Threading prior knowledge into new material makes for more durable learning. Here are 12 research-backed, teacher-tested strategies to help kids unpack what they already know.

By explicitly modeling each step of a problem and gradually fading away supports, teachers can give students a clear path to mastering new content.

After years of assigning the kind of homework she had done as a student and observing students’ disengagement with it, a teacher overhauled how she assigns math practice.

In specialized academic instruction, multiple schedules run simultaneously. Each type of instructional support has its own scope, sequence, and materials. In order for individualized education ...

Design an explicit, three-part learning sequence: The learning sequence starts with a pre-visit phase, followed by an outdoor visit phase, followed by a post-visit phase. Each part of the sequence ...

If your upper elementary students understand the task but still struggle to begin, these ideas can help them take that first step with confidence.

You’ve checked for understanding—now you can use this framework to understand what students’ confusion is telling you, and how you can adjust course.

Having students draw playing cards to randomize seating for small groups each week ensures that everyone experiences working ...

These low-floor, high-ceiling problems support differentiation, challenging all students by encouraging flexible thinking and allowing for multiple solution paths.

Four simple strategies—beginning with an image, previewing vocabulary, omitting the numbers, and offering number sets—can have a big impact on learning.

Math is often thought of as the school subject most divorced from student emotions. But as educator Liesl McConchie has found over 25 years of teaching and studying how the brain learns, a student’s ...

With this simple Google Form and spreadsheet—free template included—the whole IEP team can keep up to speed on the supports students need.