Teachers can positively impact five factors that contribute to students’ sense of belonging: support networks, language, ...

Tapping into students’ curiosity at the start of lessons and units can boost their desire to learn the new material.

When teachers look beyond who speaks up, they’re better able to help students build on one another’s thinking.

A teacher shares variations on covering the syllabus, creating class norms, and starting to build a community that he ...

This gradual release of responsibility routine helps students hear what fluent, expressive reading sounds like, practice with ...

A veteran middle and high school teacher shares a first day of school activity that has worked for her for 25 years.

A full day of instruction without any technology provides an opportunity to assess what’s working (and what isn’t) while ...

These practical steps help students know that they are valued and encourage classroom participation in ways that reduce anxiety.

School leaders can use these three questions to foster a culture in which students feel valued for who they are and not how they look.

As an educator, you’ve probably had students ask why they had to memorize something. It’s easy for students to want to skip the memorization and just rely on external tools to get information that ...

Students today are living in a very different reality to those from 50 years ago. But much of what makes a capable young adult, and the skills we as teachers are hoping to help our students build, ...

This workshop-style approach guides students to practice problem-solving independently or with peers while the teacher provides small group or individual support. If you’ve ever found yourself ...