Morning meeting becomes a place for kindness and gratitude with a simple but powerful community-building game.

A look at a few popular literacy practices that shouldn’t make the cut—along with fresh strategies that experienced teachers and literacy experts recommend instead.

Getting outside regularly helps young children learn how to problem-solve and develop other important skills that support their success in school.

This article is part of the collection: Teaching Tech: Navigating Learning and AI in the Industrial Revolution.A little over a decade ago, schools were ...

Students often start working on a task, but disengage if it gets difficult. You can use these three tips to encourage them to persist.

A thoughtfully designed classroom—and lesson—should always take into account the known limits of the student brain, says developmental psychologist Karrie Godwin.

Instead of just telling students to ‘be respectful,’ these activities help them explore what that looks like in their classroom communities.

Discover 8 UDL strategies to transform your syllabus into an accessible and inclusive roadmap for student success in higher education.

ESSER funding, the post-COVID lifeline that enabled many districts to invest in data collection and research, is coming to an end. For districts that relied on those dollars to conduct surveys and gather community feedback, the impact is significant.

Math vocabulary alone isn’t a silver bullet—but research shows it’s linked to stronger academic achievement when paired with expert teaching practices.

Regularly working with manipulatives can help boost second graders’ fluency and confidence in fundamental skills.

CoSN’s newly released 2026 Driving K–12 Innovation Report offers a clear-eyed look at where education technology is headed—and what it will take to get there responsibly. Drawing on insights from more...

Allowing retakes gives students another chance to learn and to demonstrate learning—the challenge is making redos work within the schedule.

Education needs an analog reboot, says neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath in his new book, “The Digital Delusion,” which lays out how technology has ...

Fewer than half of U.S. states require students to complete kindergarten. But the push for expanding early childhood ed access could give the ...

AI's value depends on the educators and leaders who wield it with intention and a commitment to equity, fairness, responsibility, and balance.

Google and Khan Academy recently announced a partnership that will integrate Gemini into the latter's suite of writing and literacy tools.

By explicitly modeling each step of a problem and gradually fading away supports, teachers can give students a clear path to mastering new content.

If your upper elementary students understand the task but still struggle to begin, these ideas can help them take that first step with confidence.

Our brains are wired to forget things unless we take active steps to remember. Here’s how you can help students hold on to what they learn.

Developing a positive sense of self in relation to math can have a major impact on student achievement.

Students bring different combinations of strengths and weaknesses to the math classroom, and teachers can help all of them grow.

When students engage multiple senses to learn—drawing or acting out a concept, for example—they’re more likely to remember and develop a deeper understanding of the material, a large body of research ...

This article looks at research findings suggesting audio books could boost the number of students reading for pleasure

Collaboration and choice can help students learn the foundations of good writing without relying on AI for assistance.

A collection of our popular articles and videos about how theater games and improvisation can spark creativity, build relationships, and boost academics and executive function skills alike.

From metaphors for elementary school kids to mindset shifts and graphic organizers for teens, here are teacher-tested tips for normalizing learning accommodations across grade levels.

New research shows play-based learning can be more effective than direct instruction at improving outcomes for early learners—particularly in the development of mathematical and spatial skills.

One of the most frequent questions I get during the generative AI professional development workshops I facilitate in the U.S. and China is pretty basic: “How do I use gen AI with PBL?” The question...

Transform high school electives into career pathways, aligning with career clusters and embedding certifications for future readiness.

Apprenticeship programs for early childhood educators are booming. Now three states have launched apprenticeships specifically for the field’s emerging ...

Assistant editor Daniel Leonard shares a few interesting applications of ChatGPT that teachers have adopted to drive critical thinking and deeper analysis.

AI has tremendous potential to do good in education while honoring and upholding the essential role of teachers. However, its success will depend on how we choose to use it.

Across race and place, educators, parents and allies are coming together to ensure that every Black student and educator can live, grow and thrive with support, love and joy. The goal of Black Lives M...

Teachers can help students develop the metacognitive skills to avoid becoming overwhelmed by school demands.