Four teachers demonstrate how to make curriculum relevant and instruction engaging for adolescent learners.

Feeling connected to school increases the likelihood that adolescents will achieve academic success.

A complex interplay of body chemistry and brain development influences how students behave and learn.

How one adolescent gets through her day.

Thanks to pressures at home and at school, students who appear to be excelling might be just “doing school.”

A wake-up call for sleepy teens.

Through listening groups and service tasks, this middle school shows it takes students seriously.

How blogs and instant messaging can spur reading, writing, and dialoguing.

How educators can build on the motivational power of electronic games.

Students tell teachers their top concerns about school.

To ensure high school success, make the middle school program challenging and supportive.

A freshman advisory program urges students to connect to school resources and activities.

From tutoring to all-star camp, Guilford County Schools meets the varied academic needs of students.

A teacher designs a class structure that emphasizes student responsibility for learning.

No need to add the suspense and drama, this teacher finds, when you teach the classics.

Students demonstrate respect when they receive it.

For professional development and study groups.