Secondary Education

Get tips on teaching strategies that will help your students excel. Find lesson plans and activities, plus resources for grading, organization, and behavior management.

  • Student reading a book
    How to Teach Students to Preview Reading Assignments
  • Theodor Seuss Geisel Reads To Children Outside.
    The Id, Ego, and Superego as Literary Citicism
  • Students sitting in class looking toward the front of the room.
    11 Pros and Cons of Using Movies in Class
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    Grading for Proficiency in the World of 4.0 GPAs
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    Creating Effective Lesson Objectives
  • 10 Test Question Terms and What They Ask Students to Do
  • Key Election Terms for Students
  • How to Design Lessons When the Student Can't Read
  • Stack of School Books
    High School English Curricula Explained
  • The Whys and How-tos for Group Writing in All Content Areas
  • The season of state and national tests begins in spring, but the preparation is year round
    T.E.S.T. Season for Grades 7-12
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    Idioms Used in Elections
  • Student campaigning at voter registration
    Voting Rights Background for Students
  • A ladder against tall library bookshelves
    Contrasting Growth and Proficiency Models for Student Achievement
  • 6 Speeches by American Authors for Secondary ELA Classrooms
  • 20th Century American Speeches as Literary Texts
  • 5 Novel Setting Maps for Classic American Literature
  • Male high school student giving speech in front of a class of students
    10 Great American Speeches for the 7-12 Classroom
  • Daily Planning Questions: Tools for the Secondary Classroom
  • Female schoolteacher sitting at desk, reading paperwork and smiling
    State Versus National Standards
  • Watercolour world map showing physical features
    Five Themes of Geography
  • How to Avoid Common Mistakes When Writing Learning Objectives
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    Components of a Well-Written Lesson Plan
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    Writing Prompts for Elementary School Students
  • Debates are ideal ways to increase student speaking and listening skills.
    4 Fast Debate Formats for the Secondary Classroom
  • Middle school boy reading a book
    The 12 Best Short Stories for Middle School Students
  • middle school students in classroom
    Holding Debates in Middle School Classes
  • Line drawing of a man with swirling words
    5 Ways to Celebrate National Poetry Month in the Classroom
  • Opinion Writing Prompts for Students
    49 Opinion Writing Prompts for Students
  • A teacher using a smart-board in her classroom
    Writing a Lesson Plan: Objectives and Goals
  • Teacher helping one of four pupils (8-11) sitting at desk and reading
    Writing a Lesson Plan: Guided Practice
  • Illustration depicting a chalkboard with multiple debate topic ideas written on it.
    62 Middle School Debate Topics
  • adolescent girl writing
    Writing Prompts for 7th Grade
  • students working on project together
    Engage Students With a Four Corners Debate
  • Teacher with class of kids with raised hands
    Writing a Lesson Plan: Closure and Context
  • School Girl Writing Assignment with Pencil
    Lesson Plan Step #8 - Assessment and Follow-Up
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    8 First Day of High School Activities to Get to Know Your Students
  • Rear view of a high school teacher giving a lecture.
    Advantages and Disadvantages of Lecturing
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    How to Set Up Classroom Learning Centers
  • Student in the library studying
    How to Teach Theme
  • Middle school students in debate club in classroom
    The Best Interactive Debate Websites for Students and Teachers
  • Korean girl doing homework on bed
    Writing a Lesson Plan: Independent Practice
  • Teaching in a classroom
    Writing a Lesson Plan: Direct Instruction
  • A primary school teacher in the classroom
    Writing a Lesson Plan: Anticipatory Sets
  • A teacher works on a lesson plan.
    Write Lesson Plans
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    Using Bloom's Taxonomy for Effective Learning
  • Teacher and students learning alphabet with digital tablets
    Short and Long Vowel Lesson Plan
  • Use Social Media to Teach Ethos, Pathos and Logos
  • 5 Successful Review Activities for Elementary Students
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    5 Minute Activities for Elementary School Teachers
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    Ice Breakers for the First Day of Elementary School
  • Teacher with Group of Students
    Whole Group Discussion Pros and Cons
  • Young teacher sitting in classroom, writing
    How to Write a Lesson Plan
  • Eyeglasses on planner at business meeting
    Topics for a Lesson Plan Template
  • 3 Real World Exit Slips for Formative Assessment
  • classroom pets
    Pets in the Classroom
  • American Author Maps: Informational Texts in the English Classroom
  • Calendar with date circled
    Lesson Plan Calendars
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    Finding Text Complexity in a Three-Word Poem
  • teacher grading papers
    Rubric Template Samples for Teachers
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    5 Steps to Building a Student Portfolio
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