- Research
Big and Small Strategies to Harness the Power of Peer-to-Peer Teaching
The brains of kids who are teaching peers go into overdrive—boosting retention and understanding. Here’s how to leverage this effect in your classroom.115Your content has been saved!
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Increasing the Flow of Understanding: Place-Based Learning With Rivers
Teachers of every content area can introduce place-based learning that encourage students to understand the vital importance of rivers in multiple contexts.105Your content has been saved!
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Preparing for Challenging Conversations
Rehearsing for a difficult discussion can help ensure a more productive outcome.119Your content has been saved!
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Playing an Improv Game for Character Analysis
By acting out a character’s emotions, students can practice literary analysis, sharpen their recall of story detail, and build empathy.Your content has been saved!
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7 Ways to Show Students Their Academic Growth
Teacher-tested, motivating activities that get students out of their own performance loop and make learning visible—even when they struggle to see the forest for the trees. - Literacy
How to Build Relationships in an Intervention Setting
Strong connections with students are essential for showing them that you’re a trustworthy advocate who wants to help them succeed. - ChatGPT & Generative AI
Harnessing AI for Standards Alignment in World Languages
Aligning lessons with standards is time-consuming, and this is an area of planning where AI tools can be helpful.118Your content has been saved!
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How to Meaningfully Involve Students in Leadership
A district-wide approach to including students in decision-making creates opportunities for change. - Diversity
Celebrating Diversity in Early Childhood Classrooms
Teachers working with young students can explore books that foster kindness and acceptance of differences among people. - Curriculum Planning
5 Steps to Leveraging Background Knowledge in Lessons
Providing students with background knowledge about lessons improves their comprehension and engagement.
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6 Research-Backed Ways to Break Up Your Lectures
Lectures are efficient ways to convey information, but kids tend to tune them out. Here are 6 activities that will keep students focused while improving learning outcomes. - New Teachers
School Just Began and I’m Already Overwhelmed
Teaching has particular challenges in the first few years, but there are things you can do to make it through tough times. - English Language Learners
Strategies That Help Multilingual Students Learn Content and English at the Same Time
Teachers can use these strategies to help keep students who are still learning English on track with their peers. - Special Education
5 Ways to Support Neurodivergent Students
An academic coach for neurodivergent students shares how to help neurodivergent students reach their potential throughout the school year. - Technology Integration
Supercharge Your Canva Projects
Pro tips from power users can help you up your Canva game, even if you already use it.
- Project-Based Learning (PBL)
How to Build a PBL Unit Around a Novel
A project focused on discovery and analysis allows students to read, collaborate, and demonstrate their knowledge as they make their way through a novel. - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Taking an Incremental Approach to PBL
This framework simplifies the process of setting up a project-based learning unit so that it feels manageable for teachers.250Your content has been saved!
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A Lego PBL Unit That Fosters Collaboration
Elementary students can learn a little about how AI works as they collaborate to design and build a cityscape.277Your content has been saved!
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Promoting Authentic Learning With Multimedia Research Projects
Students can actively demonstrate their learning through inquiry-focused projects that promote creativity.199Your content has been saved!
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Culturally Responsive and Community-Focused PBL
Having students design project-based learning units that influence their own communities can have a transformative impact on learning.363Your content has been saved!
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- Brain-Based Learning
3 Key Student Mindsets to Cultivate in the Classroom
By fostering these fundamental mindsets, teachers can enhance resilience, encourage academic risk-taking, and improve stress management in the classroom.Your content has been saved!
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Edutopia Sessions: Classroom Management for New Teachers
In this video panel discussion, a relatively new teacher and a veteran answer questions about how to keep a class on track for learning.Your content has been saved!
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Question: What Classroom Management Strategy Works Consistently for You?
What classroom management strategy works consistently year after year? Share yours and read what others have contributed too. - Classroom Management
How to Create a Values-Driven Classroom
When students name and share their values, they’re better able to grasp the why behind their work. - Parent Partnership
An Interactive Option for Back-to-School Night
A fun fact-finding game at the beginning of the year can promote more engagement with parents in the classroom.
- New Teachers
School Just Began and I’m Already Overwhelmed
Teaching has particular challenges in the first few years, but there are things you can do to make it through tough times. - Technology Integration
4 Must-Have Folders for Your Learning Management System
These four folders will help new and veteran teachers clearly communicate the class organization and expectations to students and their families. - The Research Is In
6 Research-Backed Ways to Break Up Your Lectures
Lectures are efficient ways to convey information, but kids tend to tune them out. Here are 6 activities that will keep students focused while improving learning outcomes. - Formative Assessment
Using Exit Tickets Effectively
These ideas for using exit tickets for formative assessment and to quickly see how students are feeling may be particularly helpful for new teachers. - Classroom Management
4 Tips for a Smooth Classroom Observation
Being observed is often stressful, but these tips from classroom veterans can help teachers feel confident about the process.391Your content has been saved!
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