Teaching Strategies

Discover and share best practices for improving your teaching craft -- delivering instruction, engaging students, reaching struggling students, and more.

6 Smart Ways to Bring the Power of Music Into Your Classroom
Music is an often overlooked—but uniquely powerful—strategy for connecting kids to classroom learning.
Sarah Gonser
Is it Time to Drop ‘Finding the Main Idea’ and Teach Reading in a New Way?
Some schools are changing the way they teach reading—based on research that shows background knowledge is more critical to comprehension than general skills like ‘finding the main idea.’
Holly Korbey
How to Engage Students in Meaningful Math Discussions
As middle and high school math students talk through problems, they build camaraderie and gain greater conceptual understanding.
Rachel Fuhrman
Why Are Some Kids Thriving During Remote Learning?
Though remote learning has brought many challenges, some students seem to be thriving in the new circumstances. What can we learn from them?
Nora Fleming
What Teachers in China Have Learned in the Past Month
An American whose classroom in Beijing is now online shares what she and her team have learned since the coronavirus hit, just as U.S. teachers make the same shift.
Laurel Schwartz
One Word to Drop From Your Teacher Vocabulary
A simple change in language can show students how mistakes are useful and how struggle can be productive.
Holly Hagman
3 Lessons From Online Learning to Take Back to the Classroom
For some teachers, emergency remote instruction birthed new instructional practices that they plan to continue after distance learning ends.
Stephanie Rothstein
Teaching Strategies of Award-Winning Online Instructors
A recent study gleaned five insights on virtual instruction by examining the techniques shared in common by top-rated online instructors.
Michael Ralph
Distance Learning Strategies to Bring Back to the Classroom
When schools closed, teachers were forced to get creative—and they’ve learned things they can use when they’re back at school.
Sarah Cooper
New Strategies in Special Education as Kids Learn From Home
In special education, teachers say that schedules, sensory supports, and close collaboration with families can help smooth the transition to remote learning.
Nora Fleming
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Creating a Schoolwide Culture of Critique
A framework called six thinking hats helps students learn the essential skill of giving and receiving feedback.
Using Children’s Books to Teach Literary Theory in High School
Literary theory can be a tough topic for high school students—a simple story may be just the scaffold they need to start figuring it out.
Crystalee Calderwood
What Doesn’t Work: Literacy Practices We Should Abandon
The number one concern that I hear from educators is lack of time, particularly lack of instructional time with students. Although we can't entirely solve the time problem, we can mitigate it by carefully analyzing our use of class time.
Nell K. Duke
Reflections—and Lessons Learned—From Remote Learning
Experiences during remote learning inspire a teacher to reconsider—and refresh—her curriculum for the fall.
Carly Berwick
Strategies for Improving Small Group Instruction
Tips for giving direct instruction to small groups, whether students are in the classroom or learning at home.
Andrew Miller

Teaching Strategies

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6 Smart Ways to Bring the Power of Music Into Your Classroom

Is it Time to Drop ‘Finding the Main Idea’ and Teach Reading in a New Way?