Fresh Ideas for Teaching Blog (2024)

Select an Option below: AI in Education: Navigating the Impact on the Literacy Classroom Using a MathPlay Approach for 3rd Grade Multiplication Guide for Teachers: How to Get District Funding How Braiding Funds can Maximize K-12 Funding Do Students Really Understand the Math Concept? AI in Education: Navigating the Impact on the Literacy Classroom Using a MathPlay Approach for 3rd Grade Multiplication How Braiding Funds can Maximize K-12 Funding Guide for Teachers: How to Get District Funding 2023 Wrapped: The Best Savvas Reels, School Stories, Podcasts, & Blogs of the Year Tiny Steps to Incorporate the Science of Reading FREE PI Day Activities Exploring Functions with my Second Grader Digital Choice Boards 3 Ways To Strengthen Teacher Well-Being and Appreciation Integrating Language Literacy SIOP Lesson Examples for Developing Oral Language with Reading Skills Martin Luther King Jr Day Free Resources Revisiting Classroom Routines: The First Week After Winter Break ESSER Funding Update: Dept of Ed clarifies ESSER can fund activities beyond Sept 30, 2024 3 Ways To Use Music In Your Elementary Classroom Why You Should Use Music in the Classroom 4 Ways to Guide Students to Success Re-envisioning Math Instruction for Multilingual Learners AP® Precalculus – Change in Tandem 3 Quick and Effective Lesson Starters “Where I’m From” Writing Activity A Simple Back-to-School Meditation for Educators Creating Moments of Self-Care Assessing Knowledge and Cleverness in the Math Classroom How Educators Can Use Discovery To Refocus Their Love of Teaching 3 Good Things: Positive Practice for Educators Reflective Journaling for Educators 4 Ways To Maximize Student Engagement Keeping the Joy In Summer Reading Summer Send-Off Postcard Project Unpacking the New Mathematical Practices of AP® Precalculus Two Strategies to Rebuild Learners’ Confidence in Risk-taking Listening To Students’ Mathematical Ideas Career & Technical Education: 7 Steps to Success in High School EMT Programs 10 Book Report Alternatives Engaging Students with Phenomena: Why Can’t We Walk Through Walls? Biology: A Science That Keeps Changing 4 Ways edTech is Transforming Student Learning Experiences Supporting Our Upper Level Readers 4 Ways To Celebrate National Reading Month The 4 Principles of Word Study 3 Math Games to Engage Early Elementary Students Funding for Summer Learning How to Organize a Celebration of Black History Month in Your School 5 Lesson Ideas to Help Newcomers Thrive Using “The Book List” as a Mentor Text 5 Critical Components For Mathematical Proficiency 4 Inspiring STEM Fair Talks To Use In Your Classroom 3 Ways To Use Authentic Resources for Teaching Spanish Teacher Self-Care: The Best Teacher is the Best You An Engaging Activation Routine for Secondary Math Students A is for Adult SEL Give Them Something to Talk About! How to Guide Your Students As Digital Citizens Essentials for Supporting Multilingual Learners 3 Ways to Celebrate National Book Month 5 Activities to Promote Student Agency in the Classroom First Impressions Returning to School Prioritizing Student Check-ins, MathPlay, and Feedback 4 Questions For a Reading Formative Assessment Looking Forward 5 Top Trends K-12 Leaders Can’t Afford To Ignore What Makes the Oceans Move? Incorporating Student Voice in the Classroom 4 Practices Math Teachers Should Keep From Hybrid Learning 4 Can’t-Miss Sessions: Moving Learning Forward Symposium Who's Driving this Learning? Social-Emotional Learning for Lower Elementary Students Engaging Math Activities for the Little Ones at Home Yes, Inquiry-based Learning and SIOP® Are Compatible Finding the Positives in a Challenging School Year Using Multiple Approaches to a Math Question Rethinking Middle School Math In a Reading Slump? Strategies to Engage Students in Math Class via Hybrid Learning Representing Student Identities in the Classroom Environmental Literacy: A Lot More than the 3 Rs Ensuring Equity & Access for All Students in Your Science Classroom Phenomena-Based Learning in The Science Classroom CARES, CRRSA, ESSER, Oh My! Hybrid / Concurrent Teaching: 5 Ideas to Make it Work The Digital Divide’s Impact on Remote Learners 7 Ways to Celebrate The Black Community in Your Classroom All Year Black History Month Recommended Reading: Books to Add to Your Classroom Library How to Differentiate for Success in the Science Classroom How To SIOP® During a Pandemic Tell Me Something Good Black History Month: Recommended Reading for Educators Activities to Foster Social-Emotional Learning With Elementary Students Five MORE Ways to Structure Your Teaching to Improve Students’ Emotional Well-Being—and Also Your Own Five Ways to Structure Your Teaching to Improve Students’ Emotional Well-Being—and Also Your Own Stimulus Funds and Non-Public Schools 5 Tips for Successful Breakout Rooms in Virtual or Hybrid Classes Involving Parents in The Classroom, Virtually Unpacking the “Science of Reading” CARES vs Second Stimulus: What’s different for K-12? 10 Tips For Remote Teaching: Takeaways From 2020 7 Tips for Talking About Diversity Pre-K Freebies for the Holidays How To Nurture Scientific Literacy The Power Of Twitter For Educator Development Practice & Application with Digital Manipulatives Cultivating An Inclusive Classroom Library Year-Round Dual Enrollment – Tips and Resources Keeping Students Engaged During Distance Learning Combining PBL and Student-Created Rubrics To Increase Engagement 7 Last-Minute Halloween Activities for Distance Learning Taking Your Word Study Lessons Up a Notch 3 Ways to Facilitate Culturally Responsive Learning in the Science Classroom 10 Books to Inspire You to Lead In Times of Change Orthography: An Anchor Concept for Word Study How Word Sorts Mimic the Development of Tacit Knowledge 4 Ways To Bring The Fun Back Into Your Virtual Classroom 3 Steps To Start a Margin Project In Your School Launching Book Clubs in a Remote Learning Environment 4 Tips to Foster Interaction in a Digital Landscape Constitution Day: Connecting The Founding Document To Current Events Dual Enrollment – New Tips and Resources for Instructors Quick Tips for Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning Free Science Webinars for High School Students Keeping Community Alive in a Virtual World Fresh Ideas for Teaching Podcast Making Intercultural Comparisons Part 2 Meaningful Interaction with Culture in the World Language Classroom Investigate and Interact Part 1 Meaningful Interaction with Culture in the World Language Classroom How to Plan a Curriculum Pilot Part 3 - Hempfield School District How To Plan a Curriculum Pilot - Part 2 Bethel School District How to Plan a Curriculum Pilot - Part 1 - South Jefferson Central School District Coaching Students to Succeed on the AP Spanish Language Exam - Part 3 Coaching Students to Succeed on the AP Spanish Language Exam - Part 2 Subscribe to Our Free Publications