Teaching Strategies

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Teaching Opinion How to Change Teachers' Minds About Leaving the Classroom
The underlying reasons teachers are leaving the classroom aren't always obvious. Here's how they can be overcome.
Larry Ferlazzo, June 19, 2025
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6 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.
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Artificial Intelligence Opinion AI Can Save Teachers Time and Stress. Here's How
What once took teachers hours to prepare now takes minutes, creating new opportunities for instruction.
Larry Ferlazzo, June 18, 2025
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13 min read
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Artificial Intelligence Opinion How AI Helps Our Students Deepen Their Writing (Yes, Really)
Two veteran teachers give 4 rules for responsibly using chatbots in writing workshops.
Dennis Magliozzi & Kristina Peterson, June 17, 2025
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4 min read
Diverse school children students build robotic cars using computers and coding.
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Science Download How Teachers Are Motivating Students To Learn STEM (DOWNLOADABLE)
Teachers asked students what motivates them to work harder in STEM. Here's what they found.
Lauraine Langreo & Vanessa Solis, June 13, 2025
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1 min read
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Reading & Literacy Opinion 6 Active Reading Strategies to Engage Students (DOWNLOADABLE)
How can teachers scaffold literacy instruction for developing readers? Start here.
Jennifer Throndsen, June 11, 2025
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1 min read
Students from the Chess Club rearrange pieces on the board as they play friendly games against each other at Renaissance High School in Detroit, Mich., on April 24, 2023.
Students from the Chess Club rearrange pieces on the board as they play friendly games against each other at Renaissance High School in Detroit, Mich., on April 24, 2023. Chess can teach students important skills used in academia, experts said.
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Teaching How Playing Chess Can Boost Academic Learning
Experts argue that by playing chess, students can learn valuable skills that can benefit them in the classroom.
Jennifer Vilcarino, June 10, 2025
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3 min read
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Mathematics Q&A How Language Development Can Boost English Learners' Math Skills
A New York City math and science teacher works to leverage his English-learners' strengths.
Sarah D. Sparks, June 10, 2025
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5 min read
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Teaching Video Teachers, Try This: Graphic Novels to Enhance Any Subject
By incorporating graphic novels in the classroom, students can see themselves reflected in the characters, while covering timely topics.
Jaclyn Borowski, June 5, 2025
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Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas, reacts after he sees him as the last speller as he competes in the finals the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md.
Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas, reacts after he realizes he's the last speller as he competes in the finals of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on May 29, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. Schools can improve reading and writing proficiency through spelling bees.
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Reading & Literacy How Spelling Bees Can Improve Students' Reading Skills
Faizan Zaki, age 13, spelled the word “eclaircissement” and collapsed on the floor in victory as confetti showered him at the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee last week.
Jennifer Vilcarino, June 4, 2025
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3 min read
A seventh grade student writes on the whiteboard in class in M-Cubed Academy at Community Lab School in Charlottesville, Va., on June 21, 2023.
A seventh grade student writes on the whiteboard in class in M-Cubed Academy at Community Lab School in Charlottesville, Va., on June 21, 2023. Although most scholars say learning math algorithms like regrouping in addition are essential, some worry that schools don't do enough to support the concepts undergirding these common procedures.
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Mathematics Is It Bad to Memorize All Those Algorithms in Math?
Algorithms are at the heart of math debates. Math experts chime in on the topic.
Jennifer Vilcarino, June 3, 2025
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5 min read
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Teaching Opinion Advice for Beginning—and Veteran—Teachers
Larry Ferlazzo offers advice for new teachers gleaned from his many years of experience in the classroom.
Larry Ferlazzo, June 3, 2025
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3 min read
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Mathematics Q&A How This Teacher Makes Math a Team Sport—and Gets Kids Excited to Participate
Fifth grade teacher Michaela Sicuranza helped lead her Title I school to a math championship. Here's how she gets kids excited about math.
Sarah D. Sparks, June 2, 2025
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5 min read
Kindergarteners in a play-based learning class look around at the site of their forest play time at Symonds Elementary School in Keene, N.H. on Nov. 7, 2024.
Kindergarteners in a play-based learning class look around at the site of their forest play time at Symonds Elementary School in Keene, N.H., on Nov. 7, 2024. Across the nation, kindergarten classrooms have become more academic over the past few decades.
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Early Childhood The Expectations for Kindergarten Have Changed. How Teachers Are Adapting
Here's how three kindergarten teachers keep the fun in formative learning.
Elizabeth Heubeck, June 2, 2025
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6 min read
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