Teaching Strategies

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Science Opinion Strategies to Help Students Embrace Science Instruction
Knowing how to redirect science denial in your classroom is a strong way to start.
Larry Ferlazzo, December 4, 2025
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9 min read
Tending to a blooming neurological garden. Neuroscience.
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Teaching Opinion Has ‘Brain-Based’ Education Gone Too Far?
There is a subtle danger in allowing neuroscience to dominate our understanding of learning.
Jessica Solomon, November 25, 2025
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5 min read
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Reading & Literacy 4 Tips for Supporting Older Struggling Readers, From Researchers and Experts
No matter the age, reading draws on the same underlying skills. But teens may need different supports.
Sarah Schwartz, November 24, 2025
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5 min read
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Mathematics Opinion How to Make Every Student Feel Like a ‘Math Person’
Math teachers and researchers discuss how to make the subject more engaging and accessible.
Mary Hendrie, November 20, 2025
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3 min read
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Sonia Pulido for Education Week
Teaching Opinion If Students Understand Their Emotions, They Learn Better
Equipped with the right skills, students can navigate tough situations in and outside school.
Larry Ferlazzo, November 19, 2025
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11 min read
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Teaching Opinion Students Aren't Being Indoctrinated. The Real Problem Is Mistrust of Teachers
Teachers are avoiding important, complex topics because they fear backlash.
Ken Futernick, November 14, 2025
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5 min read
AI Reading BS
Ashley Gutierrez for Education Week
Artificial Intelligence Video These Students Are Using AI to Visualize Their Reading Comprehension
Students learn how to write AI prompts while demonstrating reading comprehension in this middle school classroom.
Jaclyn Borowski & Kaylee Domzalski, November 13, 2025
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2:40
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Reading & Literacy Opinion Students Need Anchors When They Read. How to Make Them Stick
I’ve taught English in China and Chinese in America. Here’s what it taught me about literacy.
Haiyan Fan, November 6, 2025
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6 min read
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Sonia Pulido for Education Week
Reading & Literacy Opinion How Should Teachers Deal With Problematic Language in Literature?
Offensive prose does show up in books. Ignoring it doesn't help students.
Larry Ferlazzo, November 4, 2025
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10 min read
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Sonia Pulido for Education Week
Teaching Opinion 6 Words of Wisdom From Teachers for Teachers
Teachers dish on what makes them better at their jobs.
Larry Ferlazzo, November 3, 2025
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1 min read
Clayton Dagler's machine learning class works on a project applying machine learning models to the Titanic passenger dataset to determine the probability of a passenger living or dying on the ship at Franklin High School in Elk Grove, Calif., on March 7, 2025.
Clayton Dagler's machine learning class works on a project applying machine learning models to the Titanic passenger dataset at Franklin High School in Elk Grove, Calif., on March 7, 2025. The project focused on determining the probability of a passenger living or dying as a result of the ship's tragic voyage.
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Artificial Intelligence Video AI in Action: How Educators Should Approach the Technology
Efforts to bring AI into classrooms have broad implications for schools and for instructional strategy.
October 30, 2025
A group of students leaps from x's and math symbols. Learning from their math mistakes.
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Mathematics Opinion Want Students to Gain Math Confidence? Celebrate Their Mistakes
A veteran educator shares six ways student errors can reshape how math is taught and experienced.
Wendy W. Amato, October 30, 2025
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5 min read
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Conceptual illustration of classroom conversations and fragmented education elements coming together to form a cohesive picture of a book of classroom knowledge.
Sonia Pulido for Education Week
English Learners Opinion Teaching English Learners Is Complex. Here Are Some Tested Strategies
Teachers can start by shifting how we think about language development.
Larry Ferlazzo, October 28, 2025
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10 min read
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