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Teaching Opinion The Most Important Classroom Habits to Keep Students Engaged
How these teachers keep students from zoning out, build classroom bonds, and connect with parents.
Larry Ferlazzo
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Mathematics Making the Math Add Up for Future Elementary School Teachers
Teacher-preparation programs blend math content and pedagogy to target the needs of elementary school teachers.
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TUSKEGEE, AL - MARCH 14: Sixth grade students in Samuel Morriss class, from left, Jazyah Mitchell, Amiya Neal, Latecia White and Radarius Harris work on math problems together on March 14, 2023, at Tuskegee Public School in Tuskegee, Alabama.
From left, students Jazyah Mitchell, Amiya Neal, Latecia White and Radarius Harris, work on math problems together on March 14, 2023, at Tuskegee Public School in Tuskegee, Ala. The state is at the forefront of rethinking how it prepares elementary teachers to ensure they have the mathematical knowledge and techniques to teach math effectively.
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Teaching Opinion ‘Not Limited to Test Scores’: How to Get Savvier About Using Student Data
Teachers can find better student data than what's on dashboards or apps to improve instruction.
Larry Ferlazzo
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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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Reading & Literacy How Much Time Should Elementary Teachers Spend Reading Aloud?
Research doesn't offer a prescription. But quality is more important than quantity, experts say.
Sarah Schwartz
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Kindergarten teacher Christin Labriola reads the book "Dumpling Soup" to her class, incorporating Asian American and Pacific Islander subjects in her class at Webster Hill Elementary School in West Hartford, Conn., on Dec. 2, 2025.
Kindergarten teacher Christin Labriola reads the book <i>Dumpling Soup</i> to her class at Webster Hill Elementary School in West Hartford, Conn., on Dec. 2, 2025. It's important for teachers to engage students in conversation about the books they use for read-alouds, researchers say.
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Special Education Download Try These 3 Simple Classroom Recipes to Teach Kids Independence
Gabrielle Carpenter teaches students in her special education class basic kitchen and independent living skills.
Caitlynn Peetz Stephens & Gina Tomko
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A student in Gabrielle Carpenter's 2nd grade class at Daniel Webster School 46 in Indianapolis eats chicken and waffles they made as part of lessons designed to foster independence.
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    Teaching Halloween in Schools—a Fraught Trick or a Special Treat?
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    Preschool teacher Melissa Mowbray works with AI on her laptop at Academic Magnet High School during the Charleston County School District Charleston Educator Symposium on July 22, 2026 in North Charleston, S.C.
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    An elementary classroom is stocked with school supplies at BASIS Flagstaff on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Flagstaff, Arizona.
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    Students look at books during a book fair at Schaumburg Elementary, part of the ReNEW charter network, in New Orleans, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana have seen a promising turnaround in their student reading scores after passing a series of similar literacy reforms.
    Students look at books during a book fair at Schaumburg Elementary, part of the ReNEW charter network, in New Orleans on April 19, 2023. Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana have seen a promising turnaround in their student reading scores after passing a series of similar literacy reforms.
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