Promising Practices
Effective Methods, Techniques, & Activities
Highlights:
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Schools Find Many Ways to Say "Welcome Back"
Hold a welcome event at school before classes begin – we’ve got some great ideas. -
Teachers, Start Your Engines
20 tips for taking attendance, motivating students, rewarding good behavior, and more. -
Best of the Icebreakers
Ten creative, teacher-tested ideas for starting the new school year.
Promising practices in education are those methods, techniques, and activities that help educators be more effective.
- C.A.R.E. Strategies for Closing the Achievement Gaps - A multi-themed approach to closing the achievement gaps, focusing on Culture, Abilities, Resilience, and Effort (C.A.R.E.).
- Research Spotlight on Best Practices in Education - NEA reviews of the best pedagogical practices.
RELATED LINKS
- Best Evidence Encyclopedia
Evidence on proven programs. From Johns Hopkins University School of Education - Assisting Students Struggling with Reading
Practice guide for educators using interventions with primary students. - Professional Learning in the Learning Profession
U.S. and abroad. - Center on Instruction
Reading, math, science, special education, and ELL.
