Assigning students to represent class conversations visually—with words, drawings, and symbols—boosts engagement and agency.

By rooting their professional development in learning science, this district helped teachers figure out which strategies to use more frequently, and which to retire.

A weeklong, schoolwide project-based learning challenge encourages students to try to tackle meaningful problems.

Teachers can use these research-based cognitive and behavioral cues to help students feel capable, focused, and ready to work ...

Whether the day is dedicated to outdoor activities, STEM, art, or something else, elementary students will be excited to ...

In this lesson, high school students write ‘I am’ poems in their home language and then translate them into English, building ...

When students create a visual resource to scaffold problem-solving, they can approach independent work with more confidence ...

My pre-K students always jump at the opportunity to explore nature, and they also love digging into bugs. I previously assumed that lessons about insects were only possible in the springtime, but that ...

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 ...

A core principle of restorative practices is that they are most effective when used before any conflict has occurred.

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 ...

While technology has potential to distract students, it can also boost engagement and help them actively demonstrate their learning.