6-8 Middle School
Explore and share tips, strategies, and resources for helping students develop in grades 6-8.
Using Skills to Grade Proficiency in Science
Proficiency scales provide an excellent way to evaluate students on their scientific knowledge and skills.293How Peer Teaching Assistants Can Support Multilingual Learners
Consistent interaction with fellow students who know what it’s like to learn a new language can offer multilingual learners essential support.How to Engage Students the Moment They Enter the Classroom
Openers matter and set the tone for the lesson that follows. Here’s how to start strong when you need to.8kHow to Help Students Resist Their Phones and Develop Better Digital Habits
Excessive phone use can lead to depression and poor school performance, but building academic confidence can forge healthier habits.2454 Ways to Teach Students Backward Planning
Students can learn to use their time wisely and strengthen their executive functioning skills by starting with the end in mind.1k
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.’54.4k
The Case Against Zeros in Grading
Teachers can rethink their grading practices to make them more mathematically fair for students and allow for redemption for a missed assignment.31.3kA Collaborative Approach to Mistake Analysis
This method calls for students working in groups to create problems, point out common errors, find solutions, and then explain the process.2.2k
8 Strategies to Improve Participation in Your Virtual Classroom
Educators share their best synchronous and asynchronous strategies to boost student participation during online learning.49.7kStrategies for Supporting Students’ Speaking and Listening Skills
Many students struggle with these skills, which are tied to academic success. Here are a few ways to teach them explicitly.1.3kUsing Socratic Seminars to Build Social and Emotional Learning Competencies
Good SEL skills are essential for students to be able to converse thoughtfully about a text.770How to Turn Your Math Classroom Into a ‘Thinking Classroom’
The researcher Peter Liljedahl evangelizes for practices that prioritize and stimulate more hard thinking in classrooms.3.1k13 Formative Assessments That Inspire Creativity
Sometimes mixing in formative assessments that go a step beyond exit slips and low-stakes quizzes can inject some fun—and creativity—into learning.4kGuiding Students to Ask Questions and Define Problems in Science
Teachers can use these strategies to help students in grades 6 to 12 develop skills that are crucial to scientific study and exploration.16610 Powerful Ways to End Your Lessons
Instead of cleaning up or going over homework assignments, try these creative activities that can help students make sense of new material—and have fun in the process.3.1k
