14 Effective Opening and Closing Routines for Teachers

Stimulate thinking at the beginning of class, and check for understanding at the end of it with these engaging opening and closing activities.

By creating a self-care plan and mindfully forming a community, school leaders can avoid isolation and burnout.

Conflict at school is a normal part of learning how to interact with others—and early-grade teachers have always had to manage misbehavior in class. But not at the levels they’re seeing now.

Creating a team to systematically evaluate how your school as a whole is doing can lead to valuable insights.

Instead of having surface-level experiences with texts, students can engage in deep reading to glean meaningful insights.

Instead of insisting that more is better, a sustainable approach to curriculum planning embraces doing less, but better.

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Learning a school’s core values, keeping your sense of humor, and productively managing disagreements are keys to a great first year.

With the proper scaffolding, students can provide feedback on their classmates’ projects in the target language.

Introducing elementary students to ideas that apply across disciplines enhances their understanding of the sciences as an interconnected whole.