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Using Staging Activities in Social Studies to Build Engagement
Effective staging lessons help make a new unit seem relevant to students and also set the stage for critical thinking.Your content has been saved!
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3 Strategies to Effectively Teach Science Vocabulary
Using engaging, in-context strategies helps elementary students truly understand new terms.Your content has been saved!
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An Engaging Approach to Back-to-School Night
Teachers have only a few minutes to begin to forge relationships with families. Try sharing classroom logistics in advance to save that time for high-level priorities.Your content has been saved!
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3 Simple Ways to Boost Student Motivation
By making progress visible and celebrating small achievements, teachers can help students stay engaged from the first day of school until the last.Your content has been saved!
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Research-Based Tips for Optimal Seating Arrangements
The right approach to seating works behind the scenes to keep students focused on learning while minimizing disruptions, research suggests. - Technology Integration
A Hands-On Approach to Robotics for Elementary Students
Simple ways to guide students to explore, experiment, and innovate together using robotics kits in the classroom.108Your content has been saved!
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Facilitating Classroom Success All Year Long
A middle school teacher explains how he creates a welcoming, community-focused environment that keeps students engaged.110Your content has been saved!
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How to Hold Intentional Conversations With Educators
School leaders can focus on relationship building to ensure that sensitive or challenging conversations with teachers are productive.124Your content has been saved!
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11 Tips to Keep Your Classroom Running Smoothly
When routines are strong, expectations are clear, and materials are organized, everyone in the classroom can focus on what matters most.333Your content has been saved!
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Facilitating Playful Learning in Grades K–2
Five ways early elementary teachers can bring an element of playfulness into classroom lessons.116Your content has been saved!
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15 Quick (and Mighty) Retrieval Practices
From concept maps to flash cards to Pictionary, these activities help students reflect on—and remember—what they’ve learned. - Teaching Strategies
30 Ways to Bring Calm to a Noisy High School Classroom
From 'finding the lull' to the magic of a dramatic whisper, these teacher-tested strategies quickly get high school students focused and back on track. - Literacy
3 Games to Amp Up Reading Instruction
Gamifying literacy and phonics lessons teaches students valuable social-emotional skills, gives them regular movement breaks, and increases their engagement. - Classroom Management
41 Elementary Classroom Jobs to Build Shared Responsibility and Community
Classroom jobs help students feel seen, trusted, and excited to contribute to their classroom community.1.7kYour content has been saved!
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27 Ways to Optimize Your Classroom Design for Better Learning
A research-based lineup of smart, effective classroom design tips that support deep learning, reduce distraction, and build belonging.
- Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Integrating Technology Into PBL
Weaving technological skill-building through project-based learning units gives students agency in how to express their knowledge. - Administration & Leadership
How to Quick-Launch a PBL Initiative
Start with just a two-hour session to identify goals for project-based learning and get your implementation team on board.261Your content has been saved!
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Creating Authentic Learning Experiences in Early Childhood Classrooms
Bringing in outside experts and doing fieldwork can make project-based learning an invaluable experience for young learners.172Your content has been saved!
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Teaching Students to Use Chunking to Tackle Complex Problems
Middle and high school teachers can show students how to break projects into smaller parts to support their ability to manage their work.156Your content has been saved!
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Using a Learning Map to Build Exemplary PBL Units
By developing—and revisiting—an instructional roadmap that connects standards, activities, and skill development, these teachers put students on a path toward mastery.
- Student Engagement
4 Brain Breaks for World Language Learners
When students who are learning a new language engage in playful games that include movement, they return to lessons energized and refreshed.Your content has been saved!
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8 Ways to Help Middle Schoolers Imagine Their Future Careers
Middle schoolers don’t have to pick a career yet—but research shows they’re already curious and eager to explore what’s possible. - Student Engagement
Using Checklists to Support Hands-On Science Learning
Working at their own pace with a scaffold allows students to build knowledge and have positive learning experiences.198Your content has been saved!
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41 Elementary Classroom Jobs to Build Shared Responsibility and Community
Classroom jobs help students feel seen, trusted, and excited to contribute to their classroom community.1.7kYour content has been saved!
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Guiding Students to Overcome Learned Helplessness
New teachers can create an environment where students feel supported and understand that mistakes are part of the learning process.406Your content has been saved!
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- Instructional Coaching
How to Change Up Intervention Groups
When students in intervention groups progress at different rates, it’s important to reconfigure the groups so all students do appropriately challenging work. - Instructional Coaching
Collaboration Tips to Help Instructional Coaches Maximize Their Impact
Working with peers helps instructional coaches grow their repertoire of strategies, to the benefit of teachers and students.452Your content has been saved!
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Using Peer-to-Peer Observations to Support New Teachers
Instructional coaches can support novice teachers by facilitating a meaningful process of peer feedback.339Your content has been saved!
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A 5-Step Plan for Encouraging Teachers to Implement Technology in Lessons
Making sure teachers are involved in implementing new technology can help them feel more comfortable with using it.231Your content has been saved!
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How to Select Effective PD Facilitators
An impactful coach—who may be among your staff—can make in-service days more meaningful and engaging for teachers.255Your content has been saved!
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