Plus, How Accessible Tech Can Promote Empathy and Collaboration
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July 17, 2025

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Setting Up Standards-Based Grading in a Traditional School 

Individual teachers may feel like they can’t implement standards-based grading on their own, but an educator who managed it in a variety of schools over a decade explains how it can be done.

How Accessible Tech Can Promote Empathy and Collaboration 

A middle school design and technology teacher breaks down a three-project unit that nicely overlaps with STEAM content.

Managing Your Class Without Collective Punishment 

Even in moments of frustration, teachers can hold disruptive students accountable without punishing the class as a group.

How to Quick-Launch a PBL Initiative 

Start with just a two-hour session to identify goals for project-based learning and get your implementation team on board.

Intentionally Planning for Family and Community Engagement 

Through thoughtfully planned events, schools can establish stronger connections between students, families, and the community.

Question: How Do You Quickly Quiet a High School Class? 

We’re looking for creative ways to regain student attention beyond the usual countdowns and bells.

Representing Student Proficiency and Progress With Visual Rubrics 

By creating a visual representation of students’ performance, teachers can help them make sense of their skills and areas for growth.

How to Incorporate Student Feedback to Improve SEL 

Meaningful input and active engagement from high school students can transform a school’s approach to social and emotional learning.

Helping School Leaders Embrace a Peer Coaching Plan 

Administrators get a lot of benefit from taking time to reflect together, exchange strategies, and support one another.

Tracking Growth as a Teacher With a Journal 

Adding notes and sketches in a reflection journal can be an enjoyable way to process information and record observations.

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