6-8 Middle School
Explore and share tips, strategies, and resources for helping students develop in grades 6-8.
Viewing Late Work Through an Equity Lens
A teacher stopped penalizing late work and started asking students questions about why assignments were late. Here’s what he learned.963Helping Students Reacclimate to Being With Others All Day
Many students are still a little overwhelmed at being around their peers, though they’re also excited. Some simple strategies can help them adjust to being back in school.6.7kHow to Build a Menstruation Station at Your School
Nearly one in four students struggles to afford period supplies, which has a major impact on their ability to learn. Schools can help.5.5kA Question Teachers Should Ask as Often as Possible
Push students past simple recall into deeper thought and engagement by adding this short follow-up question to your repertoire.2.8k3 Grading Practices That Should Change
By ensuring that their grading methods accurately report content knowledge, teachers can promote and reward student growth.2.8k
The Case Against Zeros in Grading
Teachers can rethink their grading practices to make them more mathematically fair for students and allow for redemption for a missed assignment.26.2kSupporting Executive Function Skills by Asking Questions
Teachers can boost middle school students’ self-management skills by using questions to get their mental gears turning.1.9k‘Am I Your Favorite Student?’
This question comes up fairly often, and it’s a good idea to have an answer ready to go.1.7kHow Kids Can Overcome the Awkwardness of Asking for Help
There are many reasons students don’t ask for help. Research shows there are strategies to help them overcome their reluctance.1.6kA STEM Project That Connects to Students’ Interest in Social Movements
A personally and socially relevant project ties what middle school students study in science class to developments in the world around them.125
Is it Time to Drop ‘Finding the Main Idea’ and Teach Reading in a New Way?
Some schools are changing the way they teach reading—based on research that shows background knowledge is more critical to comprehension than general skills like ‘finding the main idea.’38.3kA Step-by-Step Guide to Teaching Students to Work in Groups
A strategy for giving students explicit feedback on group interactions promotes participation and collaboration.1.4k7 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.4.7k3 Ways to Encourage ‘Coasting’ Students to Reach Their Full Potential
Students who are doing well—but could be doing much better—benefit from feedback that encourages self-monitoring.1.2kThe 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2021
From reframing our notion of “good” schools to mining the magic of expert teachers, here’s a curated list of must-read research from 2021.7.1k
