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Ten Ways to Harness the Power of the Chat Function

Digital conversations are a good way to connect with students learning at home—and they can serve as a useful artifact of learning.

Ten Ways to Make Learning Fun for Students

Remember when you were a child and kindergarten was a time to play and learn to tie your shoes? Well, times have changed. How can we make learning fun again? Use ten techniques to help you engage students in the classroom.

The Benefits of Guiding Students to Develop Good Habits

When her students have goals, a middle school teacher asks them to focus on the process and effort needed to achieve the results they want.

The Benefits of Sharing Our Planning With Students

Explaining the intentions behind a lesson plan can boost engagement and help students get back on track when something isn’t working.

The Heart of Teaching: What It Means to Be a Great Teacher

Kindness, empathy, and a focus on building community are among the qualities of a great teacher.

The Masked Teacher

While face coverings present barriers to easy communication, educators can build a rapport with students by being deliberate in their interactions.

The Neuroscience Behind Productive Struggle

It was a simple experiment, but it changed the way we understand learning. Two groups of 8-year-olds tossed beanbags at a target three feet away. For the next 12 weeks, half of the kids continued to practice with the same target, while the other half practiced with targets at two and four feet away. At the end of the experiment, both groups completed a final test with the original target, three feet away.

The Power of the Positive Phone Call Home

Calling students’ parents or guardians with good news encourages more good behavior and creates strong teacher-student bonds.

The Research on Life-Changing Teaching

What really moves the needle for educators and, by extension, their students?

Being an effective teacher is about more than just improving test scores—it’s also about making a difference in students’ lives. When we asked our readers to describe the traits of a life-changing teacher, they said that great teachers make their students feel safe and loved, possess a contagious passion for learning, believe their students can succeed—and always know when to be tough to help students reach their full potential.

The Science of Keeping Kids Engaged Even From Home

The upcoming school year will be filled with uncertainty, but the need to keep students engaged while working from home feels like a sure thing. Fortunately, there is a science of motivation.

The Student Engagement Trap, and How to Avoid It

Capturing students' interests can be harmful to learning when it's not relevant to the subject, research shows.

The Tyranny of Being On Task

Students need periodic breaks to ease brain strain, and the perceived demand that they should always be on task is unrealistic.

Three Brain Based Strategies That Encourage Deeper Thinking

Retrieval practice, elaboration, and concept mapping help students make richer, more meaningful connections between ideas.

Three Keys to Making Project-Based Learning Work During Distance Learning

This challenging time provides an opportunity for students to work on real-world problems they see every day.

Three 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.

Three Reasons Students Procrastinate and How to Help Them Stop

Psychologists have uncovered reasons why students put off important work. But there are a few simple things teachers can do to keep students on track.

Three Tips for Humanizing Digital Pedagogy

An elementary teacher who has worked for an edtech start-up argues that it’s important now—with teachers and students working separately—to promote reflection and social connection as tools for learning.

Three Ways to Boost Students’ Conceptual Thinking

Coaching students to think in terms of concepts helps them understand how to apply their learning in the future.

Three Ways to Encourage ‘Coasting’ Students to Reach Their Full Potential

Students who are doing well—but could be doing much better—benefit from feedback that encourages self-monitoring.

Three Ways to Reduce Stress and Build Connections During Distance Learning

Remote learning will likely play a role in students’ lives once schools reopen. Here’s how teachers and parents can help kids manage stress, build resilience, and stay connected.

Ten Ways to Harness the Power of the Chat Function

Ten Ways to Make Learning Fun for Students

The Benefits of Guiding Students to Develop Good Habits

The Benefits of Sharing Our Planning With Students

The Heart of Teaching: What It Means to Be a Great Teacher

The Masked Teacher

The Neuroscience Behind Productive Struggle

The Power of the Positive Phone Call Home

The Research on Life-Changing Teaching

The Science of Keeping Kids Engaged Even From Home

The Student Engagement Trap, and How to Avoid It

The Tyranny of Being On Task

Three Brain Based Strategies That Encourage Deeper Thinking

Three Keys to Making Project-Based Learning Work During Distance Learning

Three Lessons From Online Learning to Take Back to the Classroom

Three Reasons Students Procrastinate and How to Help Them Stop

Three Tips for Humanizing Digital Pedagogy

Three Ways to Boost Students’ Conceptual Thinking

Three Ways to Encourage ‘Coasting’ Students to Reach Their Full Potential

Three Ways to Reduce Stress and Build Connections During Distance Learning

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