Classroom Management and PBL Blog for Grades 6-12 Teachers
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Test Corrections: How to Make Them Teach Instead of Hand Back Points
Test corrections work when the student has to name the error rather than copy the answer. Here is what the research on learning from errors actually says, why optional corrections fail, and a four-box structure that makes copying useless. Free template.
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Questions to Ask at a Parent Teacher Conference in Middle and High School
The best questions to ask at a parent teacher conference in middle or high school are the ones that produce something your kid can act on by Monday — ten to ask, five that waste the slot, and what the research says parent involvement should look like at this age.
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Late Work Policy: What the Evidence Supports After the Famous Study Was Retracted
A late work policy decides two separate things: what happens to the grade, and what happens to the student. Here is what the research actually supports, why the most-quoted deadline study was retracted in September 2026, and a six-part policy for grades 6-12 that fits on one page.
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Gallery Walk Activity: How to Run One So the Feedback Is Worth Reading
A gallery walk activity posts student work around the room and sends classmates around to leave written feedback. The walking is not the strategy. Here is what the peer assessment research actually supports, the one study at the right grade level and why it is weaker than it looks, and a six-step version for grades…
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Group Work Roles for Students: What the Evidence Supports, and What It Doesn’t
Group work roles for students are supposed to stop one kid doing everything. The evidence backs the accountability underneath them, not the role cards — plus five tests a role has to pass.
