15 Self-Guided Reading Responses For Non-Fiction Texts
What is the author’s position on a debatable topic from the text? How do you know? What evidence from the text can you cite?
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20 SEL Writing Prompts For Middle School Grades 6-8
Write about something in your life that feels uncertain right now. You don’t have to solve it—just describe what the uncertainty feels like.
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Teaching Students Risk and Decision-Making Skills
Students are often taught that the answer is either right or wrong.
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Richard Feynman On Knowing Versus Understanding
“A philosophy…sometimes called an understanding of the law…is a way that a person holds the laws…to guess quickly at consequences.”
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Why Did That Student Fail? A Diagnostic Approach To Teaching
What is Diagnostic Teaching? Diagnostic teaching is a step-by-step, intentional process for pinpointing exactly why a student is struggling.
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26 Sentence Stems For Higher-Level Conversation In The Classroom
During meaningful conversations, students are forced to be accountable for positions, to listen, and to analyze opposing perspectives & ideas.
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Bad News: A Game About The ‘Success’ Of Fake News
This (simple) game helps students understand how fake news works, why it becomes popular, and its central mechanics and trends.
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The Silent Stress of Student Debt in Education: How to Build a Financially Sustainable Teaching Career
Student loan debt affects many teachers long after they enter the classroom. This article explains why debt hits educators differently and when refinancing might make sense.
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Four Stages Of A Self-Directed Learning Model
The goal of the model isn’t content knowledge (though it should produce that), but rather something closer to wisdom–learning how to learn.
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15 Alternatives To Report Cards
Benchmark Assessments, Peer Assessments, and Student-Led Conferences are among other alternatives to report cards in school and the classroom.
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7 Lessons to Teach Students and Families About Everyday Germs and Infections
Show students which items can be shared safely, and which should not.
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Why ‘Studying Harder’ Fails and What Works Instead
If studying harder is the problem, one solution could be studying smarter through active retrieval.
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Ahrefs vs Semrush: Which AI Visibility Tool Fits You?
Explore how Ahrefs Brand Radar and Semrush AI Toolkit compare in tracking search, sentiment, and brand visibility.
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Assuming The Best: The Power Of Teaching Through Positive Assumption
Of course, you won’t always be correct but the goal of these kinds of positive assumptions isn’t accuracy, it’s giving children room to grow.
