In this lesson, high school students write ‘I am’ poems in their home language and then translate them into English, building ...
When you attend an inspiring professional development (PD) session by yourself, you feel energized and excited as if you’ve seen the sun for the first time. However, getting other people onboard can ...
Teachers can use these research-based cognitive and behavioral cues to help students feel capable, focused, and ready to work, even when tasks are challenging.
After the students leave, I print the task cards, place one inside each egg, and hide them around the room. On the day of the hunt, students work in small groups and are assigned a specific egg ...
A core principle of restorative practices is that they are most effective when used before any conflict has occurred.
The best-selling author on why "inappropriate" topics may be exactly what teen readers need, and the importance of raising ...
When students create a visual resource to scaffold problem-solving, they can approach independent work with more confidence and focused attention.
Combining strong relationships with clear expectations means teachers can create classrooms where every student feels ...
Small changes in language and classroom routines can increase connection and improve learning for young students.
A high school teacher reflects on how adult choices around AI use—particularly their approaches to transparency and focus on efficiency—can affect classroom culture.
Students may associate history class with memorizing dates, but they should be learning the skills of evidence collection and ...
More than two centuries later, with the subsequent threats of printed books, television, calculators, and computers behind us, generative AI is the intellectual catastrophe of the moment, poised to ...