How to Become an Education Advocate
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Learn how to become an education advocate with effective strategies for better education policies that will make impactful changes in the classroom.
Elementary School
Addressing Unfinished Learning with Stretch Growth® Goals
3-MIN. READ
Learn how to encourage student growth and address unfinished learning with Stretch Growth goals.
Supporting Older Readers
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Learn how to teach your older, struggling readers to become more confident, successful readers.
Reading Instruction Strategies: Tips for Getting Started
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Discover essential reading instruction strategies to effectively teach children and foster lifelong literacy skills.
Scaffolding for Reading: Strategies for Teachers
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Learn how to use scaffolding for reading in your classroom to create engaging learning experiences for all your students.
How to Develop a Positive Student Mindset
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Discover how you can teach your students about positive mindsets in your classroom to set them up for success inside and outside of the classroom.
Fun for Families: Early Literacy Skills for Older Struggling Readers
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Learn fun at-home activities to help build skills and confidence with students reading below grade level.
Why Is i-Ready Good for Students?
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Learn why i-Ready is good for students and why more than 13 million use i-Ready for effective and personalized learning assessments.
Celebrating Student Growth and Learning
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Find out how celebrating student growth, both big and small, fosters a love for learning in the classroom.
Three Musts for Manipulatives in Math Class
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Discover why using manipulatives in math is important.
Make Building Math Fluency Fun
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Implement these engaging games in the classroom to make building math fluency fun.
Leveraging Student Response Protocols to Enhance Learning
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Learn flexible response protocols that help elicit student engagement.
HOW-TO VIDEOS: Using Number Lines in Primary Grades Math
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Check out these hands-on tips for using number lines in the primary grades to help your students develop a linear view of numbers.
Six Creative Ways Teachers Are Tracking Student Progress
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Help students set, track, and celebrate their goals with these six creative tips.
A Quick Guide to Goal Setting with Students
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Learn how to implement student goal setting in your classroom.
Seeing Your Students beyond the Data
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Discover how a student-centered approach can provide great data beyond the numbers.
Back-to-School Basics: Time-Saving Organizational Tips
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Learn valuable time-saving tips for Back to School from a seasoned educator.
Paying It Forward: Three Tips for Empowering New Teachers
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Learn tips and strategies new educators can use to save time, prevent frustration, and improve teaching and learning.
Transform Your Classroom with Student-Centered Learning
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Find out how creating a student-centered classroom can empower students to take ownership of their learning.
Finish Strong: End on a Positive Note
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Here are some helpful ideas for ending the school year on a positive note.
How to Identify and Build Student Engagement
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Get some tips to determine if your students are engaged and how to keep them engaged.
Four Ways Math Games Can Motivate Your Students
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Here are four ways to use math games to motivate students and improve understanding.
5 Tips for Creating an Accelerated Learning Environment
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Educators and paraprofessionals can use these five quick tips as accelerated learning solutions.
3 Fun Ideas for Keeping Students Invested in Learning
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Here are three fun ideas to increase student engagement and keep students motivated throughout the year.
Why Formative Assessments Are Vital
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Improve learning outcomes throughout the year by using formative learning assessments to uncover what your students know and don’t know.
Starting the New Year off Right
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Start the new year off strong with these new year classroom activities from Extraordinary Educators!
Use Math Coherence Strategies to Knock Out Unfinished Learning
4-MIN. READ
Understand what math coherence is and how to leverage it to help your students grasp fundamental concepts.
5 Ways to Empower English Learners
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Here are five ways to empower your English Learners and help them succeed.
Strategies for Communicating with Challenging Caregivers
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These six strategies from teachers will help you communicate more effectively with challenging caregivers.
5 Tips for Keeping Students Actively Participating and Engaged
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These student engagement strategies will help bring your quietest students out of their shells and manage your chattiest ones for engaging class discussions.
The Importance of Foundational Literacy
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Check out these tips for bolstering your students’ reading proficiency by focusing on foundational literacy skills.
Help Students Ask Great Questions
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Check out these quick tips for helping your students ask better questions to deepen their learning.
Making Math Magical: Creating Classrooms Where Students Thrive
4-MIN. READ
Find out five tips for helping your students feel more comfortable with math.
Dr. D. Ray Reutzel’s Guide to Close Reading: How to Effectively Teach It
3-MIN. READ
Check out this three-step approach to close reading based on Dr. D. Ray Reutzel’s expertise to help your students understand increasingly challenging texts.
5 Practices That Promote Math Discourse
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Encourage math discourse and engagement with these five best practices to help your students gain a deeper understanding of foundational concepts.
4 Best Practices for Analyzing Student Data
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Check out these ready-to-use tips for analyzing and understanding student data to best support their learning in the classroom.
4 Ways to Help Students Succeed
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Check out these actionable ways to help your students get on track and make progress in their learning.
What the Science of Reading Tells Us about Learning to Read
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Gain clarity on what the Science of Reading is and how it can help inform your reading instruction.
Starting the School Year Off Right
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Ready to start the school year off right? Educators share new and inspiring ways to prepare for the school year ahead.
Get Your Giggle On! 4 Ways to Use Laughter for Learning
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Laughter can help your students learn and improve your instruction. Here are four ways to include more laughter in your life and classroom.
Early Literacy Sparks Sustained Success for Students
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Early literacy is like filling a backpack with essentials for a hiking trip. Learn why these skills are important and how they connect to success for students. Let’s start packing!