- Technology Integration
3 Steps for Creating Video Projects With Elementary Students
A straightforward plan for facilitating multimedia projects helps ensure collaborative learning and a fun classroom experience. - Creativity
Exploring Diverse Forms of Storytelling With Mentor Texts
Writing can be more engaging for students when they have the opportunity to consider different approaches to help them get started. - Student Engagement
11 Real World Math Activities That Engage Students
Bridging the gap between abstract math concepts and real-life experiences can make the subject accessible and relevant for kids.212 - Research
Brains That Fire Together Wire Together
A 2023 study revealed that while learning, the brains of students and teachers looked remarkably similar. - Literacy
5 High-Impact Writing Strategies for the Elementary Grades
Simple, effective exercises can help elementary students develop the foundational writing skills they need for their academic journey.141 - ChatGPT & Generative AI
Teaching CTE Students About Work-Related Uses of AI
Teachers can show students responsible uses of AI for situations like preparing for interviews and writing résumés and cover letters.109 - English Language Learners
How School Librarians Can Support ELLs
Here are eight ways librarians can nurture English language learners’ literacy skills in both their home language and English.127 - Career & Technical Education
Tapping Into Community Connections to Improve CTE
When career and technical education teachers partner with local industry leaders, students gain valuable contacts and experience.124 - English Language Learners
Helping English Language Learners Decipher Tough Texts
Teachers can help ELL students read at higher levels by emphasizing sentence structure and meaning making.196 - Assessment
How Many Retakes Should Students Get?
Teachers can set fair boundaries on retakes to emphasize skill building without creating an unmanageable workload for themselves.467
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- Student Engagement
4 Brain Breaks for Different Classroom Needs
These brain breaks are designed to serve different purposes, and selecting the right one at the right time can yield positive results.3.2k - Research
The Overlooked Qualities That Signal Future Success—and How to Nurture Them
Bestselling author and psychologist Adam Grant on rethinking grade point averages and how we misjudge what drives potential.1.6k - Literacy
60-Second Strategy: Role Reading
By giving each student a job to do when tackling complex text, teachers help ensure that students actually understand what they are reading.1.4k - Technology Integration
7 Digital Tools That Help Bring History to Life
Challenging games, fun projects, and a healthy dose of AI tools round out our top picks for breathing new life into history lessons.820 - Critical Thinking
6 Ways to Improve Students’ Math Literacy
Middle and high school math teachers can use these ideas to build students’ reading comprehension and reasoning skills using real tasks like budgeting.605
- Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Using a School Walk-Through to Assess SEL and Character Development
Touring the halls and other spaces can reveal a lot about your school’s climate and culture.386 - Early Childhood Education
8 Brain Breaks to Spark Joy and Help Young Students Concentrate
Theater games make fun brain breaks that also foster valuable executive function skills.483 - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
How to Introduce Journaling to Young Children
Students in preschool through second grade can benefit from drawing or writing to explore their thoughts and feelings.565 - Mental Health
Using Backward Design for SEL
Consider these strategies to foster students’ social and emotional learning and help support their mental health.370 - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
How Teachers Can Set SEL Intentions
When teachers reflect on their own SEL needs, they can model effective communication and relationship skills in the classroom.280
- Student Engagement
3 Fun Relationship-Building Activities for Older Students
Spending time having fun in the classroom can have a major impact on student engagement and sense of belonging.381 - Education Trends
Addressing Chronic Absenteeism With Emotion Regulation Strategies
Worries about issues like bad grades keep some kids out of class, and learning new ways to deal with these feelings can bring them back.455 - Technology Integration
Using Virtual Field Trips and Game-Based Lessons to Support an Inclusive Classroom
Teachers can acknowledge and celebrate their diverse classrooms by providing a variety of learning experiences.244 - Student Engagement
Harnessing Technology for Engaging Learning Experiences
Having students try podcasting or storytelling with virtual reality is an effective way to increase engagement and reinforce critical content.284 - Student Engagement
4 Brain Breaks for Different Classroom Needs
These brain breaks are designed to serve different purposes, and selecting the right one at the right time can yield positive results.3.2k
- Professional Learning
Integrating Technology Into Collaborative Professional Learning
Incorporating digital collaboration into PD gives teachers a model to replicate when setting up tech activities for students.227 - Instructional Coaching
How Instructional Coaches Can Help Teachers Foster Students’ SEL Skills
Leveraging the teacher-coach relationship can build support systems that make SEL instruction more effective.266 - Instructional Coaching
What Mentors and Mentees Wish the Other Knew
A teacher who transitioned from mentee to mentor in just one summer offers strategies that can make mentoring productive for all involved.316 - Instructional Coaching
Working Proactively With an Instructional Coach
These collaborative strategies center teachers’ voices in instructional coaching relationships.452 - Formative Assessment
Reinventing Your School Data Wall
Student data can be organized in ways that better encourage organic conversations around the trends you’re tracking.347