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For decades, teachers and researchers alike have suggested that a blend of digital and traditional strategies will characterize the learning of the future. Now, after the massive disruptions of COVID-19 forced us to put this

Differentiated instruction is still a challenge for teachers because of the logistics and time required to implement it. We know it’s important, but we’re often at a loss as to how we make it happen.

After all we’ve been through over the past few months, a conventional mid-year report doesn’t seem fair for students or teachers. No surprise then that many schools are de-emphasizing grades, or leaving them out entirely.

With our students readjusting to (relative) classroom normality post-COVID, teachers are now trying to find out just how much students learned during their time away from school. But with many of our students on shaky

When student engagement is going downhill, we often find ourselves reaching for the prop box. We pull out random videos, time-sucking resources, overly complex activities… anything to get and keep attention. But even these can’t

There is no shortage of challenges we will be thrilled to leave behind as we re-enter our classrooms. But technology shouldn’t be one of them. They were hard-won, but we now have a host of

While returning to the classroom marks a welcome return to normality, it’s hard for teachers not to feel anxious about the learning that lies ahead. Learning loss, disengagement and impossibly compacted curricula are just a

We’re long past the question of ‘if’ when it comes to technology in the classroom. Students don’t remember a life before the internet — they’ve got at least one device on hand at any given

Teaching persuasive writing to our students allows them to communicate their ideas with conviction, influence others, and make their voices heard in an increasingly competitive and crowded world. Here you’ll find a comprehensive overview of

Reflection is an annual event for most teachers, but this year, it’s more important than ever. Having been thrown into remote teaching or partial remote teaching and having to rely more heavily on edtech, the

This school year has been like no other in living memory. While a little breathing space away from the classroom never goes astray, we'll be glad to leave behind many of the chaotic and confusing changes that

Deep in the recesses of many mathematics departments, one can often find worksheets that have outlasted even the most senior staff in the building. Faded and weathered from years of frantic AM photocopying, they’ve