student engagement – Instructional Strategies List https://instructionalstrategies.org Helping teachers to help students Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:21:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://instructionalstrategies.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Acorn-Oak-Logo-Design-32x32.jpg student engagement – Instructional Strategies List https://instructionalstrategies.org 32 32 The Ultimate Guide to Giving Effective Directions https://instructionalstrategies.org/the-ultimate-guide-to-giving-effective-directions/ https://instructionalstrategies.org/the-ultimate-guide-to-giving-effective-directions/#respond Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:18:50 +0000 https://instructionalstrategies.org/?p=608 Continue reading]]> If you want to know the quickest way to lose a classroom, it’s simple. Give directions the wrong way. I learned this during my second year of teaching, right in the middle of a science lesson where thirty fifth graders were supposed to rotate between three stations. I explained everything while kids were already getting up, and by the time I finished, half the class was at the wrong station…

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]]> https://instructionalstrategies.org/the-ultimate-guide-to-giving-effective-directions/feed/ 0 How to Fix Noisy Transitions in the Classroom (From a Teacher Who Has Lived Through Hundreds of Them) https://instructionalstrategies.org/how-to-fix-noisy-transitions-in-the-classroom/ https://instructionalstrategies.org/how-to-fix-noisy-transitions-in-the-classroom/#respond Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:54:06 +0000 https://instructionalstrategies.org/?p=605 Continue reading]]> You know the moment. One second the room is focused, pencils moving, kids actually working. You give the signal to switch activities, and instantly it’s like someone hit the “loud” button. Chairs scrape. Conversations explode. A kid who has been silent for twenty minutes suddenly has something critically important to tell the entire table. Someone is wandering. Someone else is staring at the…

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]]> https://instructionalstrategies.org/how-to-fix-noisy-transitions-in-the-classroom/feed/ 0 Disrupting Thinking: Why How We Read Matters – A Must-Read for Every Educator https://instructionalstrategies.org/disrupting-thinking-why-how-we-read-matters/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 22:49:30 +0000 https://instructionalstrategies.org/?p=601 Continue reading]]> As a teacher, I’ve always wanted my students to not just read but to truly engage with texts. Yet, so many of them go through the motions—reading the words without really thinking about what they mean. That’s why Disrupting Thinking: Why How We Read Matters by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst was a game-changer for me. This book challenges traditional approaches to reading instruction and…

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]]> The First Days of School: A Must-Read for Every Teacher https://instructionalstrategies.org/the-first-days-of-school/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 22:37:29 +0000 https://instructionalstrategies.org/?p=598 Continue reading]]> The First Days of School: A Must-Read for Every Teacher When I first started teaching, I was overwhelmed with questions. How do I set the tone for the year? What routines should I establish? How can I ensure my students are engaged from day one? Thankfully, I discovered The First Days of School by Harry K. Wong and Rosemary T. Wong—and it completely transformed my approach to teaching.

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