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EduTip 10: Use music to buffer "silent" activities.
Mar 27, 2022True silence is almost impossible to achieve in the classroom, and extraneous noises can be distracting. Adding background music creates a sanctuary where sustained concentration is more likely to hap...
187: Contrasting Cases: A Simple Strategy for Deep Understanding
Mar 20, 2022This activity can be plugged into any lesson when you want students to go beyond surface traits and consider deeper connecting principles. My guest Sarah Levine shows us how it works. ---------------...
EduTip 9: Use an antiseptic bounce to prevent off-task behavior.
Mar 13, 2022When you see early signs of off-task behavior, you might think your only choices are to ignore it or address it directly. The antiseptic bounce gives you a third option. You can find full written ver...
186: Using Gallery Walks for Peer Feedback
Feb 27, 2022Peer feedback can be an incredible tool for student growth IF students are trained in how to do it well. In this episode, English teacher Marcus Luther shares how he prepares students for gallery walk...
185: How Teachers Can Support Arab-American Students
Feb 15, 2022Even when they appear to be navigating school successfully, Arab-American students aren't thriving like they could. In this episode, I talk with Dr. Sawsan Jabar about how teachers can change that. --...
184: Lessons that Build Students' Media and News Literacy
Jan 30, 2022Our students can access information on any topic in seconds, so we need to build their media and news literacy. In this episode, I talk with Common Sense Education's Kelly Mendoza about their Digital ...
EduTip 8: Don't take anything personally.
Jan 23, 2022So many things don't go our way throughout the school day, and if we can learn how to take a step back, to depersonalize these situations, we'll be able to respond rather than react. You can find ful...
183: Six Tech Tools to Try in 2022
Jan 18, 2022This year's picks include a video conferencing platform that feels more like a physical space, a database of books where the main characters are black girls, a career exploration platform, math lesson...
EduTip 7: Stop popcorn reading.
Jan 10, 2022Popcorn or "round-robin" reading has been around forever, even though it's not supported by research and can actually slow down students' reading progress. Learn more about why you should stop doing i...
182: Eight Ways to Grow Students' Vocabulary
Dec 12, 2021Building a robust vocabulary is an essential part of any education. Students will learn new words in our classes no matter what, but if we're deliberate about giving them regular instructional opportu...