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Icebreaker Bingo: The Ultimate Getting to Know You Game

Icebreaker Bingo is the ultimate getting-to-know-you activity for large groups. It is perfect for students at the beginning of a school year or for adult audiences at the beginning of a workshop or conference. Beyond the classroom, you can play Icebreaker Bingo at...

Become a Better Teacher by Embracing Universal Design for Learning

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a hot topic in education. Many UDL-related books, websites, and research articles are long on jargon and short on practical ideas that you can use with your students. This series will grow over time and offer...

How to Engage Your Whole Class with Pinch Cards

Teachers are always looking for new ways to engage and educate students. Pinch cards offer simple, but powerful opportunities for students to respond to teacher questions or discussion points. As discussed in a previous blog post, the traditional model of one student...

Choice Boards: A Powerful Way to Engage & Assess Your Students

Using choice boards just makes sense! Every individual student represents a unique blend of strengths, interests, needs, experiences, and background knowledge, so it stands to reason that a one-size-fits-all approach to assessment is not ideal. Giving students some...

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Free Resources That Will Support Student-Led IEPs

The concept of student led IEPs is catching on, as it should. Teachers are relinquishing some control and allowing students with disabilities to take on more leadership. Moreover, students are learning so many important skills during the process. If you are still...

Student-LED IEP: A Pathway to Important Life Skills

Student-led IEPs allow youth with disabilities to play prominent roles in the development of their individualized education program (IEP). When a student assumes a level of leadership during the IEP process, the document will more accurately reflect their...

Superior Questioning Techniques to Use in the Classroom

Asking open-ended questions is an important part of teaching for a number of reasons. Perhaps the most obvious reason is that questioning can reveal what a student already knows or has learned. In this article, we will explore how questioning can also be used to...

Five Senses, One Lesson: Why Multisensory Instruction is Powerful

Have you ever smelled something that instantly took you back to another time or place? Perhaps you have tasted a particular food, felt a texture, or heard a song that brought back distant, but powerful, memories. In this article, we will look at the science behind...

15 New Year’s Resolutions for Teachers in 2025, Part 1

People love to make New Year’s resolutions, such as losing weight, getting better organized, or learning a new skill. New Year's resolutions for teachers are important, too. The timing is perfect, as January...

The Truth About Equity in Schools

Equity in schools is a hot button issue. Educators work hard to provide the best possible instruction for their students. Some people misunderstand the concept of equity in schools. The issue may be a general misunderstanding of what equity is and why it is...

Think-Pair-Share-Pair-Share: A New Twist on a Classic Teaching Strategy

Think-Pair-Share-Pair-Share: A New Twist on a Classic Teaching Strategy by Daniel Biegun If you are a veteran teacher, you are likely familiar with the think-pair-share strategy. This version of the activity takes interaction to the next...

Trust Me, You Need to Try These Innovative Exit Tickets!

Exit Tickets are growing in popularity across the field of education, and for good reason. A thoughtfully-crafted Exit Ticket activity can provide valuable formative assessment data to educators, and to the students themselves. Formative assessment refers to...