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Have you noticed students being excluded in your classroom? A new seating arrangement can make all the difference.

Game time is being cut in exchange for increased direct instruction time in reading and mathematics. But research shows that games actually nourish the brain—and one teacher uses them daily in her classroom.

Want to ensure a successful Mix It Up at Lunch Day? Get your students involved!

Reader reactions: You talk middle school activism, pronouns and word choice.

Children are susceptible to superficial notions of beauty, but this teacher believes the real purpose of education is to give them a different message.

From full-length features to 10-minute shorts, these films caught our attention—and deserve yours.

Apply the seven-step case method to another case—or to a case of your own.

Libraries are resources for students who need academic help as well as for those who want to fight for justice. Help your students make the most of their school or community library.

Michelle Alexander wrote The New Jim Crow to start conversations about race and mass incarceration in the United States. This toolkit develops student vocabulary about these themes and challenges them to create interview questions for another author who writes about social justice.

We need to consider equity when we talk about “Bring Your Own Device” policies. This toolkit involves students in conversations that analyze both the financial and emotional costs of implementing a BYOD policy.