Here are nine teacher-tested strategies for dealing with the issue of work avoidance or refusal in your classroom.

If students think they’ve mastered something, they have little reason to make an effort. These strategies help them see the ...

Using tokens to connect sounds to letters helps emerging readers get the repetition they need to build foundational literacy ...

Fixing laptops is great, but this tech integration coach shows that high school students can develop a variety of other ...

These mentor texts help students go beyond memorizing grammar rules to see language as a series of patterns for making ...

A new report covers evidence about how students learn and offers steps teachers can take to ensure that their instruction ...

Implementation intentions help students think through tricky situations in advance so that they know what to do in the moment ...

In the early grades, start with three-letter words connected to the week’s lesson and a limited set of letters. Students will ...

With students who are frequently in trouble, pausing to ask ‘What are we missing about this child?’ can lead to a change for ...

Students (and adults!) spend an astonishing amount of time scrolling through content that might not even be relevant to their ...

Students learn more about themselves, their interests, and their teachers through a weekly period dedicated to exploration.

Teachers across content areas can use these ideas to activate the knowledge that students already have and build on it.