Education
5 tips for creating safe spaces for LGBTQ+ students
How educators can create safety for LGBTQ+ students, even as handling queer issues in schools becomes increasingly politicized.
Education
Education
Build relationships among educators to aid MTSS implementation
Build relationships among teachers and staff by connecting with them personally and finding ways for them to connect with each other.
Edtech
How a Title I school drove significant reading growth with high-impact virtual tutoring
High-dosage, 1-to-1 virtual tutoring with the same tutors, strong assessments and willingness to adapt helped our students' scores soar.
Education
Encourage high-school students to read more by giving them choices
Allowing choice of book levels, genres and topics can make reading in high school more likely -- both for assigned work and for pleasure.
Education
3 levers to pull for systemic change for increased student outcomes
School schedules, high-quality materials and effective professional development are three areas of systemic change that improve outcomes.
Education
Helping students cope with exam stress
The year of 2022 saw the greatest number of searches for “exam stress” in the last 20 years, according to a Google analysis by KIS Academics.
Education
The remarkable impact of teachers who recommit to the teaching profession each school year
How the Smithsonian educators embrace the role of teachers, celebrate the impact of teachers, and help with educational ideas and resources.
Education
3 ways to rethink support for virtual learning
How schools are handling virtual learning through flexibility and interventions and attending to student wellness.
Education
Transforming sustainability lessons through tech
Why tapping into classroom tech like augmented and virtual reality helps teach sustainability topics year-round.
Education
6 keys to effective video coaching in a Title I district
A director of teaching and learning shares insights on effective video coaching that have helped teachers learn from their lessons.
Education
Start early — and continue all year — to get to know preschoolers
Our youngest learners develop rapidly, so teachers get to know preschoolers before school starts and year-round to meet their needs.
Education
Educators: Get expert lessons at SmartBrief’s AI Impact Summit
SmartBrief’s virtual AI Impact Summit will include various education-related sessions during a two-day deep dive on Sept. 27 and 28.
Commentary
Self-paced learning: The evolution of education
How self-paced learning is building a new on-ramp to success for today’s students, whether they're behind, on pace or ahead of the curriculum
Education
Kick-start the year by offloading administrivia to a chatbot
Here's how one leader frees up his time by letting a chatbot do the lion's share of his more mundane tasks.
Education
Meaningful professional development: A tool for conquering teacher burnout
High-quality professional development programs and supportive administrators can ease teachers' burnout and enhance their skills.
Education
Approaching drastic changes
Acknowledging and welcoming change, then accepting that what is different may be the new normal, are important parts of leadership.
Edtech
5 ways instructional coaches can leverage AI
AI seems scary at first, but teachers and instructional coaches who leverage AI responsibly will find it an enormous time-saver
Edtech
Adapt to succeed: Why teachers must embrace change to prepare students for the future
Growing through intimidation and fear leads to new experiences -- for teachers and students.
Sponsored
Purdue offers flexible advancement opportunities in biomedical engineering
This post is sponsored by Purdue University Biomedical engineers have strong prospects over the next decade, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which...
Education
12 free themed resources from Smithsonian’s Teaching Toolkit
12 back-to-school resources from the Smithsonian and 12 conversations to bring into your classroom
Education
Simulation Day: End-of-year way to trace next year’s first-day footsteps
One of the most common anxieties for children is heading back to school after the summer break. But what if the first day actually...
Education
Making math more equitable by building up students’ math identity
The most powerful way to build true equity is to help students see themselves as math people.
Edtech
It’s not easy being a STEM competition judge
Middle- and high-school students focus on local problems with global ripples as they compete in STEM competition.
Commentary
We need more music and the arts, especially now
The sense of connection to others provided by the arts is a vital part of school for many students.
Education
AI’s remarkably imperfect productivity for educators
AI chat tools have their limitations, but recognizing them allows educators to work around them for efficiency and efficacy.
Education
How to create a schoolwide culture of math achievement
A researched-based program and quick, positive results make teacher buy-in easier for a new math curriculum
Career-Technical Education
How understanding different learning styles can prepare students for the workforce
Offering four different styles of learning creates the best chance of success for all students
Insights
Data scientist lends insight to education in the era of AI writing
The rise of AI writing means truthfulness, accuracy and integrity are even greater than before
Educational Leadership
Juggling learning and fun with center-based play
Play-based programs are wonderful, but they must be balanced with activities that reinforce the concepts students are learning.
Educational Leadership
Lessons learned: A reflection on the 2022-23 school year
Fred Ende shares 4 leadership lessons, including the larger picture of who is affected by your own transitions.
Educational Leadership
How to support the student skills that really matter
Teachers who share lessons in life skills as well as academics can help students meet their potential.
Education
How teachers can build authentic engagement with students
With so much on their plates, how can teachers best connect with students?
Education
Some of Smithsonian’s best treasures are its educators, upcoming programs
A group of educators who work for the Smithsonian Institution work to bring a wealth of educational experiences to students of all ages.
Education
How schools can step up to accessibility
Teachers and administrators must make sure that assistive technology offers true accessibility rather than hindering it by requiring complicated steps.
Edtech
New ways to harness feedback in leading your school to success
An artificial intelligence chatbot helped this administrator glean key information quickly from detailed surveys of school stakeholders
Education
Why all K-12 educators and administrators should use ChatGPT
The many ways ChatGPT can help teachers, principals and administrators save time so they can tackle more important things.
Education
Can schools solve America’s reading crisis?
With only one-third of American students reading proficiently by 4th grade, it’s time to look at the evidence and adopt teaching practices that work.
Edtech
Bringing students with disabilities into the mainstream
Mainstreaming students with disabilities into portions of general education classes brings benefits to both groups of students.
Education
How to get teachers to embrace and integrate technology as a teaching tool
A technology specialist shares her approach to helping teachers integrate tech, which combines ongoing PD with a sense of fun.
Education
7 ways to measure instructional coaching for impact, not activity
Coaching impact can be measured in several ways. Measurements are important to prove value to stakeholders and ensure continued funding.
Edtech
4 steps to a successful literacy program implementation
How one elementary school's successful literacy program helped with an enormous turnaround in reading scores.
Education
In support of new experiences
New experiences create opportunities to do things differently, take stock of our limitations and increase our enjoyment.