Education

Your appliances have made your life easier: keeping meal-prepped lunches cold, drying that classroom cardigan in a pinch, washing any number of sticky items around your house. But be honest: which of those appliances probably should have gone out with...

Talent shows have a long, beloved history, and they’ve become more popular than ever with the advent of shows like America’s Got Talent. Hosting a school talent show can be a terrific fundraiser or just a fantastic way to let...

by Terry Heick My wife is a schoolteacher, and recently I’ve been listening to her online meetings. And there have been a lot of them. Yesterday, I was at a cafe sitting next to what seemed to be a group...

As students develop writing and presentation skills, peer feedback is a great way to help them progress in their skills and self-assessment. The key is providing students with a structure for planning and delivering that feedback so it’s helpful and...

by Terry Heick We tend to teach reading in a very industrial way in the United States. We focus on giving kids ‘tools’ and ‘strategies’ to ‘make’ sense of a text. To ‘take the text apart’. To look for the...

by Terry Heick The first step in helping students think for themselves just might be to help them see who they are and where they are and what they should know in response. See also 100 Questions That Help Students...

20+ Teacher Tools To Create Online Assessments (2025) Build quick checks, quizzes, exams, and performance tasks with the classroom-ready tools below. For broader teaching stacks, see Teacher Productivity Tools, MOOCs for Teachers & Students, and Essential EdTech Tools. Online Assessment...

Dear We Are Teachers, I fully support our gifted and talented students, but I’m noticing a huge imbalance at my school. The G/T kids get smaller class sizes, special field trips, enrichment projects, experienced teachers, and even better access to...

Whether your school carnival happens as a fall festival or an end-of-year party, the right decor can help make the carnival an official big-top event. Our bundle of 70 printable carnival station signs includes everything you need to organize your...

Question: Does it feel like the volume in the hallways is always turned on high between periods? Or perhaps lunchroom acoustics are a little overwhelming? Because it’s important to know that you can protect your hearing (and your comfort) while...