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After the energy and excitement of the first few months, fall and winter bring the annual challenge of maintaining student engagement. This precise point in the school year provides an opportunity for teachers to maintain critical student engagement through project-based learning (PBL), which allows for collaboration and student choice. Youki […]

Imagine this: You’re transitioning to a new lesson and suddenly your classroom is filled with bouncing legs and restless bodies. There’s chattering everywhere and irritating toys everywhere. It’s time to give the brain a break. It’s common knowledge that students need frequent breaks to stay focused and excited. However, during […]

How do you and your students start the day? Some schools have a fairly short classroom or advisory period, but how students and teachers spend that time is open-ended. In other schools, students begin learning from the first bell of the day. As educators, we always want to maximize our […]

As educators, it’s imperative that we teach students how to stay safe online, especially with the rise of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI. With rapidly evolving technological capabilities, it’s more important than ever to teach students about cybersecurity and online safety – topics that need […]

One of the most important steps in the storytelling process is the first step: helping students decide which story to tell. Not only will this affect their engagement throughout the learning process, but it will also require them to think critically about their values and recognize the importance of paying […]

Five-gallon plastic drums make great buckets – inverted, the drums have a response head and a built-in resonator. Bucket drums can produce eight tones that correspond to the tones of a standard drum set. This versatility and low investment cost make bucket drums a fast-growing trend in music education – […]

One of my favorite reflection programs is the “Start-Stop-Continue” exercise. It encourages learners to consider the impact of what they are learning by asking about their perceived impact. The teacher or facilitator completes a lesson or sequence of instructions, then stops and asks their audience to consider what they are […]

A few years ago, at a professional development conference, I learned a strategy called “Quote, Quote, Mingle” from my middle school instructional coach. This strategy helps students gain knowledge by having conversations with their peers based on what they read. The more people you talk to, the more information you […]

In this article, we’ll touch on neuroscience insights about the brain’s attention-getting system. Understanding this process allows teachers to use specific techniques to capture students’ attention when introducing new topics. The brain evolved to facilitate survival. Every second, millions of sensory messages from receptors in the eyes, ears, viscera, skin, […]

As second grade teachers, we know that our students are exploring new relationships, changing social dynamics, and feeling the emotional burdens these interactions can bring. Our students often encounter conflict as we ask them to take risks, stand up for their beliefs, and share their thoughts and opinions. With this […]