Independent projects for Gifted and advanced (page 2)
Independent projects for Gifted and advanced: 89 free pages to print, play or teach from. No sign-in.
- Teaching with number lines: what the research says, and how to use them from pre-K to 8th gradeGuide
Number lines for teachers: the evidence rating and studies, why the math intervention guide rates them Strong, how to use them at each grade, board games, examples, mistakes and a free tool.
- Cooperative learning: what it is, how to set it up, and what the research saysGuide
Cooperative learning for teachers: how it differs from group work, the evidence rating and studies, structures and steps by grade band, examples, mistakes and free group tools.
- Growth mindset: what the research actually says, and what to do in classGuide
Growth mindset research explained for teachers: why the evidence is mixed (small effects for some students, none on average in the strictest review), what's worth doing, mistakes and tools.
- MTSS and RTI: what tiers of support are, how to run them, and what the research saysGuide
MTSS and RTI explained for teachers: what the three tiers are, why the evidence is mixed (the interventions work; the system as many schools ran it didn't), steps, mistakes and free tools.
- Science fair rubrics by grade: a K–2 poster, a 3–5 project and a 6–8 experimentGuide
Free science fair rubrics matched to grade: a K–2 poster, a 3–5 project and a 6–8 experiment, what each row scores, how to print them for judges or change a cell.
- 30 STEM challenges by gradeIdea
Thirty STEM challenges for K–2, 3–5 and 6–8 with cheap, safe materials: the challenge, the materials, the time limit and how to test each design fairly.
- Reading level finderTool
Enter words read, errors and seconds from a read-aloud and get words per minute and an accuracy band, with what to do next.
- Rubric draft for the rubric makerTool
Describe an assignment and get a rubric draft with criteria and level descriptors, then open it in the rubric maker to edit, score and print. An AI draft to check.
- Life skills checklists for K to 8Printable
Printable checklists of everyday skills by age, from washing hands to packing a bag to using a bus, to tick off at home or school. No names, no scores.
Checked 2026-11-08
- How we rate the evidencePage
The five levels of the Library's evidence meter, from Strong to Contradicted, and the written rule that decides each one.
- Do students learn best by discovering things for themselves?Guide
Is it better to let students find things out on their own than to show them? What three meta-analyses found about unguided discovery, guided inquiry and explicit teaching.
- Systematic phonics vs balanced literacy: what the research saysGuide
Systematic phonics or balanced literacy for beginning readers? A side-by-side comparison, what the meta-analyses found, and what to keep from each.
- Explicit instruction vs inquiry-based learning: which works, and when?Guide
Explicit teaching or student inquiry? A side-by-side comparison, the meta-analyses that bear on the choice, and a practical answer: guidance matters more than the label.
- Flipped classroom vs traditional teaching: what the research saysGuide
Should you flip your class? A side-by-side comparison of flipped and traditional teaching, what a meta-analysis and a randomized trial found, and who benefits.
- Retrieval practice: myth or fact?Page
Ten statements about quizzing to remember. Myth, fact or partly true? Each answer says what the research on the Library's evidence card shows.
Checked 2026-10-30
- A critical review of flipped classroom challenges in K-12 education: possible solutions and recommendations for future research (2017)Page
In K–12 studies, flipping had a neutral or positive effect on achievement compared with traditional classes, and students' attitudes were mixed. The review sorts the challenges of flipping into student, teacher and…
- Assessing the Effect of Project-Based Learning on Science Learning in Elementary Schools (2023)Page
Third graders taught four project-based science units, with materials and professional learning for teachers, scored higher on a standardized science test than the control group and reported more self-reflection and…
- Differentiated Instruction in Secondary Education: A Systematic Review of Research Evidence (2019)Page
Only eleven studies qualified, and they defined differentiated instruction in many different ways. Most showed small to moderate positive effects on achievement, which the authors read as some indication of benefit,…
- Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Studies of Inquiry-Based Science Teaching (2012)Page
Inquiry-based science teaching had a positive overall effect on learning. Studies where students did the reasoning work of science (explaining, arguing from evidence) had the largest effects, and teacher-led inquiry…
- Formative Assessment: A Meta-Analysis and a Call for Research (2011)Page
Formative assessment had a positive but modest effect, well below the 0.40 to 0.70 often claimed for it. Effects looked larger in English language arts than in math or science, and larger when it came with professional…
- Is learning styles-based instruction effective? A comprehensive analysis of recent research on learning styles (2015)Page
Reviewing research published after the 2008 review by Pashler and colleagues, the more methodologically sound studies tended to refute the matching hypothesis, while learning styles still enjoyed broad acceptance in…
- Meta-Analysis of Inquiry-Based Learning (2016)Page
Guidance during inquiry-based learning had positive effects on what students did during inquiry, how well they performed, and what they learned. The type of guidance mattered for performance but not for the other…
- Principles of Instruction: Research-Based Strategies That All Teachers Should Know (2012)Page
Ten principles of instruction drawn from cognitive science, studies of master teachers and research on scaffolding: begin with review, present new material in small steps, ask many questions and check every student,…
- Project Based Learning: Evaluation Report and Executive Summary (2016)Page
A year of project-based learning for first-year secondary pupils had no clear impact on literacy or on engagement with school. There was a possible negative effect for pupils eligible for free school meals, which the…