Category Archives: Teaching Strategies

Planning for Purposeful Project-Based Learning

By Shannon Anderson, author of  Mindset Power: A Kid’s Guide to Growing Better Every Day What does it take to make project-based learning an engaging, curiosity-building, creativity-inducing experience? Just make sure you have these teacher-tested, kid-approved ingredients: a meaningful purpose, … Continue reading

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Leading a Group Discussion About Pandemic Stress

By Jean Sunde Peterson, Ph.D., author of How (and Why) to Get Students Talking: 78 Ready-to-Use Group Discussions About Anxiety, Self-Esteem, Relationships, and More (Grades 6–12) Children listened carefully when adults talked about the pandemic. They heard our opinions and … Continue reading

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4 Ways to Support Students with ADHD Who Struggled with Remote Learning

By Ezra Werb, M.Ed., author of Teach for Attention! A Tool Belt of Strategies for Engaging Students with Attention Challenges In a recent study, “Impact of COVID-19 on Youth with ADHD: Predictors and Moderators of Response to Pandemic Restrictions on … Continue reading

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Positivity Strategies to Develop Self-Regulation for Students’ Mental Health and Learning

By Richard M. Cash, Ed.D., author of Self-Regulation in the Classroom: Helping Students Learn How to Learn Part of our Cash in on Learning series by Richard M. Cash, Ed.D. Click to read other Cash in on Learning posts. Recently … Continue reading

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Healthy Habit Reboot: 7 Strategies to Help Your Students Regain and Sustain Positive Classroom Behaviors

By Shannon Anderson, author of  Mindset Power: A Kid’s Guide to Growing Better Every Day As teachers, at the beginning of the year we have the important mission of building a kind and compassionate classroom community. From getting-to-know-you icebreakers to … Continue reading

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