The Importance of Student Choice Across All Grade Levels

When students get to make decisions about their learning, it can be powerfully motivating.

The best closing activities use social and emotional practices to reinforce the day’s lessons, so students leave feeling confident—and competent—on their learning journey.

When students use a questioning strategy to think about their own thinking, they can see how to transfer their learning to new situations.

When students focus on what they can see, hear, touch, taste, and smell in a work of art, their imaginations—and their essay-writing skills—take flight.

Elementary students face a constant stream of distracting sensory stimuli throughout the day, but these simple, quick exercises can help them stay on track.

Whatever this school year brings, teachers can consistently use these strategies to promote critical life skills.

To motivate students and teachers alike, we need to deepen the work of schools and give everyone the time and space to work toward greatness, says the noted educator.

Simple strategies and a positive environment can spark students’ curiosity and encourage them to explore how math touches our lives.

The possibilities for creating a sensory path to give students a movement break are endless. Here’s what schools across the country are doing.

When elementary students act out, one thing they need is time to reflect on the roots of their actions—and how they might respond differently next time.