Teen Dynamics

Feedback from one student: "I was one of the teens on this trip. I would say that this has to be the best high school experience I have ever had, and taught me so, so much!" [See the comments for the link to the article.]

Authentic learning experiences hit the mark!

Teaching Teens How to Separate Fact From Fiction When students study their region’s scariest urban legends, they learn about oral history—and how to look for kernels of truth from the past.

Supporting students to track their progress and learning goals.

Encouraging Students to Own Their Academic Growth When students use a hands-on approach to track their own progress, goals, and test scores, they begin to take responsibility for their learning.

These teacher-tested strategies support speaking, listening, reading, and writing—all while keeping students engaged in hands-on STEM learning: https://edut.to/4cMkI0h

Here are some of our top recommendations for reading websites for kids!

When used well, tech tools can reveal where students are struggling, highlight their progress, and challenge and inspire them to improve.

6 Ways Technology Can Help You Teach Reading More Effectively When used well, tech tools can reveal where students are struggling, highlight their progress, and challenge and inspire them to improve.

Ask a quality question and you are likely to get a quality answer.

Have you switched up the way you invite questions from students? What phrases or prompts have worked for you? ⭐

28 Ways to Quickly Check for Understanding From sketching comics to drafting tweets, these fun—and fast—ways to check for understanding are creative and flexible.

4 effective, easy-to-implement changes to your classroom design: https://edut.to/3Ep9i5P

‘By fostering empathy, critical thinking, and cultural awareness, drama plays a vital role in shaping the next generation of global citizens as they prepare to enter an increasingly interconnected world.’

All the world’s a stage – the power of drama in Global Citizenship… Lauren Backhouse – Phase Leader, Upper Primary at the Budapest British International School in Hungary – shares how she has incorporated drama into her…