Teachers (and Students) Can Only Take So Much

Rather than push more content and new initiatives, this year teachers and administrators should consider scaling back.

Bringing a comfort dog into your school is a great way to build rapport with students and help them deal with all kinds of stress.

Teachers can boost middle school students’ self-management skills by using questions to get their mental gears turning.

A high school teacher with four decades of experience shares the principles she has used to build student excitement in a wide variety of subjects.

Setting up project-based learning with young students can be a challenge, but it’s worth the work, according to first-grade teachers from across the U.S.

Identifying different layers of identity is particularly helpful for students transitioning into a new social and cultural context.

Introducing creative expression into lessons can help students process their emotions and strengthen relationships in the classroom.

Tests in the target language should gauge reading and listening comprehension as well as writing and conversational skills.

Questioning techniques that prompt all students to come up with a response can raise their spirits and make learning more joyful.

Plants do more than liven up your decor—they can help students feel better, and learn better too.