7 Attention-Getters to Use Instead of Raising Your Voice These visual and audio cues can help middle and high school teachers quickly get students back on track.

Middle and high school teachers: With these effective attention-getters, there’s no need for a megaphone. 📢

Check out 7 ways to get students back on track—without raising your voice.

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6 Smart Ways to Structure Group Work in Secondary Classrooms Successful group work in middle and high school requires thoughtful design. These strategies help teachers structure collaboration so every student contributes—and learns.

In secondary classrooms, collaboration can be more challenging to manage and less consistently productive. Here are 6 ways to shift from individual thinking to structured discussion—ensuring accountability *and* deeper learning. 💭

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Your Student Finished Early—Now What? These extension activities for all grades will help teachers keep fast finishers engaged in meaningful work.

Whether you’re in an elementary, middle, or high school setting, you can use these strategies to convert fast finishers into self-directed learners! 🐇🐢

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6 Smart Ways to Structure Group Work in Secondary Classrooms Successful group work in middle and high school requires thoughtful design. These strategies help teachers structure collaboration so every student contributes—and learns.

Group work in middle and high school can quickly go off the rails without clear structure. These strategies show how thoughtful design can turn collaboration into deeper learning. 🤝

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6 Smart Ways to Structure Group Work in Secondary Classrooms Successful group work in middle and high school requires thoughtful design. These strategies help teachers structure collaboration so every student contributes—and learns.

Want to ensure students are accountable for their learning in small-group activities?

Edutopia’s @andreatamayo.bsky.social highlights 6 strategies that help secondary teachers turn group work into purposeful, productive learning. 💫

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How to Engage Students the Moment They Enter the Classroom Openers matter and set the tone for the lesson that follows. Here’s how to start strong when you need to.

What do your students and Olympic athletes have in common? They need a warm-up—and the right ones can give a big boost to their performance! 🔥🥇

Middle and high school teachers, check out these educator-tested openers.

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Ultimate Character Education Through Film: Motivate 100 ways Character education through film can rebuild focus, empathy, and leadership skills. See how one teacher is turning movies into meaningful learning.

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I sing at my students when they talk over the lesson and it makes them be quiet. 🤣

They ask me to stop singing and I tell them I’ll stop singing when they stop talking over me during the lesson.

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Why Middle (and High) School Students Should Have Class Jobs Adolescents crave purpose and autonomy—a set of classroom jobs can help.

Middle and high school students crave purpose and autonomy. Here’s how a set of classroom jobs can help. 🙌

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First slide in the “Shades of Tone” slideshow. It has three rows of color: orange, blue, and green, with each in a gradient from pale to more vibrant. Below are instructions: Each of the following slides has four related tone words and one paint chip. Your job is to determine the level of intensity of each of the four words. Paste the four words in order of intensity on the right side of the paint chip. Be prepared to justify your choices.

Second slide with a “paint chip” graphic of blue, ordered from pale to more vibrant. There are 4 keywords to put in order: Solemn, serious, contemplative, thoughtful.

Third slide with a “paint chip” graphic of orange, ordered from pale to more vibrant. There are 4 keywords to put in order: Humorous, light-hearted, flippant, playful.

Fourth slide with a “paint chip” graphic of green, ordered from pale to more vibrant. There are 4 keywords to put in order: Ironic, mocking, sarcastic, critical.

Use this lesson and slides to teach tone and deepen reading comprehension!

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12 Graphic Novels About Mental Health These books help students explore conditions that they or their peers may be experiencing, such as depression and anxiety.

Graphic novels that focus on mental health topics are useful not only for young people experiencing these issues, but also for their families, peers, and teachers. 📚

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Helping Teens Build Skills Through Station Rotation When large concepts are broken into small chunks—and learned through hands-on activities—students find confidence to tackle new challenges.

Introducing a new concept you worry is overwhelming? Break it down into stations—even for high school students! 🧩

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Teaching Tone to Deepen Reading Comprehension Explicit instruction in how tone is conveyed in writing helps students become more thoughtful readers and more precise, empathetic writers.

Looking for ways to teach tone? Try this exercise from veteran teacher @kfusaropizzo.bsky.social! 📝

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12 Graphic Novels About Mental Health These books help students explore conditions that they or their peers may be experiencing, such as depression and anxiety.

Want child-centered resources about mental health topics written by people who have experienced them? Look to graphic novels. 📖

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How and Why to Teach Handwriting in Middle and High School Incorporating handwriting lessons can have numerous benefits for older students—here’s how to get them started.

Veteran teacher Rebecca Burns shares the strategies she’s learned from teaching handwriting for over 40 years! ✍️

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How and Why to Teach Handwriting in Middle and High School Incorporating handwriting lessons can have numerous benefits for older students—here’s how to get them started.

Incorporating handwriting lessons can have numerous benefits for older students! Here’s how to get them started. ✍️

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Coaching Executive Functioning Skills High-level cognitive skills help middle and high school students manage their emotions, behaviors, and responsibilities.

Executive functioning skills help students manage their emotions, behaviors, *and* responsibilities. Here are 5 ways to support them in your middle or high school classroom! 🙌

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Using the 5 Whys Approach to Deepen Student Thinking Teachers can use a questioning strategy originally from the business world to guide students to confidently develop and defend their thinking.

Seeing blank stares after asking an open-ended question? By simply asking “why,” your high school students can more effectively develop and defend their thinking. 💭

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Coaching Executive Functioning Skills High-level cognitive skills help middle and high school students manage their emotions, behaviors, and responsibilities.

Are your middle or high school students disorganized, having trouble focusing, or struggling to complete classroom assignments? Here are some simple ways to help them build executive functioning skills! 🛠️

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Using the 5 Whys Approach to Deepen Student Thinking Teachers can use a questioning strategy originally from the business world to guide students to confidently develop and defend their thinking.

The 5 whys method can add structure to your think/pair/shares and encourage students to more deeply consider their responses in the high school classroom! Here’s how. 🌟

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How High School Students Can Benefit From Using LinkedIn It’s to students’ advantage to begin thinking about their future career plans, and the platform can help guide that planning.

Want to promote career readiness for high schoolers? There’s a free solution in plain site (😉), and you’ve definitely heard of it.

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How High School Students Can Benefit From Using LinkedIn It’s to students’ advantage to begin thinking about their future career plans, and the platform can help guide that planning.

There’s an easy way for high schoolers to find career role models, and it’s way better than a career fair. 👇

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Whether you are introducing a new unit or looking for a powerful standalone lesson, this presentation will help your students understand the "why" behind the movements they see every day.

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