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Why I use student-driven ideas in my curriculum
You might think that teaching a high school programming course in which students are asked to code simple games and interactive websites would be motivating and exciting, but there are unforeseen e…
How Can Schools Tap Into Parent Power For the Good of Students?
A program pays teachers to visit students at home and meet with their family. The home visits have helped parents become better-informed advocates for their kids and stronger allies with teachers.
4 easy ways to fit maker activities into your curriculum
Maker activities are engaging and offer students opportunities to develop creative thinking and problem-solving skills. But how do you use them to teach traditional subjects? Here are four ideas and several resources to get you started.
Open-ended Questions to Encourage Conversation
Why is it important to ask students open ended questions? It encourages academic thinking and conversation, especially among English Language Learners. Get tips for using open ended questions in your classroom.
Do No Harm: Flexible and Smart Grading Practices
Have students take responsibility for their grades and behavior by strategically offering opportunities to redo assignments, retake tests, and reflect on their performance.
Teaching Your Students How to Have a Conversation
Guest blogger Dr. Allen Mendler presents eight strategies for helping your students reclaim and master the lost art of conversation.
Why K-12 Arts Education Is Worth Saving
Students who are exposed to arts education show promise in other academic areas and show behavioral benefits too. So why aren't all educators doing more to save these programs in K-12 schools?
How to Accommodate and Modify Your Math Curriculum
Find out how to accommodate your student and modify curriculum to make math easier to understand.
Do You Have a World-Changing Idea?
Students, I'd like to read your thoughts on the most urgent choices the world faces. Submit your own annual letter and I'll highlight the most inspiring ones on our website.
How to Incorporate Social-Emotional Learning Into Your Curriculum
Techniques and strategies for adding a focus on social-emotional learning to your elementary classroom.
Why (and How) STEM Curriculum Needs to Be LGBT Inclusive
As a bisexual genderqueer person, I never saw or even imagined seeing myself in my classes.
Tips & Tools to Enhance Collaboration Between Tech & Curriculum
District and school leaders talk about the need to bridge the gap between curriculum and educational technology, but often fall short of succeeding. Too often
What it really means to be a data-driven district
A simple internet search for “data-driven instruction” yields nearly four million hits. Clearly, the concept is neither new nor novel.<br>Yet still, research continues to show that educators’ abili…
Data-driven enrollment techniques for not-for-profit school success
3 ways not-for-profit schools can improve admissions efficiency with statistics-based enrollment techniques used by successful for-profit schools.
How Data-Driven Learning is Changing Education
Longitudinal data sets give educators a 360-degree view of student performance at the push of a button -- and they're changing education at both the student and policy levels.
Should we rethink how history is taught in schools?
One study suggests that a bad curriculum is to be blamed for students' poor knowledge attainment in history.
The importance of asking hard questions about what students learn in school
Uneven, scattered curriculum isn’t just boring or confusing — it can widen the gaps between students from affluent backgrounds and their peers from low-income families.
Homeschool Curriculum Ideas for Language Arts, Math, Social...
Homeschoolers can get worn out by trying to “teach it all.” With these homeschool curriculum ideas and homeschool planning and organizing tips, you can rest easy knowing that you are covering your child’s core content while saving yourself precious... #homeschool #homeschoolguide #homeschoolideas
