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- Teaching Strategies

### Concrete, Pictorial, Abstract: Using the CPA Method in Upper Elementary Math

Teachers can help students build deeper math understanding and confidence by introducing concepts in distinct stages.

Laurance Ginsberg

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- Administration & Leadership

### Ensuring That Your Strategic Development Plans Are Effective

Principals can establish a set of core priorities to ensure that their initiatives are aligned with long-term goals.

Joseph Jones

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- Creativity

### Bringing High School Students and Kindergartners Together to Make Art

A look at how teachers can have students collaborate across grades on an art project that promotes creativity and teamwork.

Cory Desmond

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- Game-Based Learning

### Building Social Skills With Games in Kindergarten

Through classic games, students can learn how to take turns, collaborate, and solve problems—skills that will serve them well beyond the classroom.

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- School Libraries

### 7 Essential Research Hacks to Teach High School Students

Knowing how to find pertinent and reliable resources is an essential skill that will give students confidence as they explore new topics.

Benjamin Barbour

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- Classroom Management

### Maintaining a Tight-Knit Classroom Throughout the School Year

Fostering a positive community focused on learning can be tough in middle school when students’ initial excitement wanes, and these tips can help.

Lindsay Kervan

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- Technology Integration

### Strategies for Maximizing Google Docs in Middle and High School

This common tool that you use every day can facilitate student collaboration and engagement in learning.

Steffannie Alter

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- Environmental Education

### 5 Outdoor Activities to Reenergize Your Class

Taking lessons outside can help elementary students feel more connected to and excited about the content they’re learning.

Donna Paul

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- Family Engagement

### 3 Ways to Foster Parent Communication in Middle School

Having students take the lead on communication creates connections between school and home while teaching self-advocacy skills.

Sarah Wysocki

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- Critical Thinking

### A 5-Stage Strategy Students Can Use to Tackle Word Problems

Breaking down problems into distinct action steps can help students approach problems more thoughtfully.

Dani Fry Jackson

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- The Research Is In

### 15 Tips to Align Your Teaching With Brain Science

A comprehensive guide to applying the latest insight from neuroscience, psychology, and cognitive science to improve your instruction.

Youki Terada

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- Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)

### A Fred Rogers–Inspired Approach to SEL

Elementary teachers can focus on these fundamentals of child development to support social and emotional learning.

Cynthia Michelini

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- Media Literacy

### Real, Fake, or Deepfake? This Lesson Helps Students Decide

Students examine videos and online information to investigate what is real and what is not in this engaging lesson.

Katie Coppens, Andy Zucker

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- Student Engagement

### 4 Ways to Guide Disengaged Students to Try Again

There are many reasons why students disengage in school. The tips here are not a panacea, but both research and teacher experience demonstrate that they can help.

Tyler Rablin

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- Differentiated Instruction

### Elevating Tier 1 Instruction With Differentiated Small Groups

Instead of starting with whole group instruction and then using small groups to intervene, teachers can use a targeted approach from the outset.

Catlin Tucker

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Project-Based Learning (PBL)

- Project-Based Learning (PBL)

### Bringing Together Cosplay and Coding in High School

In this class, students learn engineering skills as well as costume design and event planning, culminating in a convention that’s open to the whole community.

Dawn DuPriest, Matthew Farber

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- Project-Based Learning (PBL)

### 10 National Parks Service Resources Every Teacher Should Know About

Teachers can explore these lesson plans, websites, and other resources to enhance project-based learning units that incorporate a variety of subjects.

James Fester

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- Project-Based Learning (PBL)

### A Moviemaking PBL Experience Brings History to Life

Middle school students can create short films to demonstrate learning, bringing historical events such as the Boston Tea Party to life.

Irene Fusilli

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- Administration & Leadership

### How to Sustain PBL Initiatives in Year 2 and Beyond

Administrators can seek feedback, highlight previous success, and reassess project-based learning plans to achieve long-term goals.

James Fester

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- Research

### Projects, Purpose, and the Teenage Mind

Neuroscientist Mary Helen Immordino-Yang on why adolescent students search for deeper meaning—and what that tells us about designing schools that engage teens.

Stephen Merrill

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Differentiated Instruction

- Formative Assessment

### Fun Formative Assessment Activities Inspired by UDL

Varying the format of comprehension checks guides students to demonstrate learning and provides teachers feedback on progress.

Maureen Magnan

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- Differentiated Instruction

### Using AI to Support Universal Design for Learning in Elementary School

These tech tools provide elementary teachers with ways to differentiate instruction, increasing student engagement and choice.

Debbie Tannenbaum

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- Differentiated Instruction

### Elevating Tier 1 Instruction With Differentiated Small Groups

Instead of starting with whole group instruction and then using small groups to intervene, teachers can use a targeted approach from the outset.

Catlin Tucker

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- Learning Environments

### 3 Ways to Reimagine Your Learning Wall

Teachers can borrow a few ideas from museum displays to enhance their wall space dedicated to objectives and other learning processes.

James Fester

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- Brain-Based Learning

### Useful Strategies to Support Students’ Working Memory

Teachers can implement consistent routines, provide accessible supports, and empower students to figure out what helps them maintain focus.

Sarah Kesty

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Student Wellness

- Student Engagement

### Beyond Your Classroom Walls

Taking lessons outside can not only boost engagement but also help students find meaningful connections to the world around them.

Matt Pitman

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- ChatGPT & Generative AI

### Schools Try AI as Student Mental Health Needs Surge

Social and emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs are outpacing what schools can provide. Can technology—namely AI—step in to help?

Paige Tutt

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- Education Equity

### Addressing the Needs of Students in Rural Communities

A former elementary teacher describes some ways she worked to meet students’ physical and social-emotional needs while fostering academic achievement.

Merinda Pratt

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- Research

### The Pros and Cons of Homework (in 6 Charts)

The case for homework isn’t black-and-white, so we looked far and wide for research to shed a little light on the matter.

Youki Terada

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Student Wellness

### 10 Fun, Unexpected School Clubs Worth the Lift

From blending up fresh smoothies to raising chickens, these clubs require commitment—and they deliver joy, connection, and community in return.

Paige Tutt

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