Debating helps students strengthen their communication and objective thinking skills, and practice patience and tolerance.

Dividing students into groups based on ability for math instruction turned out to be more effective than groups that combine students at different skill levels, researchers from the universities of Rochester, N.Y., and Nevada discovered.

Class discussions work best when everyone participates, and these strategies for grades 6 to 12 help ensure that happens.

Effective leadership helps teachers feel heard, supported, and capable of weathering the challenges of their profession.

Students pursuing more rigorous math curriculum also need greater understanding in the language of math, writes Kathleen Palmieri, who teaches fifth-graders in New York. In this article, Palmieri shares how to help strengthen students' understanding of math vocabulary, including developing a math glossary and highlighting math words to focus on for a day or week.

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Students’ academic learning in schools is primarily determined by what classroom teachers do. However, there is good evidence that the professional environment in the school can also affect students’ learning, in a range of ways. The responsibility for creating and maintaining the most conducive professional environment lies with school leaders.

Principal Sherelle Barnes says teachers at Edgewood Elementary School respond best to a variety of methods, including emails and group texts. In Illinois, Marcus Belin, principal of Huntley High School, advises relaying messages in short videos or newscasts on social media to reduce information overload.

Every classroom has neurodiverse students, and these tips from a neurodiverse teacher can guide them to feel focused and ready to learn.

When these two school professionals commit to working together as a team to ensure wellness, develop student trust, and build community, everyone wins.

Students are spending less on textbooks and other course materials but more on technology, a study by the National Association of College Stores finds. In 2021-22, students spent an average of $339 on books compared with $456 the previous year, but $700 on technology.  

Working to improve their handwriting can help middle school students improve their reading and writing skills as well.