How to Keep Teaching Well When DEI is Under Attack 6Mar2025 by Jennifer Gonzalez You may be able to keep much more than you think.
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.
Three Ways You May Be Cognitively Overloading Your Students 16Feb2025 by Jennifer Gonzalez When we make certain choices, often without even realizing it, we can turn a teaching moment from one that should be clear into one that’s confusing.
Small Changes to Make Your Classroom More Neurodiversity-Affirming 2Feb2025 by Jennifer Gonzalez Everyone’s brain is different, and if we set up our schools in a way that makes room for many variations, we’ll all be better off.
How to Do a Close Reading Lesson in Any Subject 19Jan2025 by Jennifer Gonzalez All teachers — not just English teachers — need to be incorporating reading instruction in their classes. Here’s one way to do it.
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.
5 Conditions for Getting Formative Assessment Right 14Oct2024 by Jennifer Gonzalez Checking for understanding in the middle of instruction is essential for student success. Let’s make sure we’re doing it effectively.
Four Theater Games that Make Learning a Blast 15Sep2024 by Jocelyn Greene Students learn better when movement is included in a lesson. These four fun improv games get students actively engaged and make the learning really stick.
How Metacognition Can Optimize Learning 18Aug2024 by Jennifer Gonzalez Metacognition plays a big role in how well we retain information. With a better understanding of how it works, we can leverage it to improve our learning.
