As an English teacher, you've likely felt the challenge of truly connecting with some students, but still searching for …
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Effective teaching strategies for middle school and high school English language arts teachers who believe in student-led learning…
Meaningful Differentiation Strategies for Gifted Learners
As teachers, we understand the challenge of supporting and challenging all students. As an honors-level teacher, …
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Beyond Busywork: A Teacher’s Guide to Academic Rigor
Let’s be honest, “academic rigor” is an educational catchphrase that often gets misinterpreted. In staff meetings and …
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Using Formative Assessment to Drive Student Growth
As educators, we're always searching for ways to make learning more meaningful and engaging for our students. One …
Encouraging Growth Mindset in Students: Strategies and Examples for Teachers
Helping students develop a growth mindset can spark transformation far beyond grades and test scores. When students …
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100 Fun Getting to Know you Questions for Back to School (or anytime)
When it’s time for a brand new school year, you know what that means: starting fresh and learning about a whole …
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11 Active Learning Strategies for Reading Fiction
When administrators leave their offices and conduct walk-throughs, they look for evidence of active learning. When we …
Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in English Language Arts Classrooms
Seems these days we are spending a lot of time and resources developing artificial intelligence, paying less attention …
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Fun Classroom Games for Building Relationships
It's the beginning of the school year. You scan through the mental rolodex of ideas for getting to know your students …
Common Lit Curriculum: An Honest Review
Visit veteran teachers at your school and ask to see their binders. We all have them: cabinet-filling, …
Tailoring Your English Curriculum to Diverse Learning Styles
I don’t know about you–though I suspect you’re like me since you are reading a blog right now–but I like reading to …
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Teacher Toolbox: Creative & Effective Measures of Academic Progress for the Classroom
There are always things we, as educators, look forward to every year: the first day of school, the last day of school, …
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