An interdisciplinary unit blends science inquiry and ELA skill sets to help middle schoolers make sense of the news about extreme weather and climate change.

Sharing supplies has become a common practice in elementary schools. Unfortunately, not all parents are happy with it. Let's clear up some misunderstandings.

Meaningful change takes more than a good program or process. Here’s what helps educators solve problems together and make real progress.

This simple, time-saving structure targets one phonics pattern at a time until students master it.

When I observe teachers, I see this problem more than anything else. If they fixed it, they would notice an instant difference in how well their classes go.

When students look at, in, and out during learning, they can improve their meaning-making and deepen their understanding.

Sometimes, to do right by their students, good teachers have to break the rules.

Back to Basics, Part 4: Now that the lessons are in place, we'll build in differentiation using a process that will keep things from getting overwhelming.

By reserving grades for work that truly measures progress and using feedback for everything else, teachers can reduce stress and give students clear guidance for growth.

You teach your heart out. Really just knock it out of the park. Then you ask a question students should know the answer to … and nothing. What's going on?

A stronger foundation for early elementary math skills starts with small changes to make learning stick.

Back to Basics, Part 3: With the assessment plan in place, it's time to plan the daily lessons that will move students toward success.

Many dress codes unfairly target students in certain populations, doing more harm than good. This guide will help you review and revise your current policy.

Explore how Universal Design for Learning in physical education fosters inclusivity, engagement, and growth for every student, regardless of their abilities.

In a teaching tailspin? These four research-based principles of instruction will help you focus on what really moves the needle.

From reading to decisionmaking, educators offer ideas on how best to encourage learning.

If you want to build trust in your classroom, you need to see this video about a powerful activity where students give compliments in an unforgettable way.

After writing measurable objectives, the next step is to design an assessment plan that includes diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments.

Watch an 8th grade science teacher apply five dimensions of effective lessons to support students’ understanding of heat transfer. To learn more, read Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey’s column "Five Inst

Starting a student a few steps ahead can help them experience a sense of completion that might otherwise be out of reach.

These strategies, derived from Daniel Siegel’s book Brainstorm, can help you engage students’ attention and willingness to work.

Your new favorite teaching strategy: This pared-down version of learning stations keeps the movement, interactivity and variety while minimizing the prep work.

What happens when students practice noticing and naming character strengths in each other?

New teachers in particular may benefit from trying this four-part framework for guiding students to improve their writing.

It's not complicated or time-consuming, and you don't need an English degree to get really good at helping students build writing skills in your content area.

Discover how to enhance motivation for students with ADHD by incorporating novelty, challenge, and choice into learning experiences for greater engagement.

A lot of you are out there giving lectures, presentations, and workshops, and your slideshows need work. These seven tips will help.

When direct instruction runs past brief middle school attention spans, more explanation rarely produces more learning. Boushey and Behne know how to fix that.

Are your worksheets contributing to meaningful learning, or just keeping students busy?

Elementary teachers can create authentic contexts for students to practice critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Planning time rarely gets more than a mention when we talk education reform, but lack of time is a significant part of what's pushing teachers out of schools.

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When we include students in the process of defining quality work, they are more likely to rise to those standards.

Feedback discussions shape how educators understand their professional influence—and what questions principals ask can make all the difference.

Our students can access information in seconds, so we need to arm them with critical thinking skills and an understanding of the ethics of content creation.

Rethink your opening day with strategies to create a more engaging and meaningful experience for all staff through Universal Design for Learning principles.

Want to add more depth to the learning in your classroom? Start here.

Whether annotating for engagement or as part of prepping for discussion and writing assignments, students benefit from knowing the purpose of their annotations.

More freedom and autonomy for teachers and students and a "less is more" approach to curriculum. Is it possible in the U.S.?

It seems, no matter what I do, it still happens. Year after year. I started this work in 2010 and the voices were smaller then. Present but quiet. Now, with passive consumerism, with the need to be…

Are we planning with clear, measurable, meaningful learning goals in to guide us, or are we just keeping students busy?

When oracy is embedded, students move from answering to reasoning, from participation to contribution, and from silence to voice.

This framework for offering students choices helps teachers personalize learning opportunities without creating separate lessons for each student.

These techniques are easy to learn and will make all the people in your life feel seen, heard, and understood.

Moving during PD isn’t a break from learning—it is the learning.

It's increasingly common to see students skim instead of read, search instead of think, and move quickly through text without following how ideas connect.

There are always too many standards to meet and assignments to grade. These strategies can help you reject haste in favor of care and clarity.

Fitting our planned instruction precisely into the time allotted for it is a challenge for every teacher. Building these habits ino your routine can help.

I’ve spent more than a decade as a special education teacher in New York City, and the hardest part of the job has never been the students; it’s been ...

Research supports regularly asking students to recall information from memory, and to do that you don’t need a worksheet—just a plain piece of paper works great.