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• Connecting With LGBT Teens

  All students – LGBT or straight – benefit from positive relationships with their teachers. By taking the time to connect, showing a genuine interest, supporting academic achievement, and personal goals, educators can help LGBT students develop resilience.

• Tips for Teachers From Students With Cystic Fibrosis (Video)

  Kids and teens explain what to expect and how to help in the classroom.

• What Teens Want in a Coach

  We asked teens in an online survey: "What should a coach care about most?" Their answers might surprise you.

• What Kids Want in a Coach

  We asked kids in an online survey: "What should a coach care about most?" Their answers might surprise you.

• Classroom Exercise Breaks for Elementary Students

  Elementary school teachers can incorporate physical activity breaks into daily classroom routines to help improve test scores and student behavior.

• Heart Health: Resources for Educators

  Free lesson plans, handouts, and other teaching tools about the heart and cardiovascular system.

• Tips From School Nurses on Keeping Students Healthy

  Encouraging hand washing is the best way teachers can help keep kids and teens avoid illness during the school year, school nurses say.

• Starting a Farm-to-School Program

  Farm-to-school programs are a great way to get students excited about healthy eating.

• Starting a School Garden

  Students who garden are more likely to get the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables each day, and they develop healthier attitudes about nutrition and fitness.

• What Makes a Great Teacher?

  We asked students what makes a good teacher. Here's what they told us.

• Gifted Education: Tips for Teachers

  About 6% of U.S. K-12 students are estimated to be academically gifted. As an educator, it's important to understand gifted learners' instructional needs and policies for identifying and providing services for gifted students.

• Parent-Teacher Conferences: Tips for Teachers

  Conducting effective conferences can boost family involvement in your classroom and help promote positive outcomes for you, your students, and your school. Here's what to do before, during, and after the meeting.

• 504 Education Plans: Tips for Teachers

  These plans enable students with special needs to get the accommodations required to access curricula at the same level as their classmates.

• Individualized Education Programs (IEPs): Tips for Teachers

  IEPs make teachers of students with special needs responsible for planning, implementing, and monitoring educational plans to help the students succeed in school.

• Survey: Parents & Teachers Want Mandatory Health & PE Classes

  Most parents and teachers we surveyed want health and phys-ed to be mandatory, but many schools don't offer health classes. And those that do often don't make them priorities.