- 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. - 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. - 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. - 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.312 - Student Wellness
Question: How Do You Prepare Students for Big Transitions?
Share your practices and learn from other educators. - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
How to Address School Avoidance
To help reduce chronic absenteeism, schools can help students learn how to self-regulate and manage feelings of discomfort.152 - ChatGPT & Generative AI
Helping Students Use AI Creatively Without the Temptation of Cheating
Designing school-friendly chatbots with firm guardrails can spur students toward creative AI use that doesn’t do their work for them.211 - 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.1.9k - Teaching Strategies
Bringing Interval Instruction to Your Classroom
Research finds that lessons that go from direct instruction to active learning and back again can increase students’ understanding.148 - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
A Tool to Encourage Students to Respect the Dignity of Their Classmates
The Dignity Index asks students to reflect on their thoughts about others and their willingness to listen to those with different views.165
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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.2.5k - 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.1.9k - 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.1.2k - English Language Learners
Using Google Tools to Support Newcomer ELLs
Teachers can guide English language learners in using a variety of Google tools to make lessons more equitable and accessible.848
- Technology Integration
Using Tech Tools to Energize Young Students’ Math Learning
These tools go beyond endless drills and make learning more interactive and collaborative.176 - Technology Integration
5 Strategies for Supporting AI Adoption
School leaders can help educators see the benefits of using AI tools by offering informative resources and hands-on training.187 - Collaborative Learning
Using Collaborative Slide Decks to Promote Engagement
With a little bit of prep, teachers can set up a digital version of the popular gallery walk to foster collaboration in the classroom.512 - English Language Learners
Using Google Tools to Support Newcomer ELLs
Teachers can guide English language learners in using a variety of Google tools to make lessons more equitable and accessible.848 - ChatGPT & Generative AI
Using AI to Enhance Universal Design for Learning
Generative AI can make educational content and instruction more accessible, helping teachers meet a breadth of student needs.520
- English Language Learners
Ensuring That ELLs Feel Comfortable Learning a New Language
These strategies for supporting English language learners, especially older students, can help reduce any embarrassment they may feel.160 - English Language Learners
Adapting Math Word Problems for ELLs
To make word problems less confusing, especially for English language learners, change the language, not the math. Here are some ideas.424 - Administration & Leadership
What It’s Like Leading a Dual-Language School
See how one school leader creates responsive and constructive spaces for English language learners at a dual-language elementary school.305 - 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.264 - 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.310
- Mental Health
Meeting Students’ Needs for Emotional Support
A new survey finds that a large percentage of students don’t feel that they have an adult to turn to at school when they're troubled.660 - Mental Health
Using Backward Design for SEL
Consider these strategies to foster students’ social and emotional learning and help support their mental health.427 - Student Wellness
A New Theory on the Teen Mental Health Crisis
While rising rates of teen mental health issues can’t be pinned to a single root cause, a 2023 study surfaced a compelling connection to the decline in childhood independence.269 - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Simple Supports to Decrease Fight-or-Flight Behavior
When young students are feeling overwhelmed, these strategies can help them find their calm again.930 - Student Wellness
Confronting an Epidemic of Drug Use in Schools
Vaping of nicotine and THC is out of control in student populations, but effective solutions still elude school communities.617