6-8 Middle School
Explore and share tips, strategies, and resources for helping students develop in grades 6-8.
A Lesson Plan to Engage and Challenge Students in Math Class
By shifting away from long lectures, teachers can meet students where they are and boost their confidence in math.247Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Getting the Most Out of the Reader’s Notebook
In high school, reading instruction sometimes gets short shrift. Interactive notebooks can increase students’ intrinsic motivation to read.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Using AI to Encourage Productive Struggle in Math
Students ‘don’t need an answer, they need help with the process,’ and combining ChatGPT with Wolfram Alpha is one way to guide them through it.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.6 Foundational Ways to Scaffold Student Learning
A collection of evidence-backed tips to help students cross the bridge from confusion to clarity.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.7 Ways to Balance Joy With Rigor in Math Class
A few straightforward shifts and strategies can help create math classrooms where even the most reticent learners find their footing.Helping Students Read Complex Texts
By cultivating metacognitive reading habits, you can help students remain focused as they persist through challenging material.Promoting Active Engagement in Middle School
A teacher shares her strategies for creating a culture and routines that foster students’ sense of involvement in the classroom.7 Ways to Show Students Their Academic Growth
Teacher-tested, motivating activities that get students out of their own performance loop and make learning visible—even when they struggle to see the forest for the trees.54 Excellent, Low-Stakes Writing Prompts
Across grade levels, engaging and creative writing prompts encourage kids to explore their opinions, reflect on experiences, and build strong arguments.Helping English Language Learners Develop a Love of Reading
Here’s how to build a culture of reading to welcome students who are learning a new language, particularly those who come from strong oral storytelling traditions.To Motivate Teens, Ask Them “Who’s Your Future Self?”
Middle and high school classrooms that neglect questions of higher purpose work against the innate desires of teens, research shows.
Is it Time to Drop ‘Finding the Main Idea’ and Teach Reading in a New Way?
Some schools are changing the way they teach reading—based on research that shows background knowledge is more critical to comprehension than general skills like ‘finding the main idea.’58.4kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Building Problem-Solving Habits With Desmos and Fermi Problems
These strategies for developing secondary students’ math skills, including estimation, can benefit them in class and the real world.175Your content has been saved!
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8 Strategies to Improve Participation in Your Virtual Classroom
Educators share their best synchronous and asynchronous strategies to boost student participation during online learning.50.3kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.3 Schools, 3 Principals, 3 Cell Phone Bans
These three schools have recently implemented policies banning cell phones in some or all areas of the school—but each has taken a very different approach.
