A System for Meeting Absent Students’ Needs (and Everyone Else’s Too) 2Mar2025 by Robert Barnett Catching up absent students never seems to get easier. Here’s an approach that might work.
How Teacher Language Can Build a More Democratic Classroom 10Nov2024 by Peter Johnston A collection of prompts and phrases that give students the tools to participate thoughtfully in a world of differences.
The Art of Annotation: Teaching Readers To Process Texts 28Apr2024 by Andrea Castellano Annotation can be a powerful way to improve comprehension and increase engagement, but its effectiveness can vary depending on how it’s taught.
Why Students Give You the Blank Stare, and What to Do About It 3Mar2024 by Blake Harvard You teach your heart out. Really just knock it out of the park. Then you ask a question students should know the answer to … and nothing. What’s going on?
How a Portrait Project Showed Teachers Through a Whole New Lens 4Feb2024 by Dan Tricarico Teachers have more nuances and are more complex than the professional, straightforward personas we tend to project in the classroom.
Standardized Tests Aren’t Going Anywhere. So What Do We Do? 21Jan2024 by Jennifer Borgioli Binis When working to solve the problems created by testing, it helps to move away from all-or-nothing thinking and towards the idea of reducing harm.
17 Tweaks That Make a Big Difference in Group Work 1Oct2023 by Connie Hamilton Cooperative learning can be a powerful learning strategy, but only if it works well. These small changes can make group work more effective in your classroom.
Using Learning Stories for Student Reflection 3Sep2023 by Marcus Luther Reflection too often gets shoved aside over the school year. This system will immerse it into your classroom routine so it gets the attention it deserves.
How to Use ChatGPT as an Example Machine 19Feb2023 by Chris Mah To learn any concept well, students need to experience multiple examples of that concept, and ChatGPT can help you generate those examples fast.
