2024 Back-to-School Articles for Teachers and Educators

Learn new strategies for maintaining communication between school and home from elementary school teacher, Katie Radovich.

Are you a new teacher looking for advice for your first year? Check out these five tips for new teachers.

All that open space can seem daunting at first, so here's some advice to help you get started.

Our first-day-of-school checklist for teachers will help get the new school year off to a great start.

As we approach back-to-school season, reflect on these top tips for teachers to hit the ground running this fall.

Redesign your classroom on a budget with these DIY classroom flexible seating ideas.

Get strategies for maximizing instructional time in the classroom to meet your teaching goals and each student’s needs.

Try these back-to-school getting-to-know-you activities to help students discover more about their classmates on the first day of class.

These math icebreakers are games and activities that span all grades to help math teachers get students practicing math while getting to know one another.

Teachers can use these fun back-to-school icebreaker activities for elementary students in the classroom or remotely.

Check out our first-day-of-school icebreaker activities for middle school students. Using icebreakers will help ease everyone back into the school routine.

These high school icebreakers for the first day of school will help students get to know one another while having fun.

Get back into science with these back-to-school activities for middle school science.

Explore these back-to-school science activities and experiments for the first day of science class.

School's back in session, which means it's time for a fresh batch of writing prompts for the new year. Have your high school or middle school students try these Back-to-School prompts this fall.

What makes an effective first year teacher? Developing a successful classroom management strategy is an important first step on your teacher journey.

Get your new school year off to a great start by implementing these classroom management strategies for elementary teachers.

Create a healthy and happy learning environment with middle school classroom management strategies that are rooted in brain science.

These high school classroom management strategies will create an environment where students feel respected, nurtured, and safe to express themselves.

Find tips on setting classroom expectations for students. Use these classroom management strategies to ensure that each day runs smoothly.

What is differentiated instruction in the classroom? The answer is key to ensuring all learners get the support they need. Here, we break down the process.

Learn the benefits of differentiated instruction to meet the learning needs of all students.

Find out the answer to the question, “Why is differentiated instruction important?” Plus, receive tips on differentiation from an educator.

Explore the challenges of differentiated instruction and how technology can help. Using technology to differentiate instruction assists in automating the process.

These strategies provide differentiated math instruction to K-12 teachers looking for ways to personalize their mathematics teaching.

Check out the latest differentiated reading strategies to help you meet your students' diverse needs.

Help prepare ELL students with support resources that benefit your multilingual learners.

Understand UDL vs. differentiated instruction and how to use each to instruct and assess students in the classroom

Discover six strategies to deliver differentiated instruction for gifted students.

This list of differentiation instructional strategies for middle school math teachers gives ideas for students of all backgrounds to engage in math.

Try creating choice boards for students. These activity menus are a great way to differentiate learning, which can increase student engagement and improve academic outcomes.

When customs broker Stacy Salter took on teaching elementary as a second career, she had to learn the ins and outs of classroom management to build student relationships.

Discover why classroom jobs for elementary students are a win-win for teachers and students.

Hear from Noelle Morris, HMH Senior Director of Community Engagement, on the Teacher's Corner community and the next steps in our advocacy program.

How do you foster a sense of safety and belonging so students can focus their energy on learning? These strategies for building community in the classroom will help.

Ready to help your kiddos develop meaningful relationships and connect with their classmates? Try these classroom community-building activities for elementary students.

Students need to believe that they belong in their learning environment. Learn about the importance of classroom community—and ways to foster positivity.

These classroom rituals and routines will ensure your school year is successful.

Learn more about intervention strategies to help improve student outcomes in your school and district.

Need to catch kids up or move them forward? Try these research-backed accelerated learning techniques.

In order to accelerate students’ reading to grade-level proficiency, here is a list of reading intervention strategies to help students make progress.

These math intervention strategies for struggling students provide lessons, activities, and ideas to support Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 math students who are two or more years behind grade level.

Learn more about response to intervention (RTI), a three-tier system to identify how to help support your students in the classroom.

Here we answer the question "What is a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS)?"

Read more to understand the benefits and purpose of a framework like Response to Intervention (RTI).

Browse our intervention articles and resources to find articles to support your students and help close the learning gap in your classroom.

Get answers to common questions like "What is social-emotional learning in education?" and "Why is SEL important?"

Teach students the skills needed for success in and out of the classroom with these social and emotional activities and SEL lesson plans.

The 5 social-emotional learning (SEL) competencies developed by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) are crucial to students’ learning and growth. Explore the competencies and strategies for helping students achieve them.

Introduce your students to the five competencies of SEL with these writing and journal prompts for elementary, middle, and high school.

Productive discourse lends itself well to building a community where social and emotional learning in science is supported.

Read 6 techniques for implementing social-emotional learning in the classroom. SEL at school starts with you!

Social emotional learning for teachers in a time of burnout. Explore ways teachers can empower themselves to create better conditions in the classroom.

While the future of education technology in the classroom can seem intimidating, it’s also full of promise.

Think you know the answer to the question: “Why is technology important in education? The advantages go beyond student engagement and saving teachers time. Here, we break down tech’s benefits.

Stay up-to-date on the latest in EdTech with educational technology articles and resources for teachers on trending topics.

Explore guidelines for integrating reading technology in the classroom in support of literacy learning when working with your tech-savvy students.

Preparing students for future technology is important for teachers and education leaders to consider today.

Learn about student-centered instructional strategies that are common across a wide variety of learner-centered classrooms.

Discover the benefits of technology and personalized learning in the classroom—and digital tools that can automate the personalized learning process.

Find out the answer to the question, “What is adaptive learning technology?” Plus, discover ways you can use adaptive learning programs in the classroom.

This article breaks down the question, what is gamification in education? Gamification of learning means that educators apply game design elements to an educational setting.

Strategies and examples for how to use gamification in the classroom

Interventionist Becky Walker discusses how she leverages technology to differentiate instruction for her diverse student population.

Explore HMH's Math at Work web series to hear insights from industry experts about jobs that involve math and more.

In a special Olympic edition of the Math at Work web series, paired with activities based on the Olympic Games, students will learn how important math is to the world of sports.

Esther Wojcicki shares her lesson on conducting an interview and writing a personality feature—​an intriguing, creative article about the interviewee.

Have your students explore the exciting world of TV writing with a free lesson plan and insights from producer, writer, and Carmen Sandiego showrunner Duane Capizzi.

Teach your students how to write a rap with Dr. Chris Emdin using this rap lesson plan, complete with a writing template, rubric, and teacher guide.

Watch these 90-Second Science videos of quick and easy science experiments for kids that you can do at home or in the classroom.