TeachersFirst Blog

When purposefully designed, choice boards are far more than glorified worksheets for busywork; they’re powerful opportunities for students to actively engage with content in ways that promote agency and encourage students to take ownership of their learning. Choice boards provide scaffolding that helps students develop their thinking muscles and move from passive consumers of...

If you’re anything like most teachers, your go-to resources are the ones you already know, not necessarily the best ones, just the ones you trust to actually work when you open them at 9 p.m. on a Sunday.

That makes complete sense. When a link goes dead, or a site turns out to be paywalled, or a tool a colleague swore by suddenly wants a monthly subscriptio...

There’s a conversation happening in schools right now, and you’ve probably been part of it. Parents are pushing back on screen time. Administrators are eyeing the edtech budget with fresh skepticism. Teachers are quietly abandoning platforms they were trained on two years ago. And somewhere in the background, a tool that was supposed to transform learning is sitting unused on...