Independent study projects are great for helping students explore topics that interest them. These projects can be completed on a small scale (lasting a few weeks in the classroom) or can last an entire semester with a student learning on their own. As a teacher, you can’t completely hand over the ...
The Benefits of Self-Study and Independent Learning
Whether you teach kindergarten or high school, you can tap into the benefits of self-study and independent learning.
Know Your Teaching Team: The Role of Physical Therapists at School
Your students complete a dozen tiny actions every time they complete an assignment. They sit at their desks without falling over. They pick up their pencils to write. When they are done, they close their books and walk up to your desk to hand in their papers. While most students don’t think ...
Teaching Financial Literacy Across All Grades: K-12 Lesson Plans
You can give your K-12 students the right financial decision-making tools by teaching financial literacy across all grades.
Make Math Fun: Kinesthetic Activities and Games for Your Math Class
Math is a foundational subject. Students apply the lessons they learn in second grade to their third-grade class. They apply their third-grade lessons to their fourth and so on. This places a significant amount of pressure on teachers who need students to master certain areas before they can move on. ...
Know Your Teaching Team: The Role of Math Specialists in Education
Some math specialists help teachers improve their math lessons while others teach students directly as interventionists. Learn more about this role.
Essential Experiments for an Exciting Chemistry Classroom
You can make chemistry engaging at almost any level and in any part of the learning experience. Here are some exciting chemistry lesson plan ideas students love.
Labor History Lesson Plans: Introducing Students to Workers’ Rights
If you have Saturday and Sunday off as your weekend, you have the labor movement to thank. If you are supposed to work 40 hours this week (though many teachers work much more), you have the labor movement to thank. Many elements of the modern workplace weren’t common 100 years ago — ...