Teaching Strategies
Discover and share best practices for improving your teaching craft -- delivering instruction, engaging students, reaching struggling students, and more.
Thinking Is a Mess We Should Talk About
Great minds *don’t* think alike—which is why students need to witness examples of genuine thought in all its glorious and messy individuality.248
Making Learning Targets Clear to Students
When students clearly understand classroom expectations, they’re better able to assess and improve their performance.2.9k
11 Tips for Teaching Preschool Online
From scavenger hunts to obstacle courses to read-alouds, many activities from the classroom can be adapted for little kids learning from home.924
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?66.3k
8 Strategies to Improve Participation in Your Virtual Classroom
Educators share their best synchronous and asynchronous strategies to boost student participation during online learning.35k
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.’37.2k
3 Phrases That Can Demotivate Students in Math Class
Seemingly innocuous statements can exacerbate math anxiety among learners—and avoiding these phrases can help all students see themselves as “math people.”7k
How Learning Happens
In this video series, we explore how educators can guide all students, regardless of their developmental starting points, to become productive and engaged learners.20.8k
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.9.2k
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.42.1k
Supporting Multilingual Students in the Early Grades
Five ways teachers can celebrate and extend the linguistic expertise of young students who speak two or more languages.5.8k
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.4.5k
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.116.5k
How to Help Students Develop the Skills They Need to Complete Homework
Middle and high school students can learn to work more efficiently by using strategies that improve their executive function skills.2k
4 Criteria for Effective Directions
Directions that are observable, timed, clear, and concise can help ensure student compliance.3.1k