Developing students’ language skills can be more engaging with games that address vocabulary, grammar, speaking, listening, reading, and writing.

As debates about reducing classroom tech heat up, a popular high school teacher shares some practical tips for striking a better balance.

Teachers can harness the design principles of games to cultivate students’ curiosity, encourage productive struggle, and make math work compelling.

We know units in math are what make the numbers truly mean something. Without a unit, they’re just symbols we manipulate. While I love manipulating numbers and looking for patterns, students don’t alw...

Inspiration is not consistent over time, but, like a growth mindset, it can be deliberately fostered through reflective exercises.

Having won the battle on phones, some public intellectuals are calling for laptops to disappear from classrooms, too. Many teachers say that would be a mistake.

Laurie Santos, the renowned Yale professor, cognitive scientist, and host of The Happiness Lab, shares a science-backed toolkit for busy educators in need of a wellness tune-up.

If you’re working to support schools—whether you’re leading one or guiding many—we know you don’t need more noise in your inbox. That’s why The Principal Project newsletter cuts through it all—bringin...

Theater-style games allow students to work together to generate ideas and develop narratives.

Detailed feedback from students about what helps them learn can shape schools’ instructional initiatives and goals.

Activities like mapping, sketching, and sculpting can help students clarify ideas—and deepen their literary analysis skills.

The dispositions and priorities of teachers who hold high expectations for every child, care deeply, and help them reach their academic potential in a structured environment.

Early elementary teachers can use these ideas to keep things exciting and manage big feelings as students prepare for summer and a new grade.

Hi everyone! 👋🏼 With the end of the school year in sight, I’m curious to know what your takeaways are. Specifically, is there a new practice, big or small, that has positively impacted how a process i...

Podcast Episode · School of Practice · May 12 · 20m

From sketching comics to drafting tweets, these fun—and fast—ways to check for understanding are creative and flexible.

The end of the year is upon us. It can be challenging to keep students focused as the days of summer approach. I have some hands-on, engaging lessons I keep until the end of the year, especially with ...

From fractions and decimals to distance and time, the humble-but-versatile number line can deepen students’ understanding of key mathematical concepts.

Maybe it’s a teacher whose ideas have stayed with you, a leader asking all the right questions, or a researcher who’s helping you make better, evidence-based decisions in the classroom. We’re putting…

Podcast Episode · School of Practice · April 16 · 22m

Teachers can use these questions to draw students out and get worthwhile formative assessment responses to guide instruction.

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