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The Research Is In
The Mistake Imperative—Why We Must Get Over Our Fear of Student Error
The fear of making mistakes is often paralyzing, but cognitive science suggests that errors are part of the fundamental machinery of learning.
Youki Terada

Culturally Responsive Teaching
How to Support Young Learners in Racially Diverse Classrooms
Teachers may be hesitant to discuss race with young kids, but these research-backed, age-appropriate strategies can help.
Amanda Armstrong
Brain-Based Learning
How Simple Visual Cues Can Improve Your Teaching Materials
In a 2020 study, researchers demonstrated that annotating your instructional videos and slides can improve student retention.
Project-Based Learning
Using PBL to Boost Online Engagement
This period of remote teaching is a good time to start using project-based learning, which encourages authentic work and creativity.
Amy Nichols

Teaching Strategies
Good Teaching Is Not Just About the Right Practices
In a series of interviews with master teachers, a reporter finds that certain intangible qualities matter more than the best tactics.
Sarah Gonser
Classroom Management
How to Keep Students Organized in a Hybrid Model
With the right systems in place and explicit coaching, middle school students are better prepared to stay on track with their assignments.
Kasey Short
Early Childhood Education
Integrating Loose Parts Play in a Preschool Program
Children use pine cones, old toys, and more in loose parts play, but it’s important that they also get a chance to play with bigger aspects of their learning environment and shape it according to their own vision.
Tom Hobson
School Climate
Extracurriculars Play a Vital Role During the Pandemic
Dedicating time to extracurricular activities during the pandemic provides middle and high school students with a sense of normalcy and social connection amid uncertainty.
Emelina Minero

Culturally Responsive Teaching
Making Space for Your Students’ Perspectives
It takes time and intention, but creating opportunities for students to speak their truth builds understanding and empathy that benefits everyone—including the teacher.
Back to School
A New School Year Unlike Any Other
As schools reopened across the country, teachers rose to the challenges of navigating the new normal, both remotely and in their classrooms.
Resilience and Grit
Pushing a Wall to Settle the Nervous System
When a teacher or student feels triggered, focusing on a physical activity like leaning into a wall can help reset the brain.
Resilience and Grit
Using Physical Work to Calm the Brain
Mindful attention to the simple act of lifting or moving a heavy object can bring awareness to the body and calm the brain.

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Student Engagement
Strategies to Encourage Students to Turn Their Cameras On
Incorporating SEL approaches, playing games, and giving students options can inspire them to show their faces.
Liz Byron Loya
Teaching Strategies
6 Exercises to Get to Know Your Students Better—and Increase Their Engagement
Celebrating your middle and high school students' unique identities can bolster connections and improve performance in school.
Nora Fleming
Online Learning
5 Ways to Support Kids With ADHD During Remote Learning
Without the rules and structure of the classroom, students with ADHD are struggling. Here’s how teachers can help.
Katy Reckdahl
Assessment
4 Assessment Strategies for Distance and Hybrid Learning
A few ways to set up formative and summative assessments that provide an accurate picture of what students know.
Kyleen Gray
Apps
3 Tech Tools for Distance Learning and Beyond
These (mostly) free tools make it easier for teachers to connect with remote students and provide plenty of ways to engage them.
Stephanie Rothstein

The Research Is In

Project-Based Learning
Using PBL to Boost Online Engagement
This period of remote teaching is a good time to start using project-based learning, which encourages authentic work and creativity.
Amy Nichols
Project-Based Learning
3 Keys to Making Project-Based Learning Work During Distance Learning
This challenging time provides an opportunity for students to work on real-world problems they see every day.
Michael McDowell
Project-Based Learning
Using Project-Based Learning to Help Students Develop Transferable Skills
When students engage in PBL, they should gain skills that will help them solve a wide array of problems, not just the problem at hand.
Michael McDowell
Project-Based Learning
Making the Most of Synchronous Sessions in PBL
In planning project-based learning units, teachers can maximize students’ time together by focusing on collaboration and feedback.
Andrew Miller

Project-Based Learning
Using PBL to Boost Online Engagement
This period of remote teaching is a good time to start using project-based learning, which encourages authentic work and creativity.
Amy Nichols
Teaching Strategies
Good Teaching Is Not Just About the Right Practices
In a series of interviews with master teachers, a reporter finds that certain intangible qualities matter more than the best tactics.
Sarah Gonser
Early Childhood Education
Integrating Loose Parts Play in a Preschool Program
Children use pine cones, old toys, and more in loose parts play, but it’s important that they also get a chance to play with bigger aspects of their learning environment and shape it according to their own vision.
Tom Hobson
School Climate
Extracurriculars Play a Vital Role During the Pandemic
Dedicating time to extracurricular activities during the pandemic provides middle and high school students with a sense of normalcy and social connection amid uncertainty.
Emelina Minero

Early Childhood Education
Integrating Loose Parts Play in a Preschool Program
Children use pine cones, old toys, and more in loose parts play, but it’s important that they also get a chance to play with bigger aspects of their learning environment and shape it according to their own vision.
Tom Hobson
Learning Environments
Going Back to Virtual Learning: The Challenges of Reopening High Schools
High schools face unique difficulties reopening, a teacher finds, when her school goes back to virtual learning after a case of Covid-19.
Carly Berwick
Learning Environments
Getting Started With an Outdoor Classroom
A Vermont elementary school teacher describes lessons she has moved outside in an effort to help students connect with nature.
Erin Rounds
After-School Learning
Learning Opportunities in Out-of-School Time
Research shows that creating optimal conditions for learning wherever kids spend time can boost student motivation and engagement—whether in or out of school.