Plus, Building Connections With Students as a Middle School Principal
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February 5, 2025

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Scaffolding Like a Pro: Powerful Ways to Support Learning 

With options ranging from tried-and-true to lesser known, these strategies for cognitive, metacognitive, and procedural scaffolding will help you set students up for success.

Building Connections With Students as a Middle School Principal 

This simple (and tasty!) strategy can help middle school principals get to know their students and create a welcoming school community.

6 Strategies for Building a Sustainable STEM Ecosystem 

Upper elementary teachers can use these ideas to create meaningful, interdisciplinary STEM opportunities that encourage experimentation.

9 Teacher-Tested Apps to Enhance Math Instruction 

From interactive calculators to skill-building games, these digital tools can help make math more accessible and engaging for students.

Teaching Students About the Richness of Black Language Traditions 

Black History Month is an opportunity to augment traditional written documents with visual, sonic, dramatic, and multimedia texts.

Design Thinking in World Language Classes 

Teachers can use the five-stage approach of design thinking to boost students’ engagement, motivation, and comprehension.

Teachers Want Hard Questions Asked Before Adding Tech 

Districts can avoid common pitfalls in ed tech adoption by asking these critical questions before spending big money.

Strategies for Supporting Teacher Growth 

Professional learning communities and lesson rehearsals are effective ways to help teachers feel confident and prepared in the classroom.

Using Creative Play to Support Autistic Students in Preschool 

Whether teachers know or simply suspect that they have an autistic student, these ideas support learning for them and the whole class.

6 Ways Technology Can Help You Teach Reading More Effectively 

When used well, tech tools can reveal where students are struggling, highlight their progress, and challenge and inspire them to improve.

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