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Learning Center
Start with what you are seeing in the student.
More than 500 free resources sorted by what is actually happening in the room rather than by label. Start with what you are seeing, pick one thing to try tomorrow, and watch what happens.
What this is
The Learning Center is where we keep the thinking behind our work: the research, the tools, and the moves that hold up in a real classroom. It is open to anyone.
Honest about the evidence
Every topic says plainly where the research is strong, where it thins out, and who it was studied with, so you know what you are working with before you try something.
Something to try tomorrow
Every topic ends with a short list of moves you could use in your next class. One is enough. Trying four at once tells you nothing about which one worked.
How to use it
Step one
Name what you are seeing
Not the diagnosis, the behavior. A blank page. A student who starts and fades. Someone who asks to leave the moment work begins.
Step two
Pick one thing to try
Each topic has a short list of moves you could use tomorrow. One is enough. Trying four at once tells you nothing about which one worked.
Step three
Watch, then decide together
Give it a week, collect something small, and decide whether to keep it, adjust it, or drop it.
The sections
Sixteen sections, 64 topics. Each topic page carries what it looks like, why it happens, what to try, what each teacher does, and the resources behind it.
Start here
Get to Know Your Students
Every pair, at the start of the year or whenever a student is hard to read
31 resources
Section 1
ADHD and Executive Functioning
Students who know what to do but cannot get it going or keep it going
- ADHD in the Classroom: The Basics
- Executive Functioning Basics
- Dopamine and Motivation
- Rejection Sensitivity
- Emotional Regulation
- Working Memory and Processing Speed
- Organization, Time, and Materials
38 resources
Section 2
Classroom Behavior Supports
Classes that need more structure, and students who need a plan of their own
28 resources
Section 3
Getting Started and Staying With It
Students who have stopped believing their effort makes a difference
- Learned Helplessness
- Trouble Getting Started
- Starting but Not Sustaining
- Avoidance Behaviors
- Prompt Dependence and Fading Adult Support
39 resources
Section 5
Accommodations
Making IEP supports work in a co-taught room
- Reading the IEP: Accommodations vs. Modifications
- Delivering Accommodations Without Singling Students Out
- When Students Refuse Accommodations
- Assistive Technology
- Grading and Assessment Access
39 resources
Section 6
Attendance and Connection
Students who are missing school or feel disconnected from it
35 resources
Section 7
Engagement and Phones
Pairs whose focal student is checked out, on the phone, or going through the motions
- The Science of Motivating Older Students
- Phones in Class
- High-Engagement Lesson Structures for Two Teachers
30 resources
Section 8
Group Work and Group Roles
Students who get left out, take over, or go quiet in groups
- Group Tasks Where Everyone Has a Real Job
- Group Roles and Role Cards
- Supporting Focal Students in Groups
- Discussion and Participation Supports
37 resources
Section 9
Autism
Students with autism, and any student who does best with clear language and a predictable class
- Language Supports
- Sensory and Predictability Supports
- Social Communication and Group Work
- Transitions and Changes in Routine
- Using Interests to Build Engagement
39 resources
Section 10
Emotional Regulation and Wellbeing
Students whose feelings, stress, or nicotine use are getting in the way of learning
34 resources
Section 11
Significant Skill Gaps in Secondary
Students working far below grade level in a grade-level class
- Math Gaps
- Writing Gaps: Strong Verbally, Stuck on Paper
- Reading Gaps
- Accessing Grade-Level Content While Building Skills
35 resources
Section 12
Specific Learning Disabilities
Students whose reading, writing, or math difficulty hides what they know
25 resources
Section 13
English Learners
Multilingual learners who are building academic English while learning grade-level content
22 resources
Section 14
Extension for Students Ready for More
Students who finish fast, already know it, or think past the lesson
35 resources
Section 15
Student Voice and Advocacy
Students who are ready to have more say in their own learning
24 resources
Section 16
Using Two Teachers Well
Co-teaching pairs who want both teachers teaching
- Matching Co-Teaching Models to Student Needs
- Flexible Grouping and Small Groups
- One Teach, One Observe for Focal Student Data
- Specially Designed Instruction in General Education
33 resources
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