6-8 Middle School
Explore and share tips, strategies, and resources for helping students develop in grades 6-8.
Supporting the Mental Health Needs of High-Achieving Students
Some students who are thriving academically struggle with imposter syndrome and would benefit from specific supports.117Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Wrapping Up the School Year in English Language Arts
Secondary teachers can focus on students’ interests to keep them engaged while reinforcing previously learned skills or previewing new ones.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Fostering Collaboration in Middle School
These discussion protocols help ensure that students are talking with and learning from each other.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Getting the Most Out of the Reader’s Notebook
In high school, reading instruction sometimes gets short shrift. Interactive notebooks can increase students’ intrinsic motivation to read.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.6 Foundational Ways to Scaffold Student Learning
A collection of evidence-backed tips to help students cross the bridge from confusion to clarity.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Using Python Coding to Boost Students’ Interest in Algebra
Using basic coding to check work in math class is fun and introduces students to valuable coding basics.Â118Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Why Students Don’t Ask for Help—and How to Change That
These three simple shifts can help students realize that asking for help is an expectation in your class and boost their self-efficacy.Getting Rid of Zeros Won’t Fix the Grade Book
Well-meaning efforts to assess learning accurately have led some schools to set 50 as the lowest grade, but that can have negative consequences. Here’s a better solution.Encouraging Students to Use Notes for Sense-Making
Middle school teachers can use these strategies to help students learn how to get the most value out of their notes.1.8kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Using a Homework Audit to Evaluate the Quality of Your Assignments
A homework audit gives teachers valuable insight into what is working for students—and what isn’t.Â7 Ways to Balance Joy With Rigor in Math Class
A few straightforward shifts and strategies can help create math classrooms where even the most reticent learners find their footing.Using Canva to Support English Learners
This popular design tool can be used to have students engage in activities that amplify creativity and provide linguistic support.311Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.A Curation Project to End the School Year
Teachers can give students a creative opportunity to use their analytical skills and make meaningful connections to different forms of media.13 Ways to Celebrate Students’ Small Wins and Build Motivation
In pursuit of big gains, students’ smaller successes can go unnoticed. Research suggests that’s a missed opportunity to spark motivation.
Is it Time to Drop ‘Finding the Main Idea’ and Teach Reading in a New Way?
Some schools are changing the way they teach reading—based on research that shows background knowledge is more critical to comprehension than general skills like ‘finding the main idea.’56.4kYour content has been saved!
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