Curriculum Planning
Looking for ways to develop dynamic, compelling, and standards-based course content and activities? This is the place to start.
Using Video Games to Achieve Academic Standards
Leverage the engaging nature of video games by connecting them with Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards.239Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.The Power of Learning Progressions
Learning progressions allow teachers to differentiate content based on increasing levels of complexity.5 Steps to Leveraging Background Knowledge in Lessons
Providing students with background knowledge about lessons improves their comprehension and engagement.Here鈥檚 What the Science of Reading Looks Like in My High School Classroom
Teachers can design lessons around these five components to deepen student understanding of and engagement with reading material.
Why Learning at Home Should Be More Self-Directed鈥攁nd Less Structured
On March 18, 2020, Simone Kern tweeted that simply 鈥渞ecreating schools at home鈥� passes聽up a golden opportunity to engage kids in authentic, self-directed learning.31.6kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.5 Ways to Include Writing in Reading Intervention
Writing sometimes gets short shrift in literacy education. These strategies help foster students鈥� reading and writing skills in tandem.534Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.60-Second Strategy: Framing the Lesson
When teachers make their teaching and learning goals clear to their class, every activity has a purpose and every student understands what they鈥檙e doing.7 Ways to Support Executive Function in Your Classroom
How to design your classroom environment and materials to support a wide range of executive function skills, from managing distractions to boosting planning skills.
6 Techniques for Building Reading Skills鈥攊n Any Subject
Students need good reading skills not just in English but in all classes. Here are some ways you can help them develop those skills.37.3kYour content has been saved!
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What鈥檚 the Right Amount of Homework?
Decades of research show that聽homework has some benefits, especially for students in middle and high school鈥攂ut there are聽risks to assigning too much.29.6kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Understanding How AI Works Makes It More Effective in Lesson Planning
A teacher鈥檚 discernment is the most critical component of using generative AI tools to assist with developing lessons.678Your content has been saved!
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5 Highly Effective Teaching Practices
We teachers are always looking to innovate, so, yes, it's essential that we try new things to add to our pedagogical bag of tricks. But it's important to focus on purpose and intentionality -- and not on quantity. So what really matters more than "always trying something new" is the reason behind why we do what we do.30kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.How to Plan When You Don鈥檛 Know What to Plan For
What school will look like in the聽fall is still uncertain for most of the U.S., but teachers can develop flexible plans that work for distance and in-class teaching.12.1kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.A Child-Centered Approach to Learning
An approach called emergent curriculum can help preschool and early elementary students have a say in their learning.Getting the Most Out of the Reader鈥檚 Notebook
Teaching reading using interactive notebooks can increase students鈥� intrinsic motivation to read.827Your content has been saved!
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