Gifted and advanced (page 3)
Harder puzzles, deeper projects and room to go further.
- The flipped classroom: what it is, how to run it, and what the research saysGuide
The flipped classroom explained for teachers: why the evidence is mixed (small gains on average, but a randomized trial found gaps widened), how to run it well by grade, mistakes and tools.
- Formative assessment: what it is, how to do it, and what the research saysGuide
Formative assessment explained for teachers: the evidence rating, the studies (including why the famous effect sizes are disputed), steps by grade band, examples, mistakes and free tools.
- BookWormsGuide
BookWorms explained in plain words: Shared Reading, small-group Differentiated Instruction, its foundational skills block, and the free Peabody pages that go beside it.
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- Computer science for kidsGuide
Computer science for kids in plain words: the 2026 CSTA standards, Code.org, Scratch and ScratchJr, CS Unplugged, AP CS Principles vs. CS A, and what the evidence says.
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- Explicit writing instructionGuide
Explicit writing instruction explained: The Writing Revolution, SRSD, sentence combining, the Writing Next effect sizes, why grammar drills underperform, and handwriting, copywork and dictation.
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- Feedback that helps students learn: what the research says, and how to give itGuide
Feedback for teachers: why the evidence is mixed (it helps on average, but over a third of feedback hurts), what kind of feedback works, steps by grade, examples, mistakes and tools.
- Inquiry-based social studiesGuide
Inquiry-based social studies in plain words: the C3 Framework, the Inquiry Design Model, primary sources and Reading Like a Historian, civics and geography standards, and the evidence.
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- Phenomena-based scienceGuide
Phenomena-based science in plain words: NGSS three-dimensional learning, the 5E model, OpenSciEd, FOSS and Mystery Science, how it differs from nature study, and what the research says.
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- Problem-based mathGuide
What problem-based math is: Illustrative Math, Investigations, CGI, Number Talks, Building Thinking Classrooms and Japanese lessons, and a fair account of the explicit-versus-inquiry debate.
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- Project-based learningGuide
Project-based learning in plain words: the seven Gold Standard elements, a project from start to finish, the AP trial evidence, what goes wrong, and a first project to try.
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- The science of readingGuide
What the science of reading means, in plain words: the Simple View, Scarborough's rope, the National Reading Panel's Big Five, state reading laws and England's phonics check.
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- What works in every approachGuide
The learning science every approach can use: retrieval practice, spacing, worked examples, interleaving, pictures with words, why questions, Universal Design, and the learning-styles myth.
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- Writer's workshopGuide
How writer's workshop works: the mini-lesson, writing time, conferences and share, the writing process, what Writing Next and the What Works Clearinghouse found, and how to run one at home.
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- The science of reading: what it says, what it doesn't, and how to teach by itGuide
The science of reading explained for teachers: what the research says about phonics and phonemic awareness, the evidence rating and studies, steps for K–2 and beyond, mistakes and free tools.
- Coin flipTool
Flip one to six coins on the projector with a running tally of heads and tails, for deciding and for probability lessons.
- Phonemic awareness: what it is, how to teach it, and what the research saysGuide
Phonemic awareness explained for teachers: the evidence rating and studies, why it works best with letters, short daily routines for Pre-K to 2nd grade, mistakes to avoid and free tools.
- Rubrics for kindergarten and 1st grade: three levels, pictures, no pointsGuide
How to make a rubric kindergarten and 1st graders can use: three levels (Wow!, Yes, Not yet), a picture per row, no points, read aloud. Free printable and maker.
- Repeated reading: how to build reading fluency, and what the research saysGuide
Repeated reading for teachers: the evidence rating and studies, how to run it with partners or small groups, steps by grade, fluency examples, mistakes and a free fluency timer.
- Rubric makerMaker
Build a printable rubric with levels and points, or a single-point rubric, from writing, presentation and project templates. Free, no sign-in.
- A quiz that teaches: retrieval practice in ten questionsGuide
How to turn a quiz into retrieval practice: ten questions, three answer boxes, old material mixed in, answers right after, versions A and B from a free quiz maker.
- Orton-Gillingham: what it is, how a lesson runs, and what the research saysGuide
Orton-Gillingham explained for teachers and parents: how a lesson works, why the direct evidence is thin even though its phonics core is well supported, steps, mistakes and free tools.
- 54 low-stakes writing prompts by gradeIdea
Fifty-four quick-write prompts, eighteen each for K–2, 3–5 and 6–8, written to get every student writing for five minutes without worrying about a grade.
- Distractors that aren't silly: how good wrong answers are built, and how to write your ownGuide
How to write multiple choice wrong answers that teach you something: a near miss, a real misconception, never a silly one, examples from math, reading and science.
- Math fact fluency: how to build it, and what the research says about timed practiceGuide
Math fact fluency for teachers: the evidence rating and studies, why timed practice is rated Strong for intervention, how to do it without anxiety, steps by grade, mistakes and free tools.