Plus, Encouraging Achievement in Math While Supporting SEL
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September 6, 2023

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17 Brain Breaks Tailored for High Schoolers 

As high school students navigate more rigorous academic tasks and denser curricular material, the occasional 3-to-5-minute break delivers a wide range of benefits.

Encouraging Achievement in Math While Supporting SEL 

Tasks like collaborating on the perfect paper airplane help elementary students develop both math and social and emotional learning skills.

How School Leaders Can Best Manage Instructional Consultants 

These principles and practices can help ensure that you get the most out of your work with instructional consultants.

Using Art to Boost Students’ Social Skills 

Integrating the arts throughout the elementary school curriculum gives students the tools they need to express themselves.

Question: What unconventional or surprising advice would you give a new teacher? 

Share your expertise with us, and we may quote you.

How to Build a Strong Foundation for the Year 

New elementary teachers can try these simple strategies to help students feel a sense of belonging in the classroom.

Mastering the Pace and Tone of Your Questions to Students 

Teaching students effectively means helping them advance through the moments of discomfort they experience when faced with challenging questions.

A New Approach to Flexible Grouping 

This strategy for flexible grouping mixes whole class, small group, and individual practice in one lesson and helps build a classroom community.

Reframing the Stories We Tell About Students 

By focusing on students’ assets and strengths, teachers can help them see their potential and begin working to achieve it.

A Pen Pal Project for Elementary School 

Young children can develop their literacy skills as they experience the excitement of receiving their own mail.

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