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Rubrics are meant to clarify expectations, but poor design can make the experience anything but clear. These five guidelines will help.

Moments where I am blamed for something I did not do take me to a dark place. I fantasize about the scathing response I will deliver to my foe's inbox. And then I calm down and deal with it.

EduTips are micro-episodes of the Cult of Pedagogy Podcast. Each EduTip offers one small, useful thing that will help you become a better teacher. Click the images below to read or listen to each one.

A cheat sheet of education theorists and their research based teaching practices.

Are any of these ineffective teaching methods still part of your practice? Time to reconsider.

Nothing cements long-term learning as powerfully as retrieval practice. Learn how to incorporate it into your classroom.

Starting a student a few steps ahead can help them experience a sense of completion that might otherwise be out of reach.

Step-by-step instructions for using this engaging instructional strategy; video included!

If we want to provide timely, regular, formative, and meaningful feedback, we need to diversify our practices. These three strategies pack a lot of punch in very little time.

With a well-crafted, well-executed anticipatory set, instruction becomes an art.

In a teaching tailspin? These four research-based principles of instruction will help you focus on what really moves the needle.

We'd like to share this critical thinking skills cheatsheet for you to use with your students. Get them asking questions on any topic!

Your students probably already use these tools to write papers or create presentations, but they could be doing other projects you may not have thought of.

Are there more creative ways, besides movies, to keep kids minds engaged AND get a little time back for ourselves?

Exclusionary punishments don't really change behavior. Having students work to repair the harm done by their actions can be much more effective.

Far too many students are doing projects that look creative but offer almost no opportunity for real learning. Time for the Grecian Urns to go.

Applying these basic principles of sensory processing to our teaching will help us remove unnecessary barriers and boost students' learning.

Whether you're brand-new to block scheduling or you've been doing it for years, these strategies will have you handling those 90 minutes like a boss.

Celebrating Think-Pair-Share, the Little Strategy That Could, and sharing some best practices for making it work for you.

Education has been studied for years. Educational theories address issues related to definition, existing types, influence factors, and styles of learning.

Letting our kids deal with the natural consequences of their actions will help them more quickly develop the skills they need to succeed. Easier said than done.

A digital curation project is a fast way to engage critical thinking in any content area. Here's how it works.

Too often, we're expecting students to learn material without asking them to do much of anything with it. Why is this a problem? Where did it come from? And how can we fix it?

This cooperative learning strategy has been around for decades, but how well do you really know it?

Nothing cements long-term learning as powerfully as retrieval practice. Learn how to incorporate it into your classroom.

You have so much good stuff to share, but to get anyone to actually look at it, you need to give it some polish.

Assessments should tell us exactly what our students do and don't understand. Here's an easy, no-tech system to precisely pinpoint that information.

How to help your child find the right learning styles to enhance their potential in school and to prep the brain for higher learning. Learning is unique and different for each child.

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Celebrating Think-Pair-Share, the Little Strategy That Could, and sharing some best practices for making it work for you.

Now, maybe more than ever, our students must learn how to think rationally, see through faulty logic, and share opinions in a convincing way.

If you've been looking for a fresh way to get students thinking outside the box, this may be just what you need.

Many dress codes unfairly target students in certain populations, doing more harm than good. This guide will help you review and revise your current policy.

AI integration in education can enhance higher order thinking skills by using AI to generate higher-level questions that promote critical thinking & creativity

A Taxonomy Tree: A Bloom's Revised Taxonomy Graphic

Relationship building is key to good teaching. This system will help you quickly get to know students and benefit from those connections all year long.

As our students use more and more images to enhance their digital products, they need to learn how to respect other people's creative ideas and privacy.

If you struggle with classroom management no matter how many different strategies you try, there's a chance you're doing something to get in your own way.

Rubrics are meant to clarify expectations, but poor design can make the experience anything but clear. These five guidelines will help.