get their work done on time.Your content has been saved!
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Finding Community Partners for PBL
Here’s how to locate experts willing and eager to share their expertise and bring real-life experience to project-based learning.Your content has been saved!
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Promoting Student Collaboration With Reciprocal Reading Protocols
Opportunities to read and work through text with a peer encourage students to take an active role in their learning.107Your content has been saved!
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Evaluating Primary Sources Through a See, Think, Wonder
By taking the time to observe, make inferences, and ask great questions about historical artifacts and images, students learn to avoid jumping to conclusions.Your content has been saved!
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5 Ways to Make a Scripted Curriculum More Engaging
Elementary teachers can personalize a set curriculum for more creativity, teacher autonomy, and student engagement. - Media Literacy
Teaching Elementary Students How to Evaluate Information They Find Online
Teachers can show students how to thrive in a connected world and use digital tools safely and effectively.105Your content has been saved!
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- Homework
Using a Homework Audit to Evaluate the Quality of Your Assignments
A homework audit gives teachers valuable insight into what is working for students—and what isn’t. - English Language Learners
Using Canva to Support English Learners
This popular design tool can be used to have students engage in activities that amplify creativity and provide linguistic support.121Your content has been saved!
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Combining Science and Music for Deeper Learning
Elementary music teachers can incorporate scientific concepts into lessons so students get a multilayered learning experience. - Student Engagement
4 Ways to Help Students Thrive in Their First Year of High School
Teachers can be explicit with communication and expectations so that freshmen know they can succeed.
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- Assessment
Getting Rid of Zeros Won’t Fix the Grade Book
Well-meaning efforts to assess learning accurately have led some schools to set 50 as the lowest grade, but that can have negative consequences. Here’s a better solution. - Classroom Management
Your Student Finished Early—Now What?
These extension activities for all grades will help teachers keep fast finishers engaged in meaningful work. - ChatGPT & Generative AI
When Students Use AI in Ways They Shouldn’t
Here are some ways teachers can respond when students don’t follow classroom guidelines for using AI. - The Research Is In
The Science of Student Motivation
Noted author and psychologist David Yeager on the common mistakes we make when giving feedback to students, and how to tap into purpose and belonging to make classroom work more meaningful. - Communication Skills
Using Discussions to Inspire Active Participation in Learning
By tracking academic conversations with a visual map and sharing it in class, teachers can encourage more students to contribute.
- Integrated Studies
A Hands-On Approach to Interdisciplinary Learning
By integrating multiple subjects in a cohesive project, teachers can empower students to think flexibly and persist through challenges. - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
7 Projects Teachers Stand By
Planning for projects can be difficult and time-consuming. This list of teacher-tested projects—complete with printable resources—should offer a big head start. - Integrated Studies
Celebrating Pi Day Across the Curriculum
Engaging, informative Pi Day activities designed for middle school math, ELA, science, and social studies. - Integrated Studies
Integrating Math Into Elementary PE
Teachers can work together to reveal the ways that math concepts are already present in PE activities. - Integrated Studies
Using Technology to Support Students’ Understanding of Nonfiction Reading
Generative AI tools can help make content more accessible as students learn about complex concepts across content areas.
- Classroom Management
Facing Cell Phone Distractions Head-On
When students—and teachers—aren’t distracted by cell phones, everyone can focus on learning. Here’s how one teacher came up with a system that works. - Communication Skills
Using Weekly Routines to Build Speaking Skills
These six strategies guide students to build confidence in their speaking skills through low-stakes, highly engaging discussions.510Your content has been saved!
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A Gradual Release of Responsibility Over Student Devices
When faced with a tech problem, students often seek help immediately—passing the responsibility back to them can show them they’re less helpless than they think. - Classroom Management
Your Student Finished Early—Now What?
These extension activities for all grades will help teachers keep fast finishers engaged in meaningful work. - Research
Winning the Battle for Student Attention
A 2024 study demonstrated that the social cues which hold classroom norms together can quickly fray, and inattention can spread from desk to desk.Your content has been saved!
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- Learning Environments
How to Support Floating Teachers
Schools can create shared space for teachers who travel from classroom to classroom, giving them room for storage and planning. - Flexible Classrooms
Repurposing Furniture to Support Learning in the Early Grades
A kindergarten teacher gives five practical examples of repurposing classroom furniture to serve multiple uses. - Learning Environments
4 Classroom Design Tactics to Motivate Students
Teachers can make small shifts in their classroom design to boost engagement, spark curiosity, and celebrate success. - Student Engagement
Communicating Expectations to Make Instruction More Effective
When students understand how to interact with material and with each other, they can better engage with the lesson.532Your content has been saved!
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Assessing the Child-Centeredness of Your Teaching in 6 Steps
Early childhood teachers can use these strategies to align their teaching to students’ needs for optimal engagement and growth.
