How to Teach Students Ethical Decision-Making in Journalism Class

With thoughtful guidance from their advisers, young journalists can learn how to proceed when it comes to writing about sensitive topics.

Teaching with mental health issues isn’t easy, but it can help educators connect with their students and create conditions for students with similar issues to succeed.

Providing elementary students with multiple means of action and expression helps ensure that teachers create equitable, valid assessments.

In a world where their lives are heavily ‘shared and compared,’ author Devorah Heitner offers insights on how to support teens in finding balance in their tech-heavy lives.

Early elementary teachers can use robots and apps to develop literacy skills and boost students’ interest in reading.

Encouraging students to bring their creativity and imagination to challenging content makes it more accessible—and helps them learn it more deeply.

A small set of problems or even one substantial problem can be enough to supplement classroom instruction.

Borrowing a model developed for parents, teachers can aim to give students fewer rules and more responsibilities as they mature.

School counselors can offer teachers a variety of tools to use in their classrooms that support students’ mental health.

Collaborating with a local senior center in areas across the curriculum can enrich lessons and boost students’ social and emotional skills.