- Arts Integration
Pythagoras and Picasso: Integrating Math and Art in the Classroom
Here are seven ways teachers can use works by Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, and other artists to teach elementary and middle school math. - ChatGPT & Generative AI
4 Simple Steps for Crafting a District AI Policy
School districts can create effective artificial intelligence policies that support academic honesty while embracing emerging technology. - Student Engagement
6 Ways to Use Clipboards and Whiteboards to Boost Engagement
These low-tech devices allow teachers to gather formative assessment data and ensure that all students are participating. - Assessment
Calibrating Best Practices Across a Whole School
This school has identified core instructional practices and conducts regular walk-throughs for teachers to observe their peers’ lessons—then designs targeted professional development so every classroom can get aligned.322 - Student Engagement
Meaningful Learning to End the Year Strong
These end-of-year activities for elementary and middle school can help ensure that all students continue to learn while having fun. - Technology Integration
A Pedagogical Guide to Using Microsoft OneNote
A teacher who has used OneNote for years describes how he organizes reading materials, assignments, and other student-facing content.106 - Collaborative Learning
Guiding Students to Share Math Knowledge With Groupworthy Tasks
When a math task requires the input of multiple students, debates that support the flow of knowledge between them can happen.127 - ChatGPT & Generative AI
How to Use a Chatbot to Create Engaging Do Now Activities
When you let generative AI like ChatGPT be your collaborator, you can save time and produce just the right relevant quick activities.109 - Administration & Leadership
3 Strategies for Successfully Starting Your Career as a School Leader
An assistant principal near the end of her second year in the job shares her advice for those moving into leadership roles.160 - Student Engagement
Pairing Young Adult Books With Classic Literature
Reading contemporary books alongside classics can help high school students better grasp the nuances and themes embedded in literature.166
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- Assessment
A Late Work Policy That Works for Teachers and Students
Creating clear boundaries around when students can submit assignments after the due date can boost morale for everyone.2.6k - Formative Assessment
28 Ways to Quickly Check for Understanding
From sketching comics to drafting tweets, these fun—and fast—ways to check for understanding are creative and flexible.2.6k - Research
Addressing Work Refusal in the Classroom
As educators grapple with the silent protest of student work refusal, research illuminates the underlying causes—and possible solutions.2.4k - Teaching Strategies
Tapping Into the Metacognition of Mistakes
Getting kids to identify and classify the types of mistakes they make gives them the tools they need to drive their own learning.1.3k - Brain-Based Learning
7 Strategies to Help Overwhelmed Students
Some students develop anxiety about assignments, but there are ways teachers can help them cope with these feelings.763
- Project-Based Learning (PBL)
How to Authentically Use PBL Products
Knowing their work will be shown to a public audience is a powerful and positive motivation for students to produce great work.223 - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
PBL for Pre-K Through Second Grade
Very young students can benefit from project-based learning, as these detailed steps for a project conducted by preschool students demonstrate.531 - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Engaging Students With Challenge Based Learning
High school students can participate in hands-on, relevant projects that provide effective solutions to problems in their community.350 - Collaborative Learning
An Effective Strategy for Successful Group Work
Articulating what good teamwork looks like takes planning, reflection, and respect for student choice.649 - Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Guiding Students to Use Storytelling Across the Curriculum
Teachers in any subject can have students use storytelling techniques to demonstrate learning, and these story generation strategies can help them get started.402
- Literacy
Question: What Are Your Favorite Poems to Teach?
Educators, learn from your colleagues and share what works for you.264 - Formative Assessment
Planning Writing Lessons for the Early Elementary Grades
Teachers can provide thoughtful instruction that supports the sustained development of young students’ literacy skills.325 - Literacy
Encouraging Secondary Students to Read
When students are reading below their grade level, these different approaches can motivate them to engage with texts and improve their literacy skills.1.3k - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
How Storytelling Supports SEL in Kindergarten
Active participation during story time is an effective way to help young learners develop emotional connections with each other and strengthen their literacy skills.270 - The Research is In
How to Move From the ‘Main Idea’ to ‘Background Knowledge’
Traditional approaches to reading instruction—such as finding the “main idea”—are less effective than a knowledge-rich approach, the research shows.2.9k
- Formative Assessment
28 Ways to Quickly Check for Understanding
From sketching comics to drafting tweets, these fun—and fast—ways to check for understanding are creative and flexible.2.6k - Formative Assessment
Using Formative Assessment to Measure Student Progress
Teachers can use the feedback they gain from assessing to drive instructional outcomes and help students understand what success looks like.417 - Formative Assessment
60-Second Strategy: NAEM Tracker
With a series of quick check-ins, students can assess their own learning—which lets teachers plan their next lesson with ease.716 - Teaching Strategies
27 Super-Smart, Teacher-Tested Closing Activities
Quick (and fun) strategies to check for understanding, reinforce learning, and identify misconceptions in the last moments of class.2.9k - Formative Assessment
A Metacognitive Strategy to Help High School Students See Their Progress in Learning
These activities, with adaptable worksheets, help high school students check their understanding of course content quickly.723