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two questions to your students: What was the most important thing you learned today? What question still remains in your mind?

The last five minutes of class represent an ideal opportunity for students to use the course material from that day and brainstorm some new connections.

Finish the last class of the week five minutes early, and tell students that they can leave when they have identified five ways in which the day’s material appears in contexts outside of the classroom

part of the reason school is so boring for teens is that it doesn’t challenge them

Teachers often say their students struggle with work that is below grade level and must catch up before they can take on more challenging tasks. But scaffolding can ensure that even the catch-up process is challenging in an interesting way.

mindfulness in schools can improve self-regulation, the single most important quality to leading a successful life.