Middle & high school-related issues will be featured here. We consider grades 6-8 to make up middle school, and grades 9-12 to make up high school.
These high school students put together questions to ask historians on Twitter, getting answers that may not be easy to find in history books.
20 Ways High Schools Are Using Twitter In The Classroom Read More
Want to make math more fun for students? Support them by giving them space to ask questions and learn through play.
8 Ways To Make Math More Fun For Students Read More
Here are 30 ways to use Google search in the classroom to help improve students’ ability to self-direct the digital research search process.
30 Ways To Use Google Search For Critical Thinking In The Classroom Read More
We have identified some of the key ingredients for bringing successful local businesses into high school classrooms.
3 Tips For Bringing Local Businesses Into Your High School Classroom Read More
Here are 50 ways teachers across content areas–and homeschooled learners too–can promote digital media literacy.
50 Challenging Activities To Promote Digital Media Literacy In Students Read More
From rubrics and presentations to apps, definitions, and frameworks, here are 25 of the best resources for critical thinking.
25 Of The Best Resources For Teaching Critical Thinking Read More
Bloom’s Spiraling is the process of starting first at lower levels of Bloom’s–recalling, defining, explaining, etc.–and then progressively increasing the level of thinking.
6 Strategies For Teaching With Bloom’s Taxonomy Read More
In this alternative to letter grades, work is first graded and then, through revision and iteration, is gradually improved and ultimately curated.
12 Alternatives To Letter Grades In Education Read More
The purpose of Cornell Notes is to distill complex text, arguments, etc. into a format useful for reflection and study.
How To Take Cornell Notes Read More
“Ohhh, I get it.” The iconic phrase that teachers value hearing. A sign you’ve moved a student. Something you want to hear your students say.
16 Things I Want To Hear My Students Say Read More
5 Movement Strategies That Get Kids Thinking contributed by Kenny McKee Each day more research confirms the link between movement
Too Much Sitting? 5 Movement Strategies That Get Students Thinking Read More
Students needed to see what a ‘quality’ reading response looked like. Once these questions were demystified a bit, it was all downhill.
Reading Response Questions That Work With Most Texts Read More