Student Voice
Discover how students’ input and expertise can help shape their classroom, their school, and ultimately their own learning and growth.
Nurturing Changemakers With an ELA Project
One way to help students master skills is to let them cultivate their own English language arts content to explore. Here’s how.349How 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.8k4 Strategies for Sparking Critical Thinking in Young Students
Fostering investigative conversation in grades K–2 isn’t easy, but it can be a great vehicle to promote critical thinking.434Creating a Classroom That Is Student, not Teacher, Driven
Teachers can take a step back and create lessons that put student explorations at the center of learning.8.4k3 Crucial Types of Engagement
A look at how teachers can cultivate and sustain relational, intellectual, and emotional engagement among students.317Setting Up a Student-Centered Middle School Classroom
Appointing student ambassadors and giving them significant responsibilities helps students take more control of their learning.319If It Matters to Kids, It Matters
When children feel loved, cared for, and valued, they are better able to process information and voice their opinions.559Reading the Virtual Classroom Is Hard, but It Can Be Done
Many teachers find it difficult to gauge how well students understand a lesson in an online classroom. A technique common among award-winning online instructors should help.11.1kAn Innovative Way for High School Students to Take Control of Their Own Learning
Giving students a chance to build a project based on a rubric they created can increase engagement and investment.434How to Create a Classroom Culture Wall
By identifying classroom values and celebrating peers who embody them, students can develop their metacognitive and social skills.664How—and Why—to Introduce Visual Note-Taking to Your Students
Visual note-taking allows information to be processed by the brain in three different ways.7.1kMorning Meetings: Building Community in the Classroom
Starting the day with this 15-minute activity helps students regulate their emotions and focus on the day’s learning.17.9kThe Benefits of Reading for Fun
There’s a powerful academic impact, new research reveals, when students are voracious, voluntary readers.6.4k
Student-Centered Learning: It Starts With the Teacher
Teachers encourage student-centered learning by allowing students to share in decisions, believing in their capacity to lead, and remembering how it feels to learn.23.2kThe Importance of Student Choice Across All Grade Levels
When students get to make decisions about their learning, it can be powerfully motivating.4.5k
