During the summer, I am sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past 11 years. You can see all those collections from the first 10 years here.
Today鈥檚 theme is instructional strategies.
You can see the list following this excerpt from one of the posts:
1. 鈥楢rts & Crafts': Busywork or Enhanced Learning?
With planning, teachers can use creative projects to add value to the curriculum. Read more.
2. Want to Have Fun in the Classroom? Try Learning Games
They鈥檙e valuable for a host of reasons, including assessing students鈥� background knowledge and building a trusting community. Read more.
3. 17 Favorite Classroom-Learning Games
Educators share learning games that can be used in all subject areas. Read more.
4. 8 1/2 Things That Have Been Working This Year & 6 That Haven鈥檛
Increased use of learning games, personalized learning, and peer tutors have helped. TikTok threats and student cellphone, not at all. Read more.
5. How to Keep Art Front and Center in Instruction
Three educators wrap up a series on using art in content classes by discussing their use of picture books, recycling projects, and more. Read more.
6. Strategies for Using Art in Math, English, Science, and History
Employing art to explore geometric patterns and to scaffold essay writing are among the ways educators can use art in their classes. Read more.
7. 13 Ways to Use Art in Content Classes
Bringing art to assessments, to increase vocabulary knowledge, and to practice grammar are ways teachers incorporate it in their classes. Read more.
8. These Small Moves Can Make Outsized Differences in Class
鈥淪caffolded conversations鈥� is one idea educators share for small and effective changes teachers can make in classrooms. Read more.
9. 6 Small Instructional Changes Teachers Can Make for Big Results
Increasing 鈥渨ait time,鈥� offering students more choice, and differentiating instruction in simple ways are a few manageable changes. Read more.
10. Four Favorite Physical Education Instructional Strategies鈥擱ecommended by Teachers!
Differentiated instruction is among the favorite strategies three educators employ in teaching physical education. Read more.
More Q&A posts about instructional strategies:
- Video: What Is 鈥楾ransfer of Learning鈥� and How Does It Help Students?
- The What, Why, and How of 鈥業nterleaving鈥�
- Ten Ways I鈥檒l Be Teaching Differently Next Year
- Students鈥� Questions Can 鈥楧rive Their Learning鈥�
- 鈥楽tudents Will Ask Great Questions If We Give Them the Chance鈥�
- 鈥楥ultivating Student Questioning Is Not a Onetime Thing鈥�
- 10 Strategies for Encouraging Students to Ask Questions
- 鈥楾he Essence of Critical Thinking Is Testing Claims With Evidence鈥�
- Integrating Critical Thinking Into the Classroom
- Eight Instructional Strategies for Promoting Critical Thinking
- Ten Ways to Use Retrieval Practice in the Classroom
- Improving Instruction With Student Data
- Using Data to Support Students
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Explore other thematic posts:
- It Was Another Busy School Year. What Resonated for You?
- How to Best Address Race and Racism in the Classroom
- Schools Just Let Out, But What Are the Best Ways to Begin the Coming Year?
- Classroom Management Starts With Student Engagement
- Teacher Takeaways From the Pandemic: What鈥檚 Worked? What Hasn鈥檛?
- The School Year Has Ended. What Are Some Lessons to Close Out Next Year?
- Student Motivation and Social-Emotional Learning Present Challenges. Here鈥檚 How to Help
- How to Challenge Normative Gender Culture to Support All Students
- What Students Like (and Don鈥檛 Like) About School
- Technology Is the Tool, Not the Teacher
- How to Make Parent Engagement Meaningful
- Teaching Social Studies Isn鈥檛 for the Faint of Heart
- Differentiated Instruction Doesn鈥檛 Need to Be a Heavy Lift
- How to Help Students Embrace Reading. Educators Weigh In
- 10 Strategies for Reaching English-Learners
- 10 Ways to Include Teachers in Important Policy Decisions
- 10 Teacher-Proofed Strategies for Improving Math Instruction
- Give Students a Role in Their Education
- Are There Better Ways Than Standardized Tests to Assess Students? Educators Think So
- How to Meet the Challenges of Teaching Science
- If I鈥檇 Only Known. Veteran Teachers Offer Advice for Beginners
- Writing Well Means Rewriting, Rewriting, Rewriting
- Christopher Emdin, Gholdy Muhammad, and More Education Authors Offer Insights to the Field
- How to Build Inclusive Classrooms
- What Science Can Teach Us About Learning
- The Best Ways for Administrators to Demonstrate Leadership
- Listen Up: Give Teachers a Voice in What Happens in Their Schools
- 10 Ways to Build a Healthier Classroom
- Educators Weigh In on Implementing the Common Core, Even Now
- What鈥檚 the Best Professional-Development Advice? Teachers and Students Have Their Say
